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Indian Standard
STRUCTURAL STEEL (ORDINARY QUALITY)
SPECIFICATION

ICS 77.140.01

BIS 2010

B U R EAU O F I N D IAN STAN DAR D S

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

May 2011

Price Group 4

Wrought Steel Products Sectional Committee, MTD 4

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Wrought
Steel Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Metallurgical Engineering Division Council.
The structural steel covered under this standard is intended for general purposes such as door and window
frames, window bars, grills, steel gates, hand railing, building hardware, fencing post and tie bars and shall
not be applicable for dynamic loading other than wind loads, for example, platform roofs, footover bridges,
office buildings, some member of transmission towers, other ordinary factory sheds not subjected to dynamic
loading. It is not recommended to be used;
a) if the structure is situated in the earthquake zones subjected to severe damages; and
b) if the design of the structure has been based on plastic theory.
Rivet bars are not covered in this standard and are covered in IS 1148 : 1982 Hot-rolled rivet bars (up to 40 mm
dia) for structural purposes (third revision).
Steel products conforming to the requirements of this standard can be rolled from the semis conforming to
IS 2831 : 2001 Carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms and slabs for re-rolling into low tensile structural
steel (third revision).
For all the tests specified in this standard (chemical/physical/others), the method as specified in relevant ISO
standard may also be followed as an alternate method.
The composition of the Committee responsible for formulation of this standard is given in Annex A.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with the final value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised). The number of significant places retained in
the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

IS 15911 : 2010

Indian Standard
STRUCTURAL STEEL (ORDINARY QUALITY)
SPECIFICATION
1 SCOPE

IS No.

Title

This standard covers the requirement of low tensile

structural steel (ordinary quality) such as plain round
of all sizes, square of all sizes, flat bar of all
sizes, angles up to 50 mm 50 mm 10 mm, tee
section up to 100 mm 100 mm 12 mm, channels up
to 100 mm 60 mm 12 mm.

3954 : 1991

2 REFERENCES

3 TERMINOLOGY

The standards listed below contain provisions,

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

For the purpose of this standard, the following

definitions in addition to those given in the relevant
parts of IS 1956 shall apply.

IS No.

8910 : 1978

Hot rolled steel channel sections for

general engineering purposes (first
revision)
General
technical
delivery
requirements for steel and steel
products

3.1 Micro-Alloying Elements Elements, such as

niobium, boron, vanadium and titanium added singly
or in combination to obtain higher strength to weight
ratio combined with better toughness, formability and
weldability as compared to unalloyed steel of similar
strength level.

Title

228 (All Parts)

808 : 1989

Methods of chemical analysis of steels

Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam,
column, channel and angle sections
(third revision)
1173 : 1978
Hot rolled slit steel tee bars (second
revision)
1252 : 1991
Dimensions of hot rolled steel bulb
angles (first revision)
1599 : 1985
Method for bend test (second
revision)
1608 : 2005
Metallic materials Tensile testing
at ambient temperature (third revision)
1730 : 1989
Dimensions for steel plates, sheets,
strips and flats for general engineering
purposes (second revision)
1732 : 1989
Dimensions for round and square steel
bars for structural and general
engineering purposes (first revision)
1852 : 1985
Rolling and cutting tolerances for hotrolled steel products (fourth revision)
1863 : 1979
Hot rolled steel bulb flats (first
revision)
1956 (All Parts) Glossary of terms relating to iron and
steel
3803 (Part 1) : Steel Conversion of elongation
1989
values: Part 1 Carbon and low alloy
steels (second revision)

3.2 Weldability A metallic substance is

considered to be weldable by a given process and
for the given purpose, when metallic continuity to a
stated degree can be obtained by welding using a
suitable procedure, so that the joints comply with
the requirements specified in regard to both their
local properties and their influence on the
construction of which they form a part.
4 SUPPLY OF MATERIAL
General requirements relating to supply of structural
steel shall conform to IS 8910.
5 GRADES
There shall be three grades of steel as given in
Table 1 and Table 3.
6 MANUFACTURE
6.1 The processes used in the steel making and
further hot rolling into steel strips, sections, flats,
bars, etc, are left to the discretion of the manufacturer/
supplier.
6.2 Steel shall be semi-killed or killed. Rimming steel
may be supplied by mutual agreement between the
manufacturer and the purchaser.
7 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
7.1 All finished steel shall be well and cleanly rolled
1

IS 15911 : 2010
Table 1 Chemical Composition
(Clauses 5, 8.1 and 8.2)
Sl No.

