Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers the requirement of unalloyed and alloyed steel ingots and semi-finished products for rolling into different products conforming to applicable Indian Standard. Semi-finished products include continuously cast products and products generally obtained by forging or rolling ingots and intended for transformation into different steel products.

1.2 The requirements of this standard shall not be applicable to carbon and alloyed steel ingots and semi-finished products for forging.

1.3 The requirements of this standard shall not be applicable to mild steel for metal arc welding electrodes.

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards:

IS 228 (all parts) Methods of chemical analysis of steels

IS 1956 (Part 3) : 2019 Glossary of terms relating to iron and steel: Part 3 Long products (including bars, rods, sections and wires) (second revision)

IS 4163 : 2021/ISO 4967 : 2013 Steel - Determination of content of non-metallic inclusions - Micrographic method using standard diagrams (fourth revision)

IS 7598 : 1990 Classification of steels (first revision)

IS 8910 : 2022/ISO 404 : 2013 Steel and steel products - General technical delivery requirements (second revision)

IS 11371 : 2022 Method for macroetch testing, inspection and rating of wrought steel products (first revision)

IS 12037 : 1987 Specification for macrographic examination of steel by sulphur print (baumann method)