—G 0404— JIS G 0404: Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements requirements defined in this Standard, thon it ie the roquiremonts agreed for ordering or specified in the appropriate product or material standard which shall | apply. Remarks: The International Standard corresponding to this Standard is as follows: requirements. 2__Normative references The standards listed in Attached Table 1 contain provisions which, through reference in this Standard, constitute proyisions of this Standard. If the indication of the year of coming into effect is given to these referred standards, only the edition of an identified year constitutes the provisions of this Standard but the revision and amendment made thereafter are not applie Unless the indication of the year of coming into effect is given to these referre| standards, the most recent edition (including amendment) of the standards shall be 7 applied. 3_Definitions For the purpose of this Standard, the following definitions for thes main terms used in this Standard apply: a) inspection Activities such as measuring, examining, testing, characteris of a product or service and comparing these with specified requirements determine conformity. b) testing Any operation or action to determine the properties or character: of a material or product. c) specific inspection and testing Inspection and testing carried out, befof delivery, according to the technical requirements of the order, on the ma 808jy whether these products comply with the requirements of the order. jnspection representative One or more individuals who is/are either: , the inspector(s) designated in the official regulations; {jhe manufacturer's authorized representative(s), who is/are independent of ;) production process, acting on half of the purchaser(s); ‘@ purchaser's authorized representative, S{'unit ‘The lot or batch of products to be accepted or rejected together, on the basis of the tests to be carried out on sample products in accordance with ‘ue requirements of the product standard or order. (See Fig. 1.) sample product Item (example: a sheet) selected from a test unit for ins- pection and/or testing. (See Fig. 1.) -p)| sample A sufficient quantity of material taken from the sample product for thepurpose of producing one or more test pieces. (See Fig. 1). ‘Remarks: In certain cases, the sample may be the sample product itself. h) rough specimen Part of the sample having undergone machining, followed by |" heat treatment where appropriate, for the purpose of producing test pieces. i (See Fig. 1.) 4) test=piece Part of the sample, with specified dimensions, brought to required condition for submission to a given test. (See Fig. 1.) "Remarks: In certain cases, the test piece may be the sample itself or rough specimen. “cast (heat) analysis A chemical analysis representative of the cast (heat) determined by the manufacturer in accordance with his own procedures. product analysis A chemical analysis carried out on the product. individual results are used demonstrate that the requirements of the order ‘nd/or product standard have been satisfied. . —809- —G o404——G 0404~ A Test unit + -B_ Sample products co” Sample oe D_ Rough specimen E Testpiece 1) Fig. 1 Examples of terms defined in 3 | 4__Information to be supplied by the purchaser The information to be supplied by the purchaser shall be as follows: a a) The purchaser shall select the steel type, the shape of the product alld dimensions, taking the intended processing and use into account. He may take the manufacturer's advice in making his choice. The order shall provide all the information necessary for describing th product and its characteristics, and also details concerning delivery such as: 1) mass, length, area, number of pieces to be delivered; 2) the product form (it may be a number referring a drawing, for example); —810—11). any optional (supplementary) requirements provided for by the product standard "in the absence of the Japanese Industrial Standard, by stipulation of the characteristics and conditions required; 9) “if, in an order, reference is made to a given standard without specifying its edition date, by interpreting this reference as being the edition current at the date of placing the order. “Remarks: If there is any dotibt concerning the current edition of the Japanese Industrial Standard, the edition to be used shalll be agreed between the purchaser and manufacturer. “5)-Mamufacturing process The manufacturing process shall be left at the disc- _‘rtion of the manufacturer, unless otherwise agreed at the time of ordering or ©" Siherwise specified in the product standard. ‘Remarks: The manufacturing process Govers all operations up to the delivery of the product. . 1 yrocessor or an intermediary When a product is supplied by a “Toéessor or an intermediary, they shall submit to the purchaser, without any shanges to it, the manufacturer's documentation, as described in JIS G 0415.