(1)

Grade Designation

(2)

i)

E165

ii)

E170

iii)

E215

Ladle Analysis, Percent, Max

Mn

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1.25

0.060

0.075

0.25

NOTES
Mn (Cr+Mo+V ) ( Ni+Cu )
+
+
1 Carbon equivalent (CE) based on ladle analysis = C+
6
5
15
2 When the steel is killed by aluminium alone, the total aluminium content shall not be less than 0.02 percent. When the
steel is killed by silicon alone, the silicon content shall not be less than 0.10 percent. When the steel is silicon-aluminium
killed, the silicon content shall not be less than 0.03 percent and total aluminium content shall not be less than 0.01 percent.
3 Microalloying elements like Nb, V, Ti and B shall be added singly or in combination. Total microalloying elements shall
not be more than 0.20.
4 Grades designation system based on yield stress has been adopted.
5 Copper may be present between 0.20 to 0.35 percent as mutually agreed to between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
The copper bearing quality shall be designated with a suffix Cu, for example E 165 Cu. In case of product analysis the copper
content shall be between 0.17 and 0.38 percent.
6 Nitrogen content of steel shall not exceed 0.012 percent which shall be ensured by the manufacturer by occasional check
analysis.

material subject to mutual agreement between the

purchaser and the manufacturer.

to the dimensions, sections and masses specified.

The finished material shall be reasonably free from
surface flaws; laminations; rough/jagged and
imperfect edges and all other harmful defects.

8 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
8.1 Ladle Analysis

7.2 Minor surface defects may be removed by the

manufacturer/supplier by grinding provided the
thickness is not reduced locally by more than
4 percent below the minimum specified thickness.
Reduction in thickness by grinding greater than
4 percent but not exceeding 7 percent may be made
subject to mutual agreement between the purchaser
and the manufacturer/supplier.

The ladle analysis of the steel, when carried out by

the method specified in the relevant parts of IS 228
or any other established instrumental/chemical
method, shall be as given in Table 1. In case of
dispute, the procedure given in IS 228 and its relevant
parts shall be the referee method and where test
methods are not specified shall be as agreed to
between the purchaser and the manufacturer/
the supplier.

7.2.1 Subject to agreement with the purchaser,

surface defects which cannot be dealt with as in 7.2
may be repaired by chipping or grinding followed by
welding and inspection by a mutually agreed
procedure such that:
a)

8.2 Product Analysis

The product analysis shall be carried out on the
finished product from the standard position.
Permissible limits of variation in case of product
analysis from the limits specified in Table 1 shall be
as given in Table 2.

After complete removal of the defects and

before welding, the thickness of the item is in
no place reduced by more than 20 percent;

Table 2 Permissible Variation for Product Analysis

b) Welding is carried out by approved procedure

by competent operators with approved
electrodes and that the welding is ground
smooth to the correct nominal thickness; and
c)

Subsequent to the finish grinding, the item

may be required to be normalized or otherwise
heat-treated at the purchasers discretion.

Sl No.

C o n st i t u en t

(1)

(2)

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)

7.3 The material may be subjected to nondestructive testing to determine soundness of

2

Carbon
Manganese
Silicon
Copper
Sulphur
Phosphorus

Permissible Variation
Over the Specified Limit,
Percent, Max
(3)
0.02
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.005
0.005

IS 15911 : 2010
9 SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEST
SAMPLES

9.2 Wherever practicable, the rolled surface of the

steel shall be retained on the two opposite sides of
the test samples.

9.1 The position from which test samples are taken

shall be so located in the product as to yield the
clearest possible information regarding properties in
the cross-sectional and longitudinal planes. The
recommended locations for taking test samples for
plates, sections and bars are indicated in Fig. 1.
Alternatively, in case of sections, the samples may
be taken from the web.

9.3 In case of flat test samples for tensile test, both

surfaces are normally to be left on the test samples
for strips up to 32 mm thick. At least one rolled
surface shall be left on rectangular test samples taken
from plates exceeding 32 mm in thickness. Round
test samples are permitted, but should only be
adopted for thickness exceeding 28 mm.

Position of test pieces.

FIG. 1 STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS, POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF SAMPLE

Table 3 Mechanical Properties
(Clauses 5 and 10.3.1)
Sl
No.

