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Indian Standard

CohTINUOUSLY

HOT-DIPPED COATED STEEL

SHEET PRODUCTS DIMENSIONAL AND SHAPE
TOLERANCES

Ics

77.140.50

~BlS2007

BUREAU
MANAK
November 2007

OF

BHAVAN,

INDIAN

STANDARDS

9 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI
110002

ZAFAR

MARG

Price Group 3

Wrought Steel Products

NATIONAL

Sectional

Committee,

MTD 4

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard which is identical with ISO 16163:2005

Continuously hot-dipped coated steel
sheet products Dimensional and shape tolerances issued by the International Organization for
Standardization
(ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation
of the
Wrought Steel Products Sectional Committee and approval of the Metallurgical Engineering Division
Council.
This Indian Standard
numbering system.

has been taken up to align it with ISO 16163:2005

by adoption

under dual

The text of ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without
are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards.
deviations.
Certain conventions
Attention is particularly drawn to the following:
a)

Wherever the words International

be read as Indian Standard.

Standard appear referring to this standard,

they should

b)

Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker in the International Standards,
Indian Standards, the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.

while in

In reporting the results of a test or analysis made in accordance with this standard, if the final value,
observed or calculated, is to be rounded off, it shall be done in accordance with IS 2: 1960 Rules for
rounding off numerical values (revised).

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Indian Standard
CONTINUOUSLY
HOT-DIPPED COATED STEEL
SHEET PRODUCTS DIMENSIONAL AND SHAPE
TOLERANCES

Scope

This

International

coated

Standard

steel sheet

Dimensional

Dimensional

applies

to dimensional

and

shape

tolerances

for

all

continuously

hot-dipped

products,

tolerances

tolerances

are given

in Tables

1 to 11

Table 1 Normal thickness tolerances for commercial, drawing, drawing aluminum-killed

and extra deep drawing stabilized interstitial free quality coils and cut lengths
Dimensions
Specif~ed

Thickness
for specified

width

tolerances
thicknesses

and tolerances

a b
c

>0,4 <0,6

Y 0,6 <0,8

>0,8 <1,0

>1,0 <1,2

>1,2 <1,6

-.1,6 <2,0

>2,0 <2,5

>2,5 <3,0

600
+ 0,05
. 1 200

+ 0,06

t 0,08

f 0,09

io,lo

* 0,12

z 0,18

+0,19

1200
, ~oo , * 0,06

f 0,07

+ 0,09

io,lo

io,ll

+0,13

? 0,20

f 0,09

i!l,lo

+0,11

T 0,13

+0,15

+ 0,22

0,4

;5001
1800 \
NOTE

in millimetres

>3,0< 4,0

>4,0< 5,0

i 0,21

t 0,23

f 0,25

i 0,22

+ 0,23

i 0,25

+ 0,27

* 0,24

t 0,25

? 0,27

~ 0,29

Thicknesses up to 1,6 mm are generally produced wrth cold-rolled substrate.

The thickness tolerances for sheet !n coIl form are the same as for sheet supphed In cut lengths but, In cases where welds are present, the tolerances
shall be double those gwen over a Ien<ith of 15 m in the vmmty of the weld
3
Gven the difference in tolerances and physical properbes of hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet products, the user and the supplter may negotiate a
speclflc type of substrate The relatlonsh!p between coating mass !n glmz and the th]ckness In micrometres can be retrieved from the respective standards
Th}ckness IS measured at any po[nt on the sheet not less than 25 mm from a side edae

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Table 2 Normal thickness

tolerances

for structural-quality

coils and cut lengths

Dimensions

Specified

Thickness
for specified

width

600
-.1200

in millimetres

tolerances a b c
thicknesses
e

.1,0 - 1,2 ,1,2,:

