AS/NZS 3679.1:1996

AS/NZS 3679.1:1996 STRUCTURAL STEEL - HOT-ROLLED BARS AND SECTIONS

PREFACE

CONTENTS

1 SCOPE

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

3 DEFINITIONS

3.1 Analysis

3.1.1 Cast analysis

3.1.2 Product analysis

3.2 Bars

3.3 Batch

3.4 Can

3.5 Longitudinal direction

3.6 May

3.7 Off-square

3.8 Out-of-hexagon

3.9 Out-of-round

3.10 Out-of-square

3.11 Primary rolled product

3.12 Sections

3.13 Shall

3.14 Should

3.15 Testing

3.16 Test piece

3.17 Test sample

3.18 Test specimen

3.19 Transverse direction

4 DESIGNATION

5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

5.1 General

5.2 Cast analysis

5.3 Product analysis

5.4 Residual elements

6 DIMENSIONS

7 MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES

7.1 Bars

7.2 Sections

8 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS

8.1 General

8.2 Removal of surface defects

8.2.1 Bars

8.2.2 Sections

8.3 Weld repair of surface defects

8.3.1 General

8.3.2 Welding

9 SELECTION OF TEST SAMPLES

9.1 General

9.2 Sampling and testing

10 POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF TEST PIECES

11 PREPARATION OF TEST PIECES FOR MECHANICAL TESTING

11.1 General

11.2 Tensile test piece

11.2.1 General

11.2.2 Bars

11.2.3 Sections

11.3 Impact test piece

12 TESTING PROCEDURES

12.1 Tensile test

12.2 Charpy V-notch impact test

13 MECHANICAL TEST REQUIREMENTS

13.1 Tensile tests

13.2 Impact tests

14 IDENTIFICATION

15 ROUNDING OF NUMBERS

15.1 General

15.2 Tensile properties

APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES

A1 GENERAL

A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER

A3 NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION

A4 INDEPENDENT TESTS

A5 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AND TEST CERTIFICATE

A5.1 Certificate of compliance

A5.2 Test certificate

A6 INSPECTION

APPENDIX B - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD

B1 SCOPE

B2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING

B3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

B4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY SYSTEM

B5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

B5.1 General

B5.2 Sampling

B5.3 Compliance

B5.4 Retests

APPENDIX C - COLD-BENDING OF ROUNDS, FLATS AND SQUARES DURING FABRICATION

APPENDIX D - MEASUREMENT OF CAMBER AND SWEEP IN UNIVERSAL SECTIONS (See Tables 9 and 10)

D1 CAMBER

D2 SWEEP