JIS JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD Translated and Published by Japanese Standards Association JIS G 3444: 20 (ISF) Carbon stelle or. genera structure = com oe cepy fi by formation | PRINTED JAPANESE STANDARDS ASSOCIATIO. ICS 23.040.10;77.140.10;77,140.75 Reference number : JIS G 3444 : 2010 (E) PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT r usG 3444 : 2010 Date of Establishment: 1961-02-01 Date of Revision: 2010-10-20 Date of Public Notice in Official Gazette: 2010-10-20 Investigated by: Japanese Industrial Standards Committee Standards Board Technical Committee on Iron and Steel Pee eee eer eeeeeeeete Cee ere Sere teers eee eeeee eee JIS G 3444 : 2010, First English edition published in 2011-04 ‘Translated and published by: Japanese Standards Asso 41-24, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8440 JAPAN eee In the event of any doubts arising as to the contents, the original JIS is to be the final authority © 9A 2011 AA sights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or hlied in any form or by any means, electronic oF mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, ‘without permission in weiting from the publisher. Printed in Japan KAJHN PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTG 3444: 2010 Contents Page Beope Normative reference: 1 2 3 Grade and symbol Manufacturing method -. Chemical composition -~. Mechanical properties Tensile strength and yield point or proof stress Tensile test piece and elongation Flattening Bendabllity 7 Dimensions, mass and dimensional tolerances 7.1 Outside diameter, wall thickness and unit mass 7.2 Dimensional tolerances --:---0r 8 Appearance -.. 9 Tests. 9.1 Chemical analysii 9.2 Mechanical test... 9.3. Other tests 10 Inspection and re-inspection 10.1. Inspection -. 10.2. Re-inspection 11 Marking 12 Report: Annex A (informative) ‘Type of coating and coating mass for tubes manufactured using coated steel sheet or coated steel strip @ PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTG 3444 : 2010 Foreword ‘This translation has beon made based on the original Japanese Industrial Standard revised by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry through deliberations at the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee as the result of proposal for revision of Japanese Industrial Standard submitted by The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) with the draft being attached, based on the provision of Article 12 Clause 1 of the Industrial Standardization Law applicable to the case of revision by the provision of Article 14. Consequently JIS G 3444:2006 is replaced with this Standard, However, JIS G 8444:2006 may be applied in the JIS mark cer based on the relevant provisions of Article 19 Clause 1, ete. of the Industrial Standardization Law until October 19th, 2011. This JIS document is protected by the Copyright Law. ‘Attention is drawn to the possibility that some parts of this Standard may conflict with a patent right, application for a patent after opening to the public, utility model right or application for registration of utility model after opening to the public which have technical properties. The relevant Minister and the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee are not responsible for identifying the patent right, application for a patent after opening to the public, utility model right or application for registration of utility model after opening to the public which have the said technical properties. (ii) PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTJIS G 8444 : 2010 JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD SBA | Ash @ sang Qua Vier, Cau Gy, Carbon steel tub eM General. structure struetare ! | This coy has heen mae by tntarimation 1 Scope | Santer for Standards, rtroigy and Owaiy This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies the carbon steel tubes (hereafter referred to as “tubes”), used for structure of civil engineering and architecture, such as steel towers, scaffoldings, footing piles, foundation piles, piles for landslide suppression and so on. In application for foundation piles, however, this Standard is only applicable to welded steel tubes of outside diameter under 318.5 mm, and in application for piles for landslide suppression, to seamless steel tubes and welded steel tubes of outside diameter under 318.5 mm”. The dimensional range covered by this Standard is generally outside diameter 21.7 mm to 1016.0 mm. NOTE : To piles for landslide suppression of centrifugally cast steel tubes, JIS G 5201 is applied. Note " To foundation piles and piles for landslide suppression of welded steel tube of outside diameter 318.5 mm or larger, JIS A 5525 is applied. 