1,6 ,1,6 <2,0

.. 2,0 ~ .2,5 .2,5 .:3,0

> 3,(3 < 4,(3

4,0< 5,(3

,. 0,4

, 0,4 :.0,6

+ 0,06

t 0,07

* 0,09

+0,10

fo,ll

ko,13

! 0,18

io,19

i 0,21

+ 0,23

+ 0,25

* 0,08

+ 0,10

+0,11

io,lz

io,14

i 0,20

? 0,22

* 0,23

+ 0,25

* 0,27

f 0,10

t 0,11

i 0,12

f 0,14

t0,16

* 0,22

+ 0,24

+ 0,25

f 0,27

* 0,29

~ 1200
: 1500

f 007

.1500
. 1800

UOTE

.0,6 z. 0,8 .- 0,8.1,0

and tolerances

Thicknesses up to 1,6 mm are generally produced w!th cold-rolled substrate

Thickness tolerances for sheet in COIIform are the same as for sheets supplled m cut lengths but m cases where welds are present, the tolerances
shall be double those gwen over a length of 15 m in the vmnlty of the weld,
3
For spedied strength levels of /(e = 36o fWmm2 and greater, increase the thickness tolerances by 10 h, by applying normal rounding-off procedures
Tolerances for grade 550 shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufacturer
j

Given

the difference In tolerances and physical properties of hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet products, the user and the suppl!er may negot!ate a

sPeclflc tYPe of substrate The rela~onshlp between coating mass in glm2 and the thickness !n micrometres can be retrieved from the respectwe standards
:
Thickness IS measured at any point on the sheet not less than 25 mm from a side edge

Table 3 Restricted thickness tolerances for commercial,

drawing, drawing aluminum-killed,
extra deep drawing (stabilized interstitial free) and structural quality coils
and cut lengths hot rolled substrate
Dimensions
Specified width,
mm

in millu-netres

Thickness tolerances
a b c
for specified thicknesses
e
<2,0

600<1200

and tolerances

>2,0

<2,5

>2,5

<3,0

>3,0

<4,0

>4,0 < 5,0

+ 0,14

fo,15

t 0,16

*0,18

f 0,20

.1200

<1500

* 0,15

* 0,16

f 0,18

io,19

i 0,22

>1500

<1800

+0,15

+0,18

i 0,20

+ 0,22

~ 0,23

Thickness tolerances for sheet in coil form are the same as for sheets supphed m cut lengths but, m cases where welds are present, the tolerances
hall be double those given over a length of 15 m in the wanity of the weld
For speafled strength levels of /{e = 360 N/mm2 and greater, tolerances are increased by 10 A, applying normal rounding-off procedures.
Tolerances for grade 550 shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
Thickness IS measured at any point on the sheet not less than 25 mm from a side edge
The relationship between coating mass in g/m2 and the thickness in micrometres can be retrieved from the respective standards

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Table 4 Restricted thickness tolerances for commercial,

drawing, drawing aluminum-killed,
deep drawing (stabilized interstitial free) and structural quality coils
and cut lengths cold rolled substrate

extra

Dimensions and tolerances in millimetres

Thickness

Specified
width, mm

tolerances,

bI c,

for specified thicknesses I e

<0,4

>0,4 <0,6

>0,6 <0,8

>0,8 <1,0

>1,0 <1,2

>1,2 <1,6

>1,6 <2,0

>2,0 <2,5

600<1200

* 0,035

f 0,045

k 0,05

f 0,055

t 0,065

* 0,08

* 0,09

k 0,11

*0,12

* 0,13

. 1 200
< 1 500

+ 0,045

* 0,055

+ 0,06

i 0,07

k 0,08

* 0,09

*0,10

* 0,12

? 0,13

* 0,14

t 0,06

* 0,07

+ 0,07

k 0,08

* 0,09

i 0,10

* 0,12

*0,13

i 0,14

.. 1 500
~ 1 800

> 2,5s 3,0 > 3,(I < 4,C

3
ThlGkness tolerances for sheet m coil form are the same as for sheets supplied m cut lengths but, in eases where welds are present, the tolerance:
shall be double those gwen over a length of 15 m in the v!cmty of the weld.
3
For speafied strength levels of /<e = 360 N/mm2 and greater, tolerances are Increased by 10 0/0,applying normal rounding-off procedures.
;
Tolerances for grade 550 shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufadurer.
~

Thickness IS measured at any point on the sheet not less than 25 mm from a side edge,
The relationship between coating mass m glmz and the thickness In micrometres can be retrieved from the respective standards.

