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IS 7226 (1974): Cold rolled medium, high carbon and low

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Wrought Steel Products]

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ISt7!2!26-1974

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
COLD-ROLLED MEDIUM, HIGH CARBON
AND LOW ALLOY STEEL STRIP FOR
GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES
Wrought

Steel Products

Sectional Committee,

SMDC 5

R.@senting

Chairman

Indian Iron C Steel Co Ltd, Burnpur

DR U. N. BERA~

Members
Indian Engineering Association, Calcutta
Mining
& Allied Machinery
Corporation
Ltd,
Durgapur
SHRI D. P. SAXYAL ( Alternate )
National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI N. C. BA~OHI
Metallurgical
and Bngineering Consultant ( India )
SstarA.K.
BANERJ~~Q
Ltd. Ranchi
SHRI B. N. SINQH ( Alternate )
Steel Re-Rolling Mills Association of India, Calcutta
SHRI S. BANEBJEE
Guest Keen Williams Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. BASU
SHRI A. ROY CEOWD~BY ( Alternate )
Laboratory
( CSIR ),
Metallurgical
National
DR S. S. BEATNAQU
Tamshedour
Bolt&o Steel *Ltd, Bokaro
SHBI Y. P. S. BISHNOI
SHRI J. C. ER~Y ( Al&mate )
Tata Iron & Steel Co Ltd. Jamshedpur
SHR~ P. K. CHAKRAVARTY
SHRI M. C. K~XARASWAXY ( Alternate )
Hindustan Steel Ltd, Rourkela
Da N. S. DATA~
SHRI S. C. REDDY ( Al&mate )
DR B. R. DEORAS
Hindustan Steel Ltd, Durgapur
SHRI K. 2. MATEEM ( Altemats )
Tinplate Company of India Ltd, Golmuri
MAJ-GEN M. G. DEWAN
SHRI S. BALASHANKAR ( Al&mate )
RDSO,
Ministry of Railways
D-N~~
( M & C ),
SI+IRIE. ABRAHAM
SHRIM. ANJANEYULU

CEEM~ST 8c METALLIJRLXST,
C~~TARANJAN
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ( Alternate )
(CWiawdenpuge2)

INDIAN

@ Co&right
STANDARDS

1974
INSTITUTION

This publication is protected under the Indian myright

Act ( XIV of 1957 ) and
reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permissiin of the
publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act.

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( Cemtimudfmmpap

1)

M&as
SHBI A. K. GUEA
SEBI P. C. MIJBT~

Repressntining
Inspection Wing, Directorate
& Disposals, New Delhi
( Altomats )

JOINT
DIIUE~OB
STANDABDS
( WAGSON )
JOINT DIBECTOB (IBo~
&
.%UBIL) ( A&mat. )

Miniitry of Railways

DB v. c. KASIXYAP
SEBI S. S. M-JAN

Special Steels Ltd, Bombay

)

( Ahrnats

SEIU M. N. KXXANXA
S~BI K. C. Sou ( Ah-note

General

of

Supplier

Hindustan Steel Ltd, Bhilai

)

SXBI ]R. M. KlUSEsAa

Iron & Steel Control, Calcutta

SEEI D. M. LAXEIANI
SEMI T. K. DANA ( Ahmote)

Indian Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Burnpur

SHBI P. LAXMINAMYANA

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam

SEBI R. C. MAEUAX
Sxru ARAB SINQH ( Ahmate

Indian Steel and Wire Products Ltd. Indranagar

Metal Box Co of India Ltd, Calcutta

DE S. S. MALHOTBA
SHRI K. R. NABASIIAEAIU( Altrmate )
SEBI D. Y. Mooaa:
Saar D. SIN ( Altsmats

Mini&y

of Defence ( DGOF )

)
Ministry of Defence ( DC1 ); und Indian Institute of
Metals, Calcutta

SH~I D. V. R.EDDI

Ministry of Defence ( DGI )

