IS 8052 : 2006 Steel Ingots, Billets and Blooms for the Production of Springs, Rivets and Screws for General Engineering Applications - Specification

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the requirements for steel ingots, cast billet ingots, billets, continuous cast blooms for the production of volute, helical and laminated springs for railway rolling stock, automotivesuspension and other general engineering applications for manufacture of wood screws, spring washers, hard drawn steei wire for upholstery springs, machine screws (by cold heading process), rivet bars for structural/shipbuilding purposes and for bright bars.

1,2 Ingots (including cast billet ingots), billets (including continuous cast billets) and blooms (including continuously cast blooms) covered by thisstandard shall be used for the manufacture of bars and flats conforming to the requirements of IS 3195 :1990 and flats conforming to IS 3885 (Part 1) : 1992 andIS 3885 (Part 2) : 1992.

2 References

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