2 Normative references ‘The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Standard. The most recent editions of the standards (including amendments) indicated below shall be applied. SIS G 0320 Standard test method for heat analysis of steel products JIS G 0321 Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel JIS G 0404 Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements JIS G 0415 Steel and steel products — Inspection documents JIS G 3302 Hot-dip zine-coated steel sheet and strip JIS G 3813 Electrolytic zine-coated steel sheet and strip SIS G 8314 Hot-dip aluminium-coated steel sheet and strip AIS G 3317 Hot-dip zine-5 % aluminium alloy-coated steel sheet and strip JIS G 3821 Hot-dip 55% aluminium-zinc alloy-coated steel sheet and strip SES Z 2201 Test pieces for tensile test for metallic materials JIS Z 2241 Method of tensile test for metallic materials JIS Z 3121 Methods of tensile test for butt welded joints JIS Z 8401 Guide to the rounding of numbers 3 Grade and symbol Tubes shall be classified into 5 grades, and their grade symbols and symbols of the manufacturing method shall be as given in table 1. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT2 G 3444 : 2010 Table 1 Grade symbol and symbol of manufacturing method Symbol ‘Symbol of manufacturing method Marking of eymbal of ofgrade [Tube manufacturing | Finishing method | ™enufacturing method method ‘STK290 ‘Seamless : S Hot finished : H “As given in clause 11 b) \—saxsoo 77] Electric resistance | Cold finished : © STKs00 |_STKA00__| welded : E ‘As cloctric resistance ‘STK490__| Buttwelded:B | welded : G ‘SrK500 | Automatic are sO welded: A 4 Manufacturing method ‘The manufacturing method shall be as follows: a) Tubes shall be manufactured by combination of the tube manufacturing method and the finishing method shown in table 1. If necessary, appropriate heat treatment may be applied to the tube. b) Tubes may be made using coated steel sheet or coated steel strip, if so requested by the purchaser. ©) Bevel end finishing may be applied under the purchaser's specification, in which case the shape shall be based on the agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. However, if there is no specification of shape, it shall be in accordance with figure 1. o om 3, JA i i Figure 1 Shape of bevel end 8 Chemical composition ‘A tube shall be tested in accordance with 9.1 and the heat analysis values shall conform to table 2. When the product analysis is requested by the purchaser, the tube shall be tested in accordance with 9.1 and the results shall conform to table 2 within the product analysis tolerances given in table 2 of JIS G 0321 PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT3 3444 : 2010 Table 2 Chemical composition” Unit: % Symbolofgrade | © Si Min P 8 STK290 = = = 0.050 max. | 0.050 max. STK400 0.25 max. = = 0.040 max. | 0.040 max. STK490 0.18 max. | 0.55 max | 165 max. | 0.085 max. | 0.035 max. STK500 0.24 max. | 0.35 max. | 0.30t0130| 0.040max. | 0.040 max. s7K540% | 0.23 max. | 0.55 max | 1.50mex. | 0.040mex. | 0.040 max Notes » If necessary, alloying elements other than specified in this table may be added. For the tube of grade STK540 exceeding 12.5 mm in wall thickness, the chemical composition may be subject to the agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer, 6 Mechanical properties 6.1 Tensile strength and yield point or proof stress The tube, or steel sheet or the steel strip used for manufacture of tube shall be tested in accordance with 9.2.3, and their tensile strength, yield point or proof stress, and tensile strength in weld zone shall conform to table 3. The tensile strength in weld is applied to automatic arc welded steel tubes. However, the test of tensile strength in the weld may be omitted upon approval of the purchaser. 6.2 Tensile test piece and elongation ‘The tube, or steel sheet and steel strip used for manufacture of tube shall be tested in accordance with 9.2.3, and the applied tensile test piece and the minimum value of elongation for each production method of tubes and applicable outside diameter shall be as given in table 4. However, No. 5 test piece may be applied to the tubes of 200 mm or greater outside diameter and may be applied to those of other outside diameters if approved by the purchaser. For the tensile test of tubes of wall thickness under 8 mm performed using No.12 or No.5 test piece, the minimum value of elongation shall be obtained by reducing 1.5 mm per 1 mm decrease in wall thickness from the elongation value in table 4 and rounding off to the whole number according to Rule A in JIS Z 8401. The obtained value shall conform to table 5. 6.3 Flattening The flattening shall be applied to seamless steel tubes, electric resistance welded steel tubes or butt welded steel tubes. The tubes shall be tested in accordance with 9.2.4, and the test piece shall be free from flaws or cracks. In this case, the distance between the plates shall be in accordance with table 3. 