SEIU M. M. GUPTA
( Altrmatr )

M&and
SEBI R. M. SATAM
SEP.I S. A. NIGAM( Alternate )

Iron & Steel Works Ltd, Bombay

Joint Plant Committee,

SEXI N. SEN ROY
&IBI G. BAXDOPADEYAY ( Alternate )

Calcutta

Sxas R. K. SEl?EI

Industrial Fasteners Association of India, Calcutta

SARI S. J. SHAE

Spinning Machinery
( Cotton
Committee, TDC 30, ISI

TICCENICAL ADVISER ( BOILERS )

Central
Boilers Board
( Ministry of
Development )
M. N. Dastur & Co ( Pvt ) Ltd, Calcutta

SHRI K. S. VAIDYANATHAN

System

Sectional
Industrial

Ministry of Defence ( R & ,D )

SHPI G. VENKATESWABLU
SEBI E. S. BEAQIBATIKARAO ( Altcmata )
SHRI C. R. RAU RAO,
Director ( Strut & Met )

Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o&& Member )

SEItI &ANTI SWABOP

Assistant Director

( Metals ), IS1
( Clmtiwrd 111page 9 )

IS : 7226 - 1974

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
COLD-ROLLED MEDIUM, HIGH CARBON
AND LOW ALLOY STEEL STRIP FOR
GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES
0.

FOREWORD

0.1This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution

on 28 February 1974, after the draft finalized by the Wrought Steel

Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Structural and
Metals Division Council.
0.2 Cold-rolled steel strip is produced by cold rolling descaled hot-rolled
strip between plain rolls to obtain a bright surface, closely controlled
gauge, thinner gauges and a variety of tempers.
In order to assist the
manufacturer, the purchaser is recommended to indicate on the enquiry
and order, the purpose for which the material is to be used. A drawing
of the part in question is useful.
0.3 In cases where the manufacturer undertakes that the steel is suitable
to make a particular part or for a given purpose, the steel should not be
subject to rejection if there are minor variations from the specified
chemical composition or mechanical properties, or both, for that steel.
In such cases, the purchaser, when ordering the steel strips, should state
that the strips should be suitable for making parts .
0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in
The number of significant places retained
accordance with IS : 2-1960*.
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value
in this standard.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the requirements for cold-rolled medium, and
high carbon and low alloy steel strips of thickness up to 3 mm and width
up to 330 mm intended for general engineering purposes.
*Rules for roundingoff numericalvalues( rcvisrd).
3

IS I 7226 - 1974
2. SUPPLY

OF MATERIAL

2.1 General requirements relating to the supply of cold-rolled medium,

high carbon and low alloy steel strip shall. conform to IS : 1387-1967*.
2.2 Cold-rolled steel strips shall be supplied in annealed, or annealed and
re-rolled condition.
2.3 Cold-rolled steel strip shall be supplied in the form of coils.
3. MANUFACTURE
3.1 Strips shall be manufactured from steel made by open hearth, electric
furnace, basic oxygen or duplex process or by a combination of these
processes.
In case any other process is employed in the manufacture,
If the basic oxygen
prior approval of the purchaser shall be obtained.
process is employed for manufacture, the nitrogen content of steel shall
not exceed 0.007 percent.
NOTE - Nitrogen content of the steel should be ensured by the manufacturer by
occasional

product analysis.

4. CHEMICAL

ANALYSIS

4.1 Ladle Analysis-Ladle

accordance with IS : 228-1959t

analysis of steel when determined

shall be as given in Table 1.

in

4.2 Permissible variation in the case of product analysis from the limits
specified in Table 1 shall be as given below:
Constituent

Percentage Limit of
Constituent

Permissible

Variation

Carbon

Up to and including 050

Over-O50 and up to 13

Percent
f 0.03
f 004

Silicon

Up to and including 040

f 003

Manganese

Up
Up
Up
Up
Up

+ 0006
+ 0006
f 0.03

Sulphur
Phosphorus
Chromium
Tungsten
5. HARDNESS

to
to
to
to
to

and
and
and
and
and

including
including
including
including
including

090
0040
0040
0.50
25

* 004

iO.05

TEST

5.1 One sample shall be taken for the hardness test for every 5 tonnes of
a charge or a part thereof.
*Generalrewireme?ts for the supply of metallurgical malerials (grit ~~~~~~~
).
tMethods of chemrcalanalysis of pig iron, cast iron and plain carbon and low-alloy

steels ( r&cd).