Grade
Designation

(1)

Tensile
Strength
Rm

Yield
Stress
ReH

Percentage
Elongation, A
at Gauge Length, L o

Internal
Bend
Diameter

Min
MPa

Min
MPa

5.65 S o
Min

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

i)

E 165

290

165

23

2t

ii)

E 170

330

170

23

3t

iii)

E 215

370

215

23

3t

NOTES
1 t = thickness of the test piece.
2 1 MPa = 1N/mm2 = 1MN/m2 = 0.102 kgf/mm2 = 144.4 psi.

IS 15911 : 2010
9.4 In case of flats up to 16 mm thick, the test sample
shall undergo, if possible, no machining whatever,
prior to use as a test piece. If this is not possible, the
test sample shall undergo the minimum amount of
machining.

additional tensile test shall be made from the material

in each class of product for each variations in
thickness of 6 mm.

9.5 Bars below 28 mm shall be tested without

machining. In case of bars having diameters or
thickness between 28 mm and 71 mm, the bars may
be symmetrically reduced by machining. For bars
having diameters or thicknesses exceeding 71 mm,
the test sample may be taken from the position shown
in Fig. 1.

One tensile test shall be made from finished product

for every 40 tonnes or part thereof. If more than one
diameter or thickness of the bar is processed, one
additional tensile test shall be made for each variation
of 3 mm above or below the diameter or thickness of
the bar ordered.

9.6 In case of strips, sections and flats, bend tests

shall be carried out on rectangular test samples which
as far as possible should be of the full thickness of
the product. In case of plates, sections and flats
exceeding 28 mm in thickness, it is permissible to
remove metal from one side of the test sample before
using it as a test piece. The rolled surface of the test
piece shall be on the outer side of the bend during
the test.

The tensile strength, yield strength and percentage

elongation of steel shall be determined from standard
test pieces cut crosswise from plates and strips and
lengthwise from sections, flats and bars. The test
shall be carried out as on the standard test pieces
prepared in accordance with IS 1608, generally using
, where Lo is
a proportional gauge length Lo= 5.65
the gauge length and So is the cross-sectional area
of the test piece. Test pieces with a non-proportional
gauge length, may be used; in this case the
elongation values shall be converted in accordance
with IS 3803 (Part 1).

10.1.2 Bars (Round, Square and Hexagonal)

10.2 Tensile Test Pieces

9.7 Before test samples are detached, full particulars

regarding cast number, size and mass of strips,
sections, flats and bars in each cast shall be furnished
by the manufacturer to the purchaser. In case of plates
the number of plates in each cast shall also be given.

10.3 Tensile Test

10.3.1 Tensile strength, yield strength and
percentage elongation when determined in
accordance with IS 1608 shall be as given in Table 3.

9.8 Test samples shall be cut in such a manner that

the deformation is avoided as far as possible. If
shearing or flame-cutting is employed, an adequate
allowance shall be left for removal by machining.

10.3.2 Should a tensile test piece break outside the

middle half of the gauge length (see IS 1608) and the
percentage elongation obtained is less than that
specified, the test may be discarded at the
manufacturer/suppliers option and another test
made from the sample plate, strip, section, flat or bar.

9.9 Test samples shall not be subjected to heat

treatment unless the material from which they are
cut is similarly and simultaneously treated with the
material before testing. Any slight straightening of
test samples which may be required shall be done
cold.

11 BEND TEST

10 TENSILE TEST

11.1 Number of Bend Test

10.1 Number of Tensile Tests

Bend test shall be made from finished steel from each

cast. The number of tests for every 20 tonnes of
material or part thereof, rolled continuously, shall be
as given below. One additional test shall be made for
each class of product and for each variation of
thickness.

10.1.1 Plates, Sections (Angles, Tees, Beams,

Channels, etc) and Flats
Number of samples to be tested from a cast/heat and
a class of steel products (namely, sections and flats)
shall be as follows:

Class of
Steel Product

a)

For cast/heat size up to 100 tonnes 2

samples.
b) For cast size between 100-200 tonnes 3
samples.
c) For cast size over 200 tonnes 4 samples.
10.1.1.1 Where plates, sections or flats of more than
one thickness are rolled from the same cast, one

Direction of
Bend Tests

Sections

One Lengthwise for each type

Plates

One lengthwise and/or one

crosswise

Flats and bars

(Round hexagonal,
etc)

One Lengthwise

IS 15911 : 2010
11.2 Bend Test Piece

13 TOLERANCES

The test pieces shall be cut lengthwise or crosswise

from plates and strips and lengthwise from sections,
flats and bars. When section permits, these shall be
not less than 40 mm wide. If the manufacturer/
supplier so desires, round, square, hexagonal and
flat bars and structural sections shall be bent in the
full section as rolled.

Unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser

and the manufacturer, the rolling and cutting
tolerances for steel products conforming to this
standard shall be those specified in IS 1852.
14 RETESTS
If a test does not give the specified results, two
additional tests shall be carried out at random on the
same lot. Both retests shall conform to the
requirements of this standard, otherwise, the lot shall
be rejected.

11.2.1 In all bend test pieces, the rough edge arises

resulting from shearing may be removed by filing or
grinding or machining but the test pieces shall
receive no other preparation.

15 CALCULATION OF MASS

11.2.2 The test pieces shall not be annealed or

otherwise subjected to heat treatment unless the
material from which these are taken is similarly
treated. In such cases, the test pieces shall be
similarly treated in the same furnace with the material
before testing.

The mass of steel shall be calculated on the basis

that steel weighs 7.85 g/cm 3.
16 DELIVERY
Subject to prior agreement between the purchaser
and the manufacturer/supplier, suitable protective
treatment may be given to the material after rolling.

11.3 Bend Test

Bend test shall be conducted in accordance with
IS 1599.

17 MARKING

11.3.1 For bend test, the test piece at room

temperature shall withstand bending through 180o
to an internal diameter not greater than that given in
Table 3 without cracking.

17.1 Each product, with the exception of round,

square and hexagonal bars and flats, shall carry a
tag or be marked with the manufacturers name or
trade-mark. Bars and flats shall carry a tag bearing
the manufacturers name or trade-mark. Designation
of steel should also be similarly marked on the
product or tag.

12 DIMENSIONS
Unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser
and the manufacturer/supplier, the nominal
dimensions of rolled products conforming to this
standard shall be in accordance with the relevant
Indian Standard. Currently available Indian
Standards are listed in Table 4.

17.2 Every heavy, medium structural mill product

and each plate of thickness 10 mm and over shall be
marked with the cast number. In case of plates below
10 mm thickness, the top plate of each pile (which
may consist of approximately 16 plates) shall be
marked with cast number and the remaining plates
have suitable identification marking.

Table 4 Indian Standards Which Give Nominal

Dimensions of Rolled Steel Products
Sl No.

Products

(1)
i)

(2)

Relevant Indian
Standard
(3)

Beam, column, channel

and angle sections

IS 808

ii)

Tee bars

IS 1173

iii)

Bulb angles

IS 1252

iv)

Strips and flats

IS 1730

Round and square bars

IS 1732

vi)

Bulb flats

IS 1863

vii)

Channel sections

IS 3954

v)

17.3 BIS Certification Marking

The material may also be marked with the Standard
Mark.
17.3.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed
by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards
Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made
thereunder. The details of conditions under which
the licence for the use of the Standard Mark may be
granted to manufacturers or producers may be
obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

IS 15911 : 2010

ANNEX A
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Wrought Steel Products Sectional Committee, MTD 4
Organization

Representative(s)

Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur

DR D. BHATTACHRJEE (Chairman)
SHRI INDRANIL CHAKRABORTY (Alternate I)
DR A. N. BHAGAT (Alternate II)

All India Induction Furnace Association, New Delhi

SHRI L. N. GOSWAMI

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Tiruchirapalli

SHRI V. RAJASEKHARAN

Central Boilers Board, New Delhi

REPRESENTATIVE

Central Public Works Department, New Delhi

CHIEF ENGINEER (NDR)

SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (NDR)

DGS & D, Bhilai Nagar/Delhi

REPRESENTATIVE

Escorts Knowledge Management Centre, Faridabad

SHRI ALOK NAYAR

Essar Steels Ltd, Hazira

DR A. K. DAS
SHRI R. K. BALASUBRAMANIAM (Alternate)

Instiute of Steel Development and Growth, Kolkata

SHRI JAYANTA KUMAR SAHA

Jindal South West Ltd, Vasind

SHRI M. K. MAHESHWARI

M.N. Dastur & Co Ltd, Kolkata/Delhi

SHRI SUBHABRATA SENGUPTA

SHRI V. K. TYAGI (Alternate)

Ministry of Defence (DGOFB), Kolkata

SHRI P. S. BANDHOPADHYAY
SHRI T. BASU (Alternate)