6.4 Bendabllity The purchaser may specify the bendability instead of flattening for the tubes 50mm or under in outside diameter. Bendability shall be tested according to 9.2.5, ind the test piece shall be free from flaws or cracks. In this case, the bend angle and inside radius of bending shall be in accordance with table 3. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT4 G 3444 : 2010 Table 3 Mechanical properties Syabel | Tensile] Wield pont | Teorile Bonded otgrade | strength | ofproot | strength in eS sieoes | wld some era tor Nim? | Nim? | Nimm# Applied outside diameter ‘Kilouside | Aloutsie ] Alloutside | Allowside ] po diameters: diameters: diameters diameters eee sTK200 | 200min, 7 290 min, 2p or ‘6D S700 | 00min | 25min | so0min | 30 or 6D srcaoo | aomin. | sismim | si0min | 5D om 6D 7x50 | soomin | s8¢min | 00min. | 4D or 2D stis10 | scomin | s00min | Onin | 4D oo 6D NOTE 1 Df this alls th outeide ameter ofthe tubes. NOTE 2. 1Nina?=1 MPa Note © Standard of bend angle shall be the star pint of bending Table 4 Tensile test piece and the minimum value of elongation Unit ‘Symbol ‘Tube manufacturing method ofgrade [Geamiess and Blectric resistance welded ‘All manufacturing methods bottwelded | __ and automate are welded “Applied outside Gnmeter Tilousie [Somme | Over 350mm ‘Aid oatide diameters diameters | _orunder Test poco and direction of tet ioe Novtivar pec [Noi tet pine | No, 5 tot poze No det piece osiztent nce | No 12 tet pie “Tabeasis | Tube anio | Perpendicular to | Tube anis [Perpendicular to Tubewis | Grecton | tubeaxis direction | direction | tubs axa diretion sik [30 20 35 ry 2 ‘stK«00_| 23 23 8 21 77 smK«G0| 25 3 18 a ra s7Ks00 [15 6 10 ie 3 ssmxs40 | __20 20 6 1 5 For thy iabos of outalle damier 40 mam or under, the elongation value in Gis table shall not be Fe ee oe tet soot for thexe tubs shal be recorded. Further, the elongation may be seeeta by ngrement between tbe manufacturer and the purchese. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT5 G 3444 : 2010 A Table 5 Minimum elongation value of tubes under 8 mm in wall thickness, in the case of using No. 12 and No.5 test pieces iba Unit: { ‘Symbol | ‘Test piece Wall thickness division I of grade Imm Over [Over Over [Over [Over [Over] Over ee Jorunder }?mm 2mm [3mm |émm |Smm [6mm |7mm upto upto upto upto upto upto |toand fand incl |and ine. Jand inel. | and ine. and ine. | and ine. | excl. 2mm [3mm [4mm [5mm |6mm 7mm (8mm ‘STK290 [No 12 west piece [20 | 20 ae [a [26 | a7 | 28 | a0 No. 6 tast pioce | _14 16 is [19 | 90 [22 | a4 [as ‘STK400 [No. 12 test pieoe | 12 4 ae [a [as | 20 [22a No. Best piece | 2 wo foe [a os as. 18 ‘STK4S0 [No. 12 test piece | _12 i ie [is [0 |e fs [No.5 test pioce |e 2 io [ae [a is |e | as A ‘STOO [No. 12 test poe | __4 6 8 3 10 | 2 | 14 18 No.6 test pisce |_ — 1 4 6 7 s | 10 ‘STKS40 [No 12 test pioce |_10_| it wif | is | a | ie | 20 No. Steat piece | 6 7 sj oo Te Ps | 16 7 Dimensions, mass and dimensional tolerances 7.1 Outside diameter, wall thickness and unit mass The outside diameter, wall thickness and unit mass of tubes shall be in accordance with table 6, x z PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT8 G 3444 : 2010 Y Table 6 (concluded) Outside | Wal Unit informative lameter | thickne = Cross-sectional | Geometrical | Modulus ‘Radius of area rmomentof | ofsection | gyration of mm om ken taal teas aoe nate 00 | 90 131 1672 Taos | 24310 209 120 114 2017 sseace | 52000 208 140 202 2507 Tix | 36910 207 160 230 2986 react | iso 20.7 coos | 90 138 1698 rence | 25110 a2 95 iat 1791 space | 65x10 212 120 17 253 roo? | 88000 211 127 187 2382 rooac! | 34x10 aut 140 206 2620 reac: | s8ixio 21 160 234 2984 ysono | 3x10 210 190 27 3525 qsoae | 05x10 209 22.0 319 406.1 17610? S76x10 20.8 = roo | 90 153 195.4 updo | aaaxt0 244 120 204 2594 ysonor | 39x10 243 140 227 3017 yreco! | 50710 243 160 210 3488 2omao: | 875x10 242 m2 | 90 156 1985, rami | s4get0 248 120 207 2636 rerao® | 45500 247 140 241 2066 root | 200 247 160 214 3494 aie | 59x10 245 190 34 432 dascio? | 696«10 245, 220 314 4763 aemac | 19610 244 szs | 90 178 213 rsoact | 52x10 234 120 231 3010 zai? | 59610 23 140 276 3513 zeoxie | 600x10 282 160 a4 4008 siscor | 752x10 282 18.0 372 4738 aroae | si9a0 281 220 229 5486 faeao: | 105x10" 280 sua | 120 267 402 sie | 78x10 219 140 an 3960 aoram | seco B18 160 364 a6 asec | e970 318 ee 190 220 5345, seoae | iPa0t 3uT = 220 484 6168 sea | 136c08 315 rowo | 120 297 3785. armac | 93910 255 140 346 4407 sexo | 108x108 354 160 395 502.7 gasact | 124008 36.4 190 487 595.1 aot: | 146x108 352 220 539 6820 sana -| 160" 352 NOTE! The values of unit mass Usted above are obtained by the following formula assuming that the cae aeneecl oft em? ie 7.88 g and rounding ofthe result io three significant digits in accor~ Semce with Rule A of JIS Z 8402 0,024 66 ¢(D—9 7 : where, W: anit mass of tbe (kal) 1: wal thickness of tube (mm) D: outside diamotor of tube (mom) 0.02466: conversion coefficient of unit for obtaining Ww ‘ TNoe® Dimensiong other than given inthis table ahall bo as agreed between the manufacturer and the purchaser. