BS 6323-4-1982 Specification for seamless and weld

BRITISHSTANDARDCONFIRMEDJULY1990BS6323-4:1982Reprinted,incorporatingAmendmentsNo.1andNo.2SpecificationforSeamlessandweldedsteeltubesforautomobile,mechanicalandgeneralengineeringpurposes—Part4:SpecificrequirementsforcoldfinishedseamlesssteeltubesUDC669.14–462.3:621.774.3LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:05:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-4:1982ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheBoardofBSIandcomesintoeffecton31December1982©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferencePSE/8(formerlyISE/50)Draftforcomment78/74961DCISBN0580129721CooperatingorganizationsTheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee,underwhosedirectionthisBritishStandardwasprepared,consistsofrepresentativesfromthefollowing:BritishConstructionalSteelworkAssociationBritishInternalCombustionEngineManufacturers’AssociationBritishIronfounders’AssociationBritishRailwaysBoardBritishSteelIndustry*BritishSteelIndustry—WireSectionConcreteSocietyLtdCouncilofIronfoundryAssociationsDepartmentofIndustry(NationalPhysicalLaboratory)ElectricitySupplyIndustryinEnglandandWalesEngineeringEquipmentUsers’AssociationFederationofCivilEngineeringContractorsInstituteofQualityAssuranceInstitutionofProductionEngineersInstitutionofStructuralEngineersInternationalTinResearchInstituteLloyd’sRegisterofShippingNationalAssociationofDropForgersandStampersOilCompanies’MaterialsAssociationProcessPlantAssociationRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitectsSocietyofMotorManufacturersandTradersLtd*SteelCastingResearchandTradeAssociationWater-tubeBoilermakers’AssociationTheorganizationsmarkedwithanasteriskintheabovelist,togetherwiththefollowing,weredirectlyrepresentedontheTechnicalCommitteeentrustedwiththepreparationofthisBritishStandard:AssociationofHydraulicEquipmentManufacturersBritishSteelCorporationBritishWeldedSteelTubeManufacturers’AssociationCharteredInstitutionofBuildingServicesConfederationofBritishIndustryMechanicalHandlingEngineers’AssociationMinistryofDefenceMotorCycleAssociationofGreatBritainCooptedmembersAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateofissueComments5140June19866023June1989IndicatedbyasidelineinthemarginLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:05:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-4:1982CFS©BSI12-1998iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverForewordii1Scope12General13Methodofmanufacture14Deliverycondition15Chemicalcomposition16Mechanicalproperties17Dimensions18Tolerances19Tests3Table1—Chemicalcompositionandmechanicalproperties2Table2—Toleranceondiameter3Table3—Toleranceonspecifiedcutlength3Table4—ValuesfordeformationfactorC3Table5—Dimensionsincommonusageforcoldfinishedseamlesstubes4PublicationsreferredtoInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:05:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-4:1982CFSii©BSI12-1998ForewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee.ItisacombinedstandardsupersedingBS980:1950,BS1775:1964andBS3014:1958whicharewithdrawn.InBS6323manufacturingprocesseshavebeenalignedwithcurrentprocedures,andprocessesnolongerused,i.e.oxy-acetyleneweldingandhydrauliclapwelding,havebeendeleted.Terminologyrelatingtothedesignationofcertainmanufacturingprocesseshasbeenupdated,i.e.SAWreplacesEFW,andCFSreplacesCDS.Additionally,incombiningthestandards,steelgradeshavebeenrationalizedandaligned,withdeliveryconditionsnowbeingclearlydesignatedbylettercodes.ThisstandardispublishedineightseparatePartsasfollows:—Part1:Generalrequirements;—Part2:Specificrequirementsforhotfinishedweldedsteeltubes;—Part3:Specificrequirementsforhotfinishedseamlesssteeltubes;—Part4:Specificrequirementsforcoldfinishedseamlesssteeltubes;—Part5:Specificrequirementsforelectricresistancewelded(includinginductionwelded)steeltubes;—Part6:Specificrequirementsforcoldfinishedelectricresistancewelded(includinginductionwelded)steeltubes;—Part7:Specificrequirementsforsubmergedarcweldedsteeltubes;—Part8:Specificrequirementsforlongitudinallyweldedstainlesssteeltubes.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,pages1to4,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:05:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-4:1982CFS©BSI12-199811ScopeThisPartofBS6323,whichisusedinconjunctionwithPart1ofthesamestandard,coversthespecificrequirementsforcoldfinishedseamlesssteeltubesforuseintheautomobile,mechanicalandgeneralengineeringindustries.Itspecifiesthechemical