Ministry of Defence (DGQA), Ichapur

SHRI S. K. KHILNANEY
SHRI P. M EENA (Alternate)

Ministry of Railways (RDSO), Lucknow

SHRI RADHEY SHAM

SHRI V. D. MEHARKURE (Alternate)

Ministry of Steel (Government of India), New Delhi

SHRI A. C. R. DAS
SHRI B. D. GHOSH (Alternate)

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, Gurgaon

SHRI K. N. M. RAO
SHRI M. K. SETHI (Alternate)

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (VSP), Vishakhapatnam

SHRI P. K. SEN
SHRI P. SRINIVAS (Alternate)

SAIL, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai

SHRI S. BHATTACHARYA
SHRI P. K. DATTA (Alternate)

SAIL, Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro

DR M. M. S. SODHI
SHRI P. S. REDDY (Alternate)

SAIL, Central Marketing Organization, Kolkata

SHRI P. C. JHA
SHRI B. V. S. PANDIT (Alternate)

SAIL, Research & Development Center for Iron & Steel,

Ranchi

DR B. K. JHA
SHRI ATUL SAXENA (Alternate)

SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela

SHRI C. MUTHUSWAMY
SHRI S. MUKHOPADHYAYA (Alternate)

Steel Re-rolling Mills Association of India, Mandi Gobindgarh

SHRI B. M. BERIWALA
COL SURINDER SINGH (Alternate)

Tata Motors Limited, Pune

SHRI B. R. GALGALI
SHRI U. B. PATHAK (Alternate)

Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd, Pune

SHRI RAJESH MAHESHWARI

SHRI SANJAY SARASWAT (Alternate)

TCE Consulting Engineers, Jamshedpur

DR M. D. MAHESHWARI

BIS Directorate General

DR (SHRIMATI) SNEH BHATLA, Scientist F and Head (MTD)

[Representing Director General (Ex-officio)]
Member Secretary
SHRI DEEPAK JAIN
Scientist E (MTD), BIS

IS 15911 : 2010
Long Steel Products and Wires Subcommittee, MTD 4 : 2
Organization

Representative(s)

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (VSP), Vishakhapatnam

SHRI P. K. SEN (Convener)

SHRI P. SRINIVAS (Alternate)

All India Steel Re-Rollers Associations, New Delhi

SHRI VINOD VASHISHT

SHRI A. K. BHARGAVA (Alternate)

SAIL, IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

SHRI A. K. SINGH

SAIL, Research & Development Center for Iron & Steel,

Ranchi

SHRI D. S. GUPTA
DR A. P. SINGH (Alternate)

Steel Wires Manufacturers Association of India, Kolkata

SHRI MAHESH PODDAR

SHRI S. K. GHOSH (Alternate)

In personal capacity (248, Akash Darshan Society, Mayur Vihar,

Phase-I, Delhi 110091)

SHRI AVTAR SINGH

Flat Steel Products Subcommittee, MTD 4 : 3

TCE Consulting Engineers, Jamshedpur

DR M. D. MAHESHWARI (Convener)

Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd, Hooghly

SHRI P. S. PAUL

Federation of Engineering Industries of India, New Delhi

SHRI H. L. BHARDWAJ
SHRI H. L. BANSAL (Alternate)

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Noida

SHRI M. K. JHA
SHRI T. BANDHOPADHYAY (Alternate)

Ispat Industries Limited, Dolvi

SHRI RAMBRIKSH SINGH

Metal Containers Manufacturers Association, New Delhi

SHRI SANJAY BHATIA

SHRI DIWAKAR SHETTY (Alternate)

SAIL, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai

SHRI A. DASGUPTA
SHRI K. L. BALASUBRAMANAIAN (Alternate)

SAIL, R&D Centre for Iron & Steel, Ranchi

SHRIMATI ANJANA DEVA

SHRI RAJENDERA K. VERMA (Alternate)

SAIL, Salem Steel Plant, Salem

SHRI S. S. SISODIA

Tata Motors Limited, Pune

SHRI V. HARIHARAN

Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur

SHRI M. SHOME

The Tin Plate Company of India Ltd, Jamshedpur

SHRI T. K. GHOSH
SHRI A. K. GHOSH (Alternate)

Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India Pvt Ltd, Nashik

SHRI J. SREENIVAS

Welspun Gujrat Sthal Rohren Ltd, Anjar

SHRI B. LAKSHMINARASIMHAM

SHRI KAPIL KAPOOR (Alternate)

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