—G o404— product and the documentation. product in any way whatever, he shall supply the purchaser with an aside document of compliance for these particular new conditions. This shall apply the changes made by the processor or intermediary, which are included ig: oe manufacturer's documentation. ‘L_General requirements | ascertain that the dolivery complies with thé quality and ae requirements of the order, irrespective of the type of inspection document requ 7.2 Inspection by the representative Upon request, the inspection repii ative shall be informed, by the manufacturer or his authorized representative, of 17 the date of availability of part or all of the consignment for specific inspectidiy an’ testing. Qn that occasion, reference shall be made to the order. The manufacturer and the inspection representative shall agree upon the time and date of the inspection’ and testing, in order to avoid interference with the normal operation of the Work:: If the external inspection representative does not attend on the agreed date, the manufacturer's authorized representative may carry out the acceptance operations’ himself and provide the purchaser, or his representative, with the inspect document, unless this was expressly forbidden. A submission note referring to the order, or to the available parts of the order, shall be delivered to the inspection representative not later than the beginning of the inspection/testing procedure. at In order to carry out the agreed inspection and testing, the inspection representative shall have free access, at the agreed time, to the places wherg.the’ products to be tested/inspected are manufactured and stored. He may select ihe: sample products from the test unit from which the samples are to be takei selection of the samples, preparation (machining and treatment) of test pieces and during the tests. He shall observe all the relevant instructions in force in the’ manufacturer's works and especially the safety rules. The works shall have. right to have him accompanied by one of their representatives. ; ‘The testing/inspection procedures shall be carried out so that disturbance of the normal run of production is minimized. x —812——G 0404— ‘nformation to be supplied The enquiry and order shdill cover the follow- ition, if not specified in the product standard: a ‘ype of document required, for example an inspection certificate of type B or 3.1 C in JIS G 0415, or an inspection report in 3.2 of JIS @ testing frequency (see 9.2); “ "ye yequirements for sampling and for tho preparation of the samples and test 3 (see 7.6); | 1 identification of test units, if any; ’ ! {ast methods (see 7.5); | 4 / Inspection reports to be signed by external inspectors. ‘2 Place of specific inspection and testing If the necessary facilities are not “jallable at the manufacturer's works, the inspection and testing shall be carried pit at another place agreed between the two parties, or at an establishment jeereditedl by a recognized organization, ‘preferably in the region’ of manufacture ‘nthe latter case, the products shall not be delivered before receipt of the test results by the manufacturer. © 44 ‘Traceability during testing During the test operations, the manufacturer shall be able to provide traceability between the sample products, samples and test \d the test units to which they belong. pieces. 782 Test method and equipment ‘Tests shall be carried out, and the regults presentéd, in accordance with the corresponding Japanese Industrial Standard. Where.no such Japanese Industrial Standard exists, other test methods‘shall be ed which shall be agreed upon at the time of ordering [see 4 a) 8)]. I inspection, measuring and test equipment used by the supplier for, final inspection and testing to verify characteristics for which specific requirements are indluded in the order or product standard, shall be calibrated and adjusted against rtfied equipment having a known valid relationship to nationally recognized iindards, where such standards exist, and be so maintained. Where, such andards do not exist, the basis for calibration shall be documented. The supplier is authorized representative shall maintain calibration records for inspection, suring and test equipment. The accuracy of the measuring or testing went shall be sufficient in relation to the specified values and tolerances. —813——G 0404— be agreed upon. for testing and analysis. 7.6 Sampling conditions and test, pieces n tests and chemical analysis shall be as specified in JIS G 0416 and ISO : 1284 order shall apply. The method of taking samples and test pieces for submission {yj mechanical tests shall be either Class A or Class B, depending on the type of Sta) standard, ‘The Class A shall be used in the case of the test pieces prepared from a prédu proper and subjected to mechanical tests. mechanical tests. a) The Class A shall be as follows: 1) The test pieces shall be prepared from the samples taken from a product ie during the process, any treatments likely to affect their quality. Where it unavoidably necessary, the samples or test pieces may be straighten: treated, the samples may be given heat treatment. 