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NES 791 Pt1
NES 791 Pt1
Part 1
Mild Steel-Plate, Sections And Bars
REVISION NOTE
HISTORICAL RECORD
Naval Engineering Standard (NES) 791 Part 1 Issue 2 dated August 1987.
Ministry of Defence
PART 1
Record of Amendments
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NAVAL ENGINEERING STANDARD 791
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ISSUE 2 (REFORMATTED)
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1. The requirements for a weldable steel for general structural and engineering purposes.
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FOREWORD
Sponsorship
1. This Naval Engineering Standard (NES) is sponsored by the Procurement Executive, Ministry
of Defence, Deputy Controller Warships, Section NA 132.
2. It is to be applied as required to any Procurement Executive, Ministry of Defence contract for
a weldable steel for general structural and engineering purposes and is applicable to Surface
Ships and Submarines.
3. This NES comprises:
Requirements for Weldable Structural Steels
Conditions of Release
General
10. This Naval Engineering Standard (NES) has been prepared for the use of the Crown and of
its contractors in the execution of contracts for the Crown. The Crown hereby excludes all
liability (other than liability for death or personal injury) whatsoever and howsoever arising
(including but without limitation, negligence on the part of the Crown, its servants or agents)
for any loss or damage however caused where the NES is used for any other purpose.
11. This document is Crown Copyright and the information herein may be subject to Crown or
third party rights. It is not to be released, reproduced or published without written permission
of the MOD.
12. The Crown reserves the right to amend or modify the contents of this NES without consulting
or informing any holder.
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13. This NES is the property of the Crown and unless otherwise authorized in writing by the MOD
must be returned on completion of the contract, or submission of the tender, in connection
with which it is issued.
14. When this NES is used in connection with a MOD tender or contract, the user is to ensure that
he is in possession of the appropriate version of each document, including related documents,
relevant to each particular tender or contract. Enquiries in this connection may be made of
the local MOD(PE) Quality Assurance Representative or the Authority named in the tender
or contract.
15. When NES are incorporated into MOD contracts, users are responsible for their correct
application and for complying with contracts and any other statutory requirements.
Compliance with an NES does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.
Related Documents
16. In the tender and procurement processes the related documents listed in each section and
Annex A can be obtained as follows:
17. All applications to Ministry Establishments for related documents are to quote the relevant
MOD Invitation to Tender or Contract Number and date, together with the sponsoring
Directorate and the Tender or Contract Sponsor.
18. Prime Contractors are responsible for supplying their subcontractors with relevant
documentation, including specifications, standards and drawings.
19. This NES may call for the use of processes, substances and/or procedures that may be injurious
to health if adequate precautions are not taken. It refers only to technical suitability and in
no way absolves either the supplier or the user from statutory obligations relating to health
and safety at any stage of manufacture or use. Where attention is drawn to hazards, those
quoted may not necessarily be exhaustive.
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CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Sponsorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Conditions of Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
MOD Tender or Contract Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Health and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
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b. The grades of steel are to comply with the requirements of BS 4360; Grade 43A
for plates, sections and bars.
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b. In the assessment of ‘fitness for purpose’ any defect of a type which could affect
this purpose in respect of possible stress raisers or sites of local corrosion, eg
sharp bottomed scars or pits (see Note), pitting with overhanging edges etc, the
purchaser is to report the product to the manufacturer for early agreement on
repair or replacement.
c. Additionally for plates, when the foregoing requirements have been met and
there are surface blemishes such that it is considered unsatisfactory, because
the blemishes mar the appearance of the plate or would adversely affect the
adhesion of a protective paint system, then Annex C. is to be used as the basis
for arbitration between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
Note: For the purpose of this NES a sharp bottomed scar or pit is defined as any
scar or pit which is greater than 0.2mm deep and the depth is greater than
the width. To assist in the assessment of borderline cases a reference block
is to be used as the datum. This block may be in the form of 50mm
¢ 50mm ¢ 2mm with machined slots 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7mm
wide. Other forms of approved assessment methods may be used as agreed
between the QAR and the manufacturer.
(1) Less than 5mm thick to be pickled; 5mm thick and over to be abrasively
blasted to a minimum of second quality finish in accordance with
NES 755.
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4. IDENTIFICATION
a. All finished products are to be correctly identified and are to be legibly marked
with the following information:
4.1 Plates
a. These numbers are to be positioned at the top right and left hand corners, either
on the edge of the plate or on the surface of the plate within 16mm of the plate
edge.
