Permissible Tolerances

Sl. No. Description Tolerances Reference IS codes

I Raw material
1.1 Angles-Leg length
IS 1852-1985
a. Upto and including 45mm ± 1.5 mm
Clause 4.3.1
IS 1852-1985
b. 45mm to 100 mm ± 2.0 mm
Clause 4.3.1
IS 1852-1985
c. 100mm and above ± 2%
Clause 4.3.1
IS 1852-1985
1.2 Out of square ± 1.0˚
Clause 4.3.2
1.3 Camber
Less than 100 mm leg length
IS 1852-1985
Including and over 100 mm leg length 0.2% of length Clause 4.3.4

1.4 Weight per meter

a. Upto 3 mm thickness ± 5% IS 1852-1985

b. Above 3 mm thickness + 5%, -3% Clause 4.3.5

Flanges thickness
Up to and including 50mm flange width
50mm to 100mm flange width ± 0.2mm preferable,
1.5
100mm to 150mm flange width ±0.2mm (max) for all
150mm to 200mm flange width
2 Plates
a. Thickness less than 8 mm + 12