• BS 970-1:1996

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes General inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon, carbon manganese, alloy and stainless steels

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  23-01-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-05-1996

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    Section 1. General inspection and testing procedure
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 References
    1.3 Definitions
    1.4 Symbols
    1.5 General
    1.6 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    1.7 Steelmaking and casting process
    1.8 Chemical composition
    1.9 Product analysis and permitted variations
    1.10 Freedom from defects
    1.11 Condition of material on delivery
    1.12 Heat treatment
    1.13 Mechanical properties
    1.14 Selection and preparation of material for
                mechanical testing
    1.15 Frequency of other tests
    1.16 Test methods and test results
    1.17 Retests
    1.18 Inspection
    1.19 Manufacturer's statement
    1.20 Marking
    Section 2. Specific requirements for as-rolled and
    as-rolled and softened and micro-alloyed carbon manganese
    steels
    2.1 Specific requirements for as-rolled,
    and as-rolled and softened steels
    2.2 Specific requirements for micro-alloyed
    carbon manganese steels
    Section 3. Specific requirements for steels for surface
    hardening by nitriding
    Section 4. Specific requirements for case hardening
    steels
    Section 5. Specific requirements for stainless and heat
    resisting steels
    Section 6. Specific requirements for sizes and tolerances
    6.1 Sizes
    6.2 Mass/unit length tolerances
    6.3 Dimensional tolerances
    6.4 Straightness
    6.5 Length
    Annexes
    A Hardenability curves for case hardening
                steels
    B Deoxidation of steel
    Tables
    1 Sulfur and phosphorus composition of steels
    2 Incidental percentages of elements in steels
    3 Permitted variations of product analysis
                from specified range
    4 As-rolled and as-rolled and softened steels:
                chemical composition and mechanical property
                requirements
    5 Micro-alloyed carbon manganese steels:
                chemical composition and mechanical property
                requirements
    6 Steel for surface hardening by nitriding:
                chemical composition
    7 Case hardening alloy steels: chemical comp-
                osition and hardenability requirements
    8 Case hardening steels: chemical composition
                and mechanical property requirements
    9 Case hardening steels: heat treatment and
                maximum hardness requirements
    10 Ferritic and martensitic stainless and heat
                resisting steels in the form of forgings:
                chemical composition, heat treatment and
                mechanical property requirements
    11 Austenitic stainless and heat resisting steels
                in the form of forgings and heat resisting
                steel 310S31 in all product forms: chemical
                composition, softening treatment and
                mechanical property requirements
    12 Billets (other than stainless steel) for
                forging: standard mass per metre and
                tolerances
    13 Tolerances for hot rolled round and square
                bar and rough turned rounds
    14 Tolerances for hot rolled hexagonal bar
    15 Tolerances for hot rolled flat bar
    Figures
    A.1 Hardenability curves for case hardening steels
    A.1.1 Alloy steels
    A.1.1.1 Steel 523H15
    A.1.1.2 Steel 527H17
    A.1.1.3 Steel 590H17
    A.1.1.4 Steel 635H15
    A.1.1.5 Steel 637H17
    A.1.1.6 Steel 655H13
    A.1.1.7 Steel 665H17
    A.1.1.8 Steel 665H20
    A.1.1.9 Steel 665H23
    A.1.1.10 Steel 708H20
    A.1.1.11 Steel 805H17
    A.1.1.12 Steel 805H20
    A.1.1.13 Steel 805H22
    A.1.1.14 Steel 808H17
    A.1.1.15 Steel 815H17
    A.1.1.16 Steel 820H17
    A.1.1.17 Steel 822H17
    A.1.1.18 Steel 832H13
    A.1.1.19 Steel 835H15
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    Specifies the requirements for steelmaking and general testing and inspection procedures for the release of steel. Applies to stainless steels only in the form of forgings but to the heat resisting steel 310S31 in both rolled and forged product forms.

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    Committee ISE/105
    Development Note Together with BS EN 10083-3, BS EN 10088-1 and BS EN 10088-3 supersedes BS 970-1(1991). (07/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 240:1986 Method for Brinell hardness test and for verification of Brinell hardness testing machines
    BS 131-1:1961 Methods for notched bar tests The Izod impact test on metals
    BS 4114:1967 Specification for dimensional and quantity tolerances for steel drop and press forgings and for upset forgings made on horizontal forging machines
    BS 6200-2.1:1993 Sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals. Sampling and sample preparation Methods for iron and steel
    BS 5903:1980 Method for determination of resistance to intergranular corrosion of austenitic stainless steels: copper sulphate-sulphuric acid method (Moneypenny Strauss test)
    BS 6200-2.2:1993 Sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals. Sampling and sample preparation Methods for ferroalloys and other alloying additives
    BS EN 10045-1:1990 Charpy impact test on metallic materials Test method (V- and U-notches)
    BS 427:1990 Method for Vickers hardness test and for verification of Vickers hardness testing machines
    BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature
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