TABLE

1 LADLE ANALYSIS

OF STEEL

STRIP

( Clause 4.1 )

TYPE

STEEL
DE~IONATI~N

7Carbon

CONSTITUENTS, PERCENT
__--1
Sulphur Phosphorus
Silicon
Manganese
MliX
Ma.%

0.35-0.45

0.60-0.90

015-0.35

0.040

0.040

0~50-060

0.50-0.65

o-15-0.35

0.040

0940

cc70

0.65-0.75

0*50-0*80

0.10-O 35

o-040

0*040

jC80

0.75-0.85

@50-O-80

O*10-@35

0+40

0646

1 a35
I

0.80-090

0.50-0.80

0.10-0.35

0640

0.040

iC98

090-I.05

6.50-O-80

0 lo-@35

0640

OGlO

l~10-1*30

0.30-0.60

0.25 Max

wo30

0.030

0.20~050

1%I.20

0*30-0.60

0.35 Max

0.030

0.030

O*ZO-0.50 2-O-2.5

Medium carbon

High carbon

High carbon low

alloy

( 120Crg
4
11 lOCr35W2
-

No~lr-Closer
or wider ranges of carbon and manganese
between the purchaser and the manufacturer.

contents

Chromium

-_---1
Tungsten

may be specified subject to mutual agreement

+ 2
I
5;
x

IS : 7226 - 1974
5.2 Cold-rolled steel strip, when subjected to Rockwell hardness test in
accordance with IS : 1586-1968* or IS : 5072-1969t whichever is applicable,
shall conform to the requirements given in Table 2.
TABLE

STEEL
DESIQNATION

ROCKWELL

REQUIREMENTS

HARDNESS

~--_-_Lc------_-~
HRB, Max

6.

HARDNESS

ANNEALED
Equivalent HV,
Max

__-_
---7
ANNEALED AND RE-ROLLED
~_---_~-~_---,
HRC, Max
Equivalent HV,
Max

Cl40

83.4

160

28

290

c55

85.0

165

35

350

c70

87.3

175

35

350

C80

91.6

190

35

350

ca5

91.6

190

35

350

C98

94.8

205

35

350

120Cr35

97.5

220

35

350

11 O&3%2
-

97.5

220

35

350

FREEDOM

FROM DEFECTS

6.1 The cold-rolled steel strip shall be free from harmful surface defects,
such as, scales, rust, blisters, laminations, pitting, cracked edges, etc.
7. RETEST
7.1 Should any of the test pieces selected fails to pass any of the tests
specified in this standard, two further samples shall be selected from the
came lot for testing in respect of each failure.
Should the test pieces from
both these additional samples pass, the material represented by the test
samples shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of that particular
test.
Should the test pieces from either of these additional samples fail
the material represented by the test samples shall be deemed as not
conforming to this standard.
8. EDGE

CONDITION

8.1 Cold-rolled steel strip shall be supplied with mill, trimmed or slit
edges as mutually agreed to between the manufacturer and the purchaser.
*Methods for Rockwell hardness test ( B and C scales ) for steel ( JFrst revision ).
tMethod for Rockwell superficial hardness test ( N and T scales ) for steel.