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTdy )) 9 3444 : 2010 7.2 Dimensional tolerances ‘The dimensional tolerances shall be as follows: a) For tolerances on outside diameter of tubes, table 7 shall be applied. b) For tolerances on wall thickness of tubes, table 8 shall be applied. Tolerances on outside diameter and wall thickness for tubes produced by using coated steel sheet or coated steel strip shall apply to the actually measured of outside diameter and wall thickness which include the coating layer and shall be as given in table 7 and table 8. For the lower limit values of dimensional tolerances, the wall thickness, from which the equivalent coating thickness or actually measured coating thickness is reduced, shall satisfy the dimensional tolerances in table 7 and table 8. Equivalent coating thickness in the case of hot-dip zinc-coating shall be as specified in JIS G 3302, in the case of electrolytic zine-coating, as specified in JIS G 3313, in the case of hot-dip aluminium-coating, as specified in JIS G 3814, in the case of hot-dip zinc-5 % aluminium alloy-coating, as specified i SIS G 3317, and in the case of hot-dip 55 % aluminium-zinc alloy-coating, as specified in JIS G $321. ©) The length of tubes shall be not less than the specified length unless otherwise specified. The tolerance on length of tubes may be as agreed between the manufacturer and the purchaser. Table 7 Tolerances on outside diameter” Classif- [Outside ‘Tolerances on ‘Applicable division cation diameter | outside diameter? Class 1 | Under 50 mm 40.5 mm | Applied when there is no specification. 30 mm or over ar Applicable to hot finished seamleas steel tubes, Clase 2 [Under 50 mm 40.25 mm [Applied when there isa specification, “30 mm or over 205% ‘Not applicable to hot finished seamlese stool tubes. Notes ® For the local parts such as repaired parts, ifthe wall thickness can be confirmed to bo within the tolerance in table 8, the outside diameter tolerance of this table need not be applied, The method for measuring the outside diameter of tubes exceeding 350 maim in outeide diameter may be determined by the circumferential length. The mutual conversion of outside diameter D ‘and the circumferential length J shall be by the following formula D=in where, D: outside diameter (mm) 1: circumferential length (mm) x: 8.1416 * Tho tolerances on the outside diameter of ends of electric resistance welded and automatic arc welded stee! tubes exceeding 350 mm in outside diameter ehall be + 0.5 % PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT14 G 8444 : 2010 9.2.5 Bend test ‘The bend test shall be as follows: a) Test piece An appropriate length shall be cut off from the end of sample to be supplied as a test piece. b) Test method The test piece shall be bent at an ordinary temperature around ‘a cylinder at the bend angle and to the inside radius specified in table 3, and then examined for existence of flaws or cracks. In the case of clectrie resistance Welded steel tubes and butt welded steel tubes, however, the weld shall be placed at 90° from the outermost part of the bent portion. ©) Bend angle and inside radius of bending Bend angle specified in table 3 shall always be the lower limil. and bending shall be performed at an angle not Teas than this. The specified inside radius of bending shall be the upper limit and bending shall be performed to a radius not greater than this. 9.3. Other tests ‘The purchaser may specify a hydraulic test, non-destructive test at the weld and so om Tn these cases, test items, test piece sampling method, test method and seceptance criterion shall be as previously agreed between the manufacturer and the purchaser. 10 Inspection and re-inspection 10.1 Inspection The inspection shall be carried out as follows: a) General matters of inspection shall be as specified in JIS G 0404. b) Chemical composition shall conform to the requirements specified in clause 5. ©) Mechanical properties shall conform to the requirements of clause 6 4) Dimensions shall conform to the requirements of clause A e) Appearance shall conform to the requirements of clause 8. £) Other inspection If any of the tests in 9.3 is performed, the results shall conform to the acceptance criteria previously agreed between the purchaser and the manufacturer. 