Table 5 Width tolerances

for coils and cut lengths,

not resquared

Dimensions

Specified width

and tolerances

in millimetres

Tolerance
I

1
+7

< 1 500

>1500

o
+10
o

<1800
I

NOTE

For resquared

material,

more restrictive

tolerances

Table 6 Length tolerances

are subiect to negotiation.

for cut lengths,

not resquared.
Dimensions

Specified length
<3000
>3000

<6000

>6000
NOTE

and tolerances

in millimetres

Tolerance
+ 20
0
+ 30
0
+ 0,5 h x length
o

For resquared material, more restrictive tolerances are subject to negotiation.

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Table 7 Camber

tolerances

for coils and cut lengths,

not resquared

Dimensions

Form

in millimetres

Camber tolerance

20 in any 5000

Coils

length

0,4 L x length

Cut lengths
NOTE

and tolerances

Camber is the greatest deviation of a side edge from a straight line, the measurement being taken on the concave side

with a straight edge as shown in Figure 1. For resquared material, more restrictive tolerances are subject to negotiation.

Table 8 Out-of-square

tolerance

Dimensions

All thicknesses
NOTE

and all sizes

for cut lengths,

not resquared

Out-of-square tolerance

1 YOx width

Out-of-square is the greatest deviation of an end edge from a straight line, at right angles to a side and touching one

corner as shown m Figure 2 It can also be measured as one-half the difference between the diagonals of a cut length sheet.

Table 9 Out-of-square

tolerances

for resquared

material

Dimensions
Specified

length

Specified

width

I
> 3000

Out-of-square

in millimetres

tolerance

I
< 1 200

+2

I
I

+3

< 3 000

I
I

and tolerances

> 1 200

All widths

I
I

o
+3

NOTE
Out-of-square is the greatest deviation of an end edge from a straight line at right angles to a side and touching one corner
as shown in Figure 2. It can also be measured as one-half the difference between the diagonals of the cut length sheet. When
measuring material ordered to resquared tolerances, consideration may have to be given to extreme variations in temperature.

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Table 10 Standard

flatness

tolerances

for cut lengths

Dimensions

Specified

thickness

Specified

N/mm2

> 340 N/mmz

15

23

29

18

27

34

>1 500

22

33

41

< 1 200

12

18

23

15

23

29

>1 500

19

29

36

< 1 200

10

15

19

12

18

23

17

26

33

>1200

>1,2

In millimetres

220 to 340 N/mm2

< 1 200

>0,7 <1,2

and tolerances

Flatness tolerance b
Specified strength level of R,

width
<220

<0,7

>1200

>1200

<1500

<1500

<1500

>1 500

This table also applies to sheet cut to length from coils by the customer when agreed-upon flattening procedures are performed,
Maximum deviation from a flat horizontal surface: with the sheet lying under ifs own weight on a flat surface, the maximum distancf
etween the lower surface of the sheet and the flat horizontal surface is the maximum deviation from flatness as shown in Figure 3,

Table 11 Restricted

flatness

tolerances

for cut lengths with a specified

strength

Dimensions
I

Specified

thickness
<2

>2<5

Specified

width

Specified

length

level <220

and tolerances
I

N/mm2

in millimetres

Flatness tolerance a

< 1 200

<2500

> 1 200

>2500

15

< 1 200

<2500

>1 200

>2500

13

Maximum deviation from a flat horizontal surface: with the sheet lying under its own weight on a flat surface, the maximum distanc~
between the lower surface of the sheet and the flat horizontal surface is the maximum deviation from flatness as shown in Fiaure 3.

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Key

edge camber

side edge (concave

straight

side)

edge

Figure 1 Measurement

of camber

Key
1

out-of-square

straight

side edge

edge

Figure 2 Measurement

of out-of-square

Key

maximum

deviation

from flatness

Figure 3 Measurement

of flatness

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