9. ROLLING

TOLERANCES

9.1 The tolerances on thickness and width of cold-roiled

conform to Tables 3 and 4.
?ABLE

~--------_~A-Thickness

3 TOLERANCE

ON WIDTH

SHEABED EDGES

TOLBBAN~
OVER AND UNDER SF+E~IPIED
WIDTH, mm

Width

Up to and including 1.6 mm

Up to 225 mm
225 to 330 mm

0.15
0.20

Over 1.6 and

to 3.0 mm

Up to 225 mm
225 to 330 mm

0.20
0.25

Mill rdgr

o~~02~mqJ

up

TABLE

TEX~KNE~~. mm

up
P15
0.41
0.74
l-21

strip9 &all

TOLERANCE

to

+ 3.2
- 1.6

ON THICKNESS

TOL^BIBAXOIU,
mm
L--_-_7
r-Up to and Including
Over 225 mm and
225 mm Width
Up to 330 mm Width

to 0.15
,, 040
,, 0.73
,, 1.20
,, 3.0

*
*
*
*

0015
0.020
0*030
0.040
0.050

9.2 Camber -The

permissible camber op cold-rolled
not exceed the following limits:

*
*
f
h
*

0.020
0*030
OGKI
0.050
0.060

steel strip shall

Ihickness, mm

Width, mm

Less than 2
Less than 2
20 and over

Up to and including 50

10 mm

Over 50
All widths

65 mm
13-O mm

NOTE -

Measurements

are to be taken on 2 metre length.

Camber Toltrancc
0v.v 2 m

IS : 1226 ; 1974
10. SURFACE

FINISH

10.1 Cold-rolled steel strips shall be supplied with bright finish.

11. PACKING
11.1 Cold-rolled steel coils shall be suitably packed to prevent them from
rusting and damage during transit.
12. MARKING
12.1 Every coil of strip shall be legibly marked with:
a) Name or trade-mark of the manufacturer,
b) Grade,
c) Size, and
d) Cast number or any other identification mark by which the
coil may be traced to the cast from which it was made.
12.1.1 The -material may also be marked with the IS1 Certification
Mark.
NOTE- The use of the IS1 Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Standards Institution ( Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and Regulations
made thereunder.
The IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys
the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that
standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and uality control which
is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer. 1 SI marked products
are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity to that standard as a further
safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use of the IS1 Certification Mark.may be granted to manufacturers or processors, may be obtained from the
Indian Standards Institution.

IS : 7226 - 1974

Steel Sheets Subcommittee,

Representing

Convener
PXOF

s.

s.

PAN1

SMDC 5 : 3

Hindustan Steel Ltd, Rourkcla Steel Plant, Rourkela

Members
Research,
Designs
&
Standards
Organization
( Mmistry of Railways -), Lucknow
DEP~Y DIRECTOR STANDARDS
SaRI I$ BL&Bsa!-~~ Alternate )
Atlas Cycle Industries, Sonepat
S& iox NATH NASEEM ( Alternate )
Indian Tube Co Ltd, Jamshedpur
SHRI D. D. BAUPTANI
Ahmedabad Advance Mills Ltd, Navsari
SERI E. R. GONI)A
SHRI S. V. DATAR ( Alternntc )
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals, New
SERI
A. K. GIJHA
Delhi
SERI P. C. MU~TA~~I ( Aknate
)
Tata Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Jamshcdpur
DR M. KHAN
Indian Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Burnpur
DR D. M. LAKHIANI
Graham Firtb Steel Products ( India ) Ltd. Bombay
DR PRANLAL J. PATEL
SHRI K. RAMASWAMY ( Alternate )
J_ K. Steel (E Industries Ltd, Calcutta
SXRI P. R. V. RAMANI
SHRI P. MITRA ( Alternate )
Indo-Japan Steels Ltd. Calcutta
SHRI RANJEE DUTT
Ghief Inspectorate of Metals [ Ministry of Defence
SHRI P. B. RAO

ASSISTANT DIRECTOE ( M & S )

REPRESENTATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE

(DGI)l

Co-ordinating Committee on h4aterials for Automobiles SMDC 31, IS1

Kamani Metals & Alloys Ltd, Bangalore