10.2 Re-inspection ‘Tubes not accepted in the mechanical test may be retested according to 9.8 of JIS G 0404 and further judged for acceptance. 11 Marking Each tube having passed the inspection shall be marked with the following items on cach tube. For tubes of smaller outside diameter or when there is a special request by the purchaser, marking may be applied on a bundle. The order of arrangement of the markings is not specified. When approved by the purchaser, part of the items may be omitted. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT al a16 G 3444 ; 2010 a) Grade symbol b) Symbol denoting the manufacturing method. Symbol denoting the manufacturing method shall be as follows. However, the dash may be replaced by a space. 1) Hot finished seamless steel tube -S-H 2) Cold finished seamless steel tube -8-C 3) As electric resistance welded steel tube 1 -E-G 4) Hot finished electric resistance welded steel tube : 5) Cold finished electric resistance welded steel tube : 6) Butt welded steel tube 7) Automatic are welded steel tube : c} Dimensions For dimensions, the outside diameter and wall thickness shall be marked. 4) Manufacturer’s name or its abbreviation e) Symbol indicating the type of coating (in the case of using coated steel sheet or coated steel strip). Abbreviation of symbol shall be as agreed between the ‘manufacturer and the purchaser. Example: STK290-E—G~ (Symbol of type of coating: PZ) 12 Report The report shall conform to the requirements of clause 18 in JIS G 0404 and, unless specified otherwise at the time of order, the type of the inspection certificate shall be in accordance with the symbol 2.3 or 3.1.B in table 1 of JIS G 0415, PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT16. G 3444: 2010 Annex A (informative) Type of coating and coating mass for tubes manufactured using coated steel sheet or coated steel strip Introduction For tubes produced from coated steel sheet and coated steel strip, the type of coating and coating mass applied should be in accordance with this Annex. Al Type of coating and coating mass ‘The type of coating and coating mass applied should be as follows: a) The coating should be one of the following 5 types: hot-dip zinc-coating, electrolytic zine-coating, hot-dip aluminium-coating, hot-dip zine 5 % aluminium alloy- coating and hot-dip 65 % aluminium-zine alloy-coating. When applying equivalent thickness coating, the coating mass as specified in JIS G 3802, JIS G 8813, JIS G 3314, JIS G 3317 and JIS G 8321 is applied. b) For the coating by hot-dip zinc-coating and hot-dip 55 % aluminium-zine alloy- coating, the coating mass may be different between the front and rear surfaces Of the etec! sheet or steel strip (differential thickness coating). In this case, the following conditions should be satisfied: 1) The minimum coating mass on the outside surface of a tube should be 30 g/m? or over for the triple-spot average minimum coating mass and 26 wim? or over for single-spot minimum coating mass, in the case of hot-dip zine-coating, and should be 35 g/m? or over for the triple-spot average tainimam coating mass and 30 g/m? or over for the single-spot minimum coating mass, in the case of the hot-dip 55 % aluminium-zine alloy-coating. Note » See 5.2.2 of JIS G 3302. 2) The minimum coating mass of the inside surface of a tube should be 30 g/m? or over for the triple-spot average minimum coating mass and 26 g/m? or over for the single-spot minimum coating mass, for both cases of hot-dip tine-coating and hot-dip 56 % aluminium-zine alloy-coating ©) Other coating. The type of coating applied may be hot-dip coating or electrolytic Coating other than a) according to the agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. In this case, the following conditions should be satisfied: 1) The minimum coating mass of the hot-dip coating, which is a total of both gurfaces, should be normally 60 g/m? or over for triple-spot average minimum coating mave and 51 g/m? or over for single-spot minimum coating mass. The sninimam coating mass of electrolytic coating, which is a one-surface coating ‘mass, should be 8.5 g/m? or over for the equivalent thickness coating and 8 zim? or over for differential thickness coating PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTErrata for JIS (English edition) are printed in Standerdization and Quality Control, published ‘monthly by the Japanese Standards Association, and also provided to subscribers of JIS ( lish edition) in Monthly Information Brrata will be provided upon request, please contact ‘Standards Publishing Department, Japanese Standards Association 41-24, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8440 JAPAN. TEL, 03:3589-8002 FAX, 03-3589-0462 PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT 2011-05-09 Printed by JSA