IS 3074 : 2013 : Steel Tubes for Automotive Purposes

Reaffirmed 2024

1 SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements for steel tubes for use in automotives including two and three wheelers, in sizes up to and including 114.3 mm outside diameter and these are indicated in the following sections:

Section 1 General requirements

Section 2 Cold drawn seamless steel tubes (CDS)

Section 3 Electric resistance welded/high frequency induction welded steel tubes (ERW/HFIW)

Section 4 Cold drawn electric resistance welded/high frequency induction welded steel tubes (CEW)

1.2 Details of the grades of tube and materials dealt with under each type are given in subsequent clauses.

1.3 All steel tubes covered by this standard shall comply with the requirement laid down in Section 1 and in addition with the requirements under each appropriate section.

2 REFERENCES

The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions 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 editions of the standard listed below:

228 (In parts) Methods of chemical analysis of steels

513 : 2008 Cold-reduced low carbon steel sheet and strip (fifth revision)

1079 : 2009 Hot-rolled low carbon steel sheet and strip (sixth revision)

1387 : 1993 General requirements for the supply of metallurgical materials (second revision)

1608 : 2005/ISO 6892 : 1998 Metallic materials — Tensile testing at ambient temperature (third revision)

2328 : 2005/ISO 8492 : 1998 Metallic materials — Tube — Flattening test (second revision)

2335 : 2005/ISO 8493 : 1998 Metallic materials — Tube — Drift expanding test (second revision)

4711 : 2008 Methods for sampling of steel pipes, tubes and fittings (second revision)

4740 : 1979 Code of practice for packaging of steel tubes (first revision)

5429 : 1979 Dimensions for steel tubes for automotive purposes (first revision)

10748 : 2004 Hot-rolled steel strip for welded tubes and pipes — Specification (second revision)