IS 4398 : 1994 Carbon-chromium Steel for the Manufacture of Balls, Rollers and Bearing Races - Specification

1 Scope

This standard covers the requirements of four types of high carbon chromium steel in the form of billets, bars, wire rods, wire and rings to be used in the manufacture of ball and roller bearings for general purposes.

2 References

IS 228 : Methods of chemical analysis of steels

IS 1500 : 1983 Method for Brinell hardness test for metallic materials

IS 3739 : 1987 Dimensional tolerances for carbon and alloy constructional steel products

IS 4163 : 1982 Method for determination of inclusion content in steel by microscopic method

IS 4748 : 1985 Methods for estimating average grain size of metals

IS 6396 : 1983 Method of measuring decarburized depth of steel

IS 8910 : 1978 General technical delivery requirements for steel and steel products

IS 11371 : 1985 Method for macroetch test of wrought steel products