2). The test pieces shall be cut parallel to the rolling direction (in the. axial direction) for steel bars, shapes, flat steel, etc., and parallel (in the axial direction) or perpendicular to the rolling direction for steel sheets an strip and pipe, etc., either of which to select shall be in accordance will provisions of each product standard. : 3) carried out on the whole cross-section of steel materials, accordance with JIS G 0416, unless otherwise specified. 4) unless otherwise specified. b) The Class B shall be as follows: treatment given to a reference sample. —814——G..0404— phe reference sample shall be 25 mm in diameter, prepared from steel _jpaterials by stretching or cutting in the axial direction. ‘However, steel material not more than 25 mm in diameter, width across at or thickness may be used as a reference sample with no further pro- For hardness test pieces, part of tensile and other test pieces may be used, nless otherwise specified. 5 eguirements concerning the chemical composition shall be considered to refer “4g the heat analysis unless they refer expressly to the product analysis this éase, the method of sampling shall be as specified in ISO 14284, “permissible tolerances on specified values for analyzed elements and ‘qnemical composition shall be as specified in each standard. Where ‘not - Yyecified in each standard, the premissible tolerances shall be defined by'the indication of the table number for permissible tolerances in JIS @ 0321 by ment between the purchaser and the manufacturer. alysis method shalll be as specified in gach standard. The analysis value " thall be expressed as a percentage, calculated to a place next to the lowest of significant figures in a specified value. When carbon equivalents, compositions quscéptible to weld crack and hot-dip zinc-coating. equivalents susceptible "equations shall be analyzed-and calculated to avplace next to the significant igures of the specified value (the figures below that place shall be omitted) arbon equivalents, compositions susceptible to weld crack and hot-dip zine- For each type of test, the test unit shall-be fed in the product standard or the order. —815——G 0404— a) Acombination of the following factors: 1) the same heat, and/or ; 2) the same casting sequence, and/or ; 8) the same heat treatment condition or heat treatment batch, and/or ; 4) the same product form, and/or ; 5) the same thickness range. b) The mass of the test unit or the number of pieces In certain cases, the test unit may consist of an individual product. 9.2.2 Number of sample products, samples and test pieces For each type of test the number of sample products to be taken for each test unit, the number 4 samples to be taken for each sample product and the number of test pieces to be taken per sample shall be as specified in the product standard or the order. 9.8 Effect of dimensions Where, in the product standard, the’ mechanical properties are specified by dimensional categories such as thickness, diameter, etc., the dimension to be considered is the nominal dimension of the product at the” prescribed location for taking samples for mechanical tests. 9.4 Applicable material condition In the absence of any specification in the order or the product standard, the mechanical properties relate to the as-delivered /+ condition of the products. ‘ 9.5 Assessment of impact energy value Where, an impact energy value is | specified without any further information, it shall be taken to represent the average value of those individual tests which shall be assessed as described in 9.6: 9.6 Assessment of results of sequential tests The assessment of the results of a group or series of tests shall be carried out in a sequential manner [see 8.1)}. Th following examples refers to impact tests. a a), The average value of a set of three test pieces shall meet the specific requirement. One individual value may be below the specified value, provide that it is not less than 70 % of that value. b) If the conditions described in item a) are not satisfied and not more than two of 4 the three individual values are lower than the specified minimum value,: and § not more than one of the three individual values is lower than 70 % of the specified value, then the manufacturer may take an additional set of threé. test pieces from the same samples. To consider the test unit as conforming, after ously. —816——G.0404— ‘Ye average value of the six tests shall be equal to or greater than the speci- “qigd minimum value. 