4.2 Sections
a. These markings are to be on both ends.
(2) Destination
(3) Dimensions
(4) Customer Identification (last 7 digits of the NATO Stock Number (NSN)
For small sections and thin plate where the process route precludes individual
markings the products are to be supplied suitably bundled and the
identification marks painted on metal tags.
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ANNEX A.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
A.1 Reference is made to:
Referred to in Clause
BS 729 Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings on Iron 2.1a.
and Steel Articles
BS 4232 Surface Finish of Blast-Cleaned Steel Annex C.
for Painting
BS 4360 Weldable Structural Steels 1.a., 1.b., 2.a., 3.a.,
Annex C.
NES 755 Abrasive Blasting of Steel 2.1a.
NES 757 Application and uses of Prefabrication 2.1a.
(Shop) Primers
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ANNEX B.
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
B.1 There are no Definitions and Abbreviations for this NES.
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ANNEX C.
SURFACE CONDITION OF HOT ROLLED HEAVY PLATE, MEDIUM PLATE, AND WIDE
FLATS OR UNIVERSALS STANDARD FOR REFERENCE IN CASES OF DISPUTE
C.1 SCOPE
a. The surface conditions which supplement the quality requirements of BS 4360
for hot rolled heavy and medium plate, also hot rolled wide flats or universals
in thicknesses up to 50mm; for thickness over 50mm special agreements may
be made. The requirements for the surface condition of these steel products are
to be used as a basis for arbitration between the supplier and the customer
where the customer or his representative considers plate surface condition to
be unsatisfactory.
C.2 DEFINITION
a. This NES relates solely to defects within the rolling margin, and is concerned
with those minor defects which arise in processing despite regular maintenance
of equipment and inspection controls, such as scale, pitting, scores, small
blisters and light surface laminations (slivers or shell). These are not readily
seen in the scaled condition and are revealed after descaling.
b. Within the terms of this NES a surface defect is a surface blemish or group of
minor blemishes which do not affect fitness for purpose but mar the surface
appearance of the plate.
b. The depths of surface defects are measured with a surface depth gauge.
However, with a little experience it is possible to estimate surface defect depth
visually with a sufficient accuracy having taken the precaution of gauging some
surface defects in the light conditions prevailing.
b. The defect area is expressed as a percentage of the total area of that surface
containing the defect.
a. In the case of clusters of surface defects, the average depth is to be used for
determining if rectification is warranted.
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C.3.4 Significance of Defects (FIGURE C.1, FIGURE C.2 and FIGURE C.3)
a. The maximum permissible depth and area of defect have been related to plate
thickness, considering three broad thickness ranges for the sake of
practicability viz: up to and including 12mm; over 12mm to less than 20mm;
20mm to 50mm and are given in FIGURE C.1, FIGURE C.2 and FIGURE C.3.
The smallest defect depth considered is 0.15mm, slightly above the maximum
surface roughness amplitude of 0.1mm for blast cleaned surfaces as defined in
BS 4232.
b. Defects within the allowable range (Area A) are considered so insignificant that
rectification is not required. Defects outside this area are normally rectified to
within the permissible range. However, rectification need not be carried out if
the usefulness of the plate is not impaired by the defects present.
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ANNEX D.
PROCUREMENT CHECK LIST
TITLE ........................
REFERENCE .................................
Notes:
1. This Check List is to ensure that certain aspects of this Naval Engineering
Standard are consulted when preparing a Statement of Technical
Requirements for a particular application.
2. Clauses where a preference for an option is to be used or where specific data is
to be added are included in the Check List.
3. Each item is to be marked either
! = included
NA = not applicable
CHECK
CHECK CLAUSE No ! or NA
No
1 Assessment of Quality of steel 2.a.−2.c.
2 Surface treatment of plates 2.1a.
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX
A
Assessment, defects, 2.1
B
Blemishes, 2.1
C
Certification, 3.1
Chemical composition, 3.1
Colour coding, 4.1
D
Defects, 2.1
Definitions, 2.1
G
Grades, 1.1
M
Markings
Hard stamped, 4.1
Painted, 4.1
P
Plates, 4.1
Q
Quality finished steel, 2.1
R
Reference block, 2.1
S
Sections, 4.1
Surface assessment, C.1
Surface treatment, 2.1
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W
Weight rolling margins, 1.1
INDEX INDEX.2
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