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(Excerpts from JIS G 3444, JIS G 3445, BS 31 & BS 1139 specifications)
Chemical Composition Grade C max. Mn max. Si max. P max.
o/o o/o o/o

Tensile Test S max. % Tensile Strength N/mm2 290 min. 400 min. 500 min 540 min. 290 min. 235 min. 355 min. 390 min. Yield Strength N/mm2

Classification

Specification

Yo 0.050

Garbon Steel Tubes For General Structural Purposes

Jls G 3444 Jts G 3444 Jts G 3444

J I S G 3444

STK 290 STK 4OO STK 5OO STK 540 S T K M ll A 0.25 0.30 0.23 0.12 0.35 0.55 0.35

0.050 0.040
0.040 0.040 0.040

0.040
0.040 0.30 to 1.00 1.50 0.040 0.040

Carbori Steel Tubes For Machine Structural Purposes British Standard Galvanized Steel Conduit British Standard SteelTubes For Scaffolding

Jts G 344s

0.60

BS31

Class B (Screwed) 0.20

273 to 365

BS1139

0.30

0.05

0.05

340 to 480

235 min.

Tensile Test Grade Elongation

o/o

Bend Test Bending Angle 30 min. 25 min. 23 min. 18 min. 15 min. 10 min
900

Classification

Specification

Bending Radius

Flattening Test H

Carbon Steel Tubes For General Structural Purposes

J I S G 3444

STK 290
STK 4OO STK 5OO

'Test Piece No. 11 & 12 'Test Piece No.5 "TestPiece No. 11 & 12 'Test Plece No. 5 .Test Piece No. 11 & 12 "Test Piece No. 5

6D 6D 8D 6D
4D

21" D

Jts G 3444
J I S G 34l.4

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zls D

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'1" D ,/, D
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Jls G 3444
Carbon Steel Tubes For Machine Structural Purposes British Standard Galvanized Steel Conduit British Standard SteelTubes For Scaffolding

STK 540
1A STKM1

*TesiPiece 11 & 12 No.

'Test Piece No. 5 *TestPiece No. 11 & 12 .Test Piece No.5

20 min.
16 min. 35 min. 30 min.

Jts G 3445

BS31

Class B (Screwed)

Gauge Length(8 in.)

15 min.

goo

6D

BS1139

Gauge Length Lo=5.65.l5o-

24 min.

Notes: ' - Elongalionvaluesin Tableabgveonly appliedto tubss ol,er4ommin outsidediameter. ' - Whentle tensile elonthe testis caniedout on No. 12 or No.5 testpigcafur lhe tubs under8mmin wallthickness minimum fromthe \ralu$ gi\n in the Tabl6abo\ and by thickness gaton shall be deiarmined reducing1.57oper 1mmof dcreasein ,aiall with JIS Z 8401. roundingolf the value obtainadio integerin accordance
H -- Distance between flat plates D - Outsidediameterof the tube