1 5) Three or more of the six individual values shall not be lower than the speci- fied minimum value. (Not more than two of the six individual values may be ower than the specified minimum value.) - iyo or more of the Six individual values shall not be lower 70 % of the spedi- fed value. (Not more than one of the six individual values may be lower than 70 % of the specified value.) \riIf these conditions are not satisfied, the sample product is rejected and retests afo-carried out on the remainder of the test unit (see 9.8.2.8). ‘The assessment of some other sequential tests, for example tensile testing in ibe thickness direction, is carried out in a similar manner. 7 ifreatment of leftovers Where the purchaser demands that the samples “fpald be taken from steel materials having the ordered dimensions, he. shall S gecept the leftovers of the steel materials, from which the samples have been taken “and which fall short of the ordered dimensions, as those having the ordered “ginensions. tests | © empling and preparation of test pieces and/or to tests carried out improperly shall ‘jp considered invalid. Such cases include: 2) where, before testing, defective machining is found with the test piece or where “the test piece has flaws considered irrelevant to their quality; b) where an erroneous test operation is found; “where, in tensile test, the test piece breaks off at a point outside 1/4 of the © gauge length from the centre between the two gauge marks, with the result © ‘that the elongation result fails to meet the specifications. cordance with the procedures described in 9.8.2.2 or 9.8.2.3. However, if the ‘lt ofa test should deviate significantly from the specified requirements for the . steel type to be supplied, so that there is a suspicion that products become mixed, nthe procedure described in 9.9 shall be used. “817—G o404— 9.8.2.2 ‘Tests for individual values Where the unsatisfactory result comes fro; tests for which no average, but only individual values are specified (e.g. tensile tes bend test or end quench hardenability), the following procedures shall be carric out. A a) Where the test unit is a single piece (see Attached Fig. 1). ‘Two new tests of the same type as the one giving an unsatisfactory result! shall be carried out. Both new tosts shall give satisfactory results. If not, the’ product shall be rejected. b) Where the test unit is more than one piece, for example a rolling unit, cast heat treatment condition (see Attached Fig. 2). ‘The manufacturer may, at his discretion, retain in the test unit the samp] product from which the unsatisfactory test results have been obtained, unles; otherwise agreed. v 2) in item 1), but one of the new test pieces shall be taken from the sample product retained in the test unit. Both new tests shall give satisfactor results. 9.82.8 Sequential test Where the unsatisfactory result arises from the sequential method as defined in 9.6 for impact tests (see Attached Fig. 3), the following sequential test shall be carried out. As stated in 9.6, the sample product which has not given satisfactory results shall be rejected. The procedure shall be as indicated in 9.8.2.2 b) 1), carrying out one new set of three tests on each of two different sample products fromi’ the remainder of the test unit, both of which shall give satisfactory results. In this case, 9.6 b) no longer applies. . * The manufacturer shall inform the inspection representative which metho’ sorting or reprocessing was used. —818——G 0404— ‘oiier properties For other properties (other than chemical composition’ and properties), the inspection shall be as specified in each standard. © ~ jy Surface and internal quality , |] imperfections, which may occur under normal manufacturing conditions, tbe grounds for rejection. : jailed requirements referring to these characteristics shall, wheré propriate, bo agreed upon at tho time of enquiry and order, by roference.to tho “se repriate Japanese Industrial Standard (or, another relevant standard if no ~ fpatese Industrial Standard exists). ~ tection of defects The use of special techniques (radiography, ultrasonics, } = jgnetic detection, etc.) to detect defects, as well as the number of products to be ‘[pted per test unit and the procedures for interpreting the results, when required, ~ “yall be as specified in the product standard or as agreed at the time of ordering. ~ Removal of discontinuities Surface discontinuities may be removed by chanical or thermal means, provided that the dimensions and properties of the product remain within the limit specified in either the order, product standard, ©" juensional standard or surface quality standard. j1d -Repairs by welding Where there is no provision in the product standard or - the order, the purchaser or the inspector may permit local repairs by welding. This “ jgreement may apply either to the whole or only to