BS 1501-1:1980

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section 1 - General requirements
1 Scope
2 References
3 Designation
4 information to be supplied by the purchaser
5 General and specific requirements
6 Manufacture of the steel
7 Chemical composition
8 Condition of supply of plates
9 Surface condition and soundness
10 Marking
11 Manufacturer's certificate
12 Delivery
13 Defects revealed after delivery
14 inspection
15 Testing Facilitations
16 Weld ability
17 Forming operations
18 Dimensional tolerances
Section 2 - Specific requirements for testing
19 Testing requirements, selection, number,
   position and heat treatment of test samples
   and preparation of test pieces
20 Mechanical test methods
21 Mechanical properties at room temperature
22 Mechanical properties at elevated temperatures
23 Impact properties
24 Ultrasonic testing
25 Special tests
26 Retests
Section 3 - Specific requirements for steel types
27 BS 1501-141 Rimmed carbon steel (for hard
   glass enameled vessels)
28 BS 1501-154 Aluminium semi-killed carbon steel
29 BS 1501-151 Semi-killed or fully killed carbon steel
30 BS 1501-161 Fully killed carbon steel
31 BS 1501-164 Fully killed aluminium treated
   carbon steel
32 BS 1501-223 Fully killed niobium treated
   carbon manganese steel
33 BS 1501-224 Fully killed aluminium treated
   carbon manganese steel
34 BS 1501-225 Fully killed niobium and aluminium
   treated carbon manganese steel
Appendices
Appendices A - Types and grades of steel included in
               BS 1501: Part 1: 1964 and
               BS 1501: Part 1: 1980
Appendices B - Permitted deviations in product analysis
               From specified ladle analysis
Appendices C - Elevated temperature yield strength or
               Proof stress values for plates designated
               with the suffix B
Appendices D - Minimum yield strength (R[ol])
               or 0.2% proof stress (R[p0.2] values at
               elevated temperature for steel types 151
               and 161
Appendices E - Minimum yield strength (R[ol])
               or 0.2% proof stress (R[P0.2]) values at
               elevated temperature for steel type
               164, 223 and 225
Appendices F - Minimum yield strength (R[ol])
               or 0.2% proof stress (R[p0.2])
               values at elevated temperatures
               for steel type 224
Appendices G - Stress rupture values

Composition and acceptance properties for a range of steel plates intended for pressure purposes. Elevated temperature proof stress and rupture stress values are given.