IS 6240 : 2008 Hot Rolled Steel Plate (up to 6 mm) Sheet and Strip for the Manufacture of Low Pressure Liquefiable Gas Cylinders

ICS 77.140.30 MTD 4

Reaffirmed 2024

1 Scope

This standard covers the requirements for deep drawing quality hot rolledsteel plate (up to 6 mm), sheet and strip for the manufacture of lowpressure liquefiable gas cylinders.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions, whichthrough reference in this text constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject torevision, and parties to agreements based on thesestandards are encouraged to investigate the possibilityof applying the most recent edition of the standardsindicated below:

         IS No.                   Title
IS 228 (in various
parts)
Methods for chemical analysis of
steels
IS 1599 : 1985 Method for bend test (second
revision)
IS 1608 : 2005 Metallic materials - Tensile testing
at ambient temperature (third
revision)
IS 1730 : 1989 Steel plates, sheets, strips and
flats for structural and general
engineering purposes (second
revision)
IS 1956 : Part 4
: 1975
Glossary of terms relating to iron
and steel: Part 4 Steel sheet and
strip (first revision)
IS 3803 : Part 1
: 1989
Steel - Conversion of elongation
values: Part 1 Carbon and low alloy
steels (second revision)
IS 8910 : 1978 General technical delivery
requirements for steel and steel
products
IS 10175 : Part 1 :
1993
Mechanical testing of metals -
Modified Erichsen cupping test -
Sheet and strip: Part 1 Thickness
up to 2 mm (first revision)
IS 13566 : 1992 Recommended practice of pickling
by H2SO4 levelling and oiling of
LPG sheets
IS/ISO 16160 :
2005
Continuously hot-rolled steel sheet
products - Dimensional and shape
tolerances