a part of the consignment. <2 Shape, dimensions and mass Where the shape, dimensions and mass of steel material are to be inspected, their determination shall be made in conjunction with their tolerances using a measuring device with a proper precision. | ‘18 Report ise specified in the order or product specification, for the purpose of deciding | ihether a test result meets a specified value, the results of mechanical tests and nical analysis shall be calculated to a place next to the lowest of significant “ures in a specified value, rounded off in accordance with JIS Z 8401 and “«“apréssed by the same number of significant figures as in the specified value. marks; When using digital display measuring devices, the number of digits shown may be in excess of the precision of the testing device and/or the test method. =819— n14 Marking The manufacturer shall identify the delivery by marking product or the consignment either in accordance with the product standard o: the agreement at the time of order. In the absonce of such requirements, identification of his choice. the relevant Japanese Industrial Standard. Carry out test on a test unit consisting of a single piece re the requirements met? => Carry out tost on two further samples from the single pieco Bre the requirements mot by both samples? NO. Reject test unit Attached Fig. 1 Flow chart for tests where the interpretation of test results based on individual values only (e.g. YES Accept test unit Accept test unit for tensile tests) for cases where test unit con- sists of a single piece ~820—a Carry out test on a test unit] consisting of several pieces ‘Are the requirements mot? Retain the selected sample product in test unit vroducts the unit sr ot one fartbr tat Sraayaiureee from each of two sample products, one of which is product retained in test original “sample Age the requirements met 5} a CP goth sample products? ‘Bre the requirements met by ‘both sample products? YES Reject test unit, Accept test unit consists of several pieces tensile tests) for cases where the test unit —821—-G 0404— pisces Garry out 25) tests on a teal unit consisting of several fistain the selected sample product in test unit Carey out further tests on test pieces from the same sample product ‘re the requirements met by the mean value from the two sets of 2) tests? YES the requirements ‘met by the individual values of the two sets of 2) tests? Reject the selected samplé product from test unit yEs Carry out n!) further teste on each of two further sample products Gre the requirement met by both sample ‘products? ‘Accept remainder of test unit Reject test unit, Accept test unit *) For impact tests: n= 3 Attached Fig. 3 Flow chart for sequential tests in conjunction —822— with retests ‘Sequontial tests in accordance with 8.6 [Fetosts In accordance with 9.8.9.3 Ji—G 0404— Attached Table 1 Normative references 321 Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel 415 - Steel and steel products ~ Inspection documents, 16 Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and test pieces for mechanical testing Rules for rounding off of numerical values 997 Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and tests pieces for mechanical testing 991 Steel and steel products — Inspection documents 11996 Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination of chemical composition Annex A (informative) Informative standards js'informative reference describes supplementary matters related to this ‘dard and Annex to it, and does not constitute a part of this Standard. 9901:1994 Quality systems — Model for quality assurance in design, deve- Jopment, production, installation and servicing '7,9902:1994 Quality systems — Model for quality assurance in production, a installation and servicing 18 2.9903:1994 Quality systems — Model for quality assurance in final inspection and test —823—-G-0404- Annex B (informative) Important standards for analysis and testing of iron and steel a ‘This informative reference describes supplementary matters related to this Standard and Annex to it, and does not constitute a part of this Standard. ay 4 8 JIS G1201 General rules for chemical analysis of iron and steel og JISG 1253 Iron and steal — Method for spark discharge ‘atomic emission #7) spectrometric analysis JISG1256 Iron and steel — Method for X-ray fluorescence spectrometric analysis . JIS Z 2201 Test pieces for tensile test for metallic materials. ~ JIS 2.2202 Test pieces for impact test for metallic materials JIS Z 2204 — Bend test pieces for metallic materials JIS 22241 Method of tensile test for metallic materials JIS %2242 Method of impact test for metallic materials JIS Z2243 Brinell hardness test —- Test method JIS Z2244 Vickers hardness test — Test method JIS 22245 Rockwell hardness test —Test method JIS Z2248 Method of bend test for metallic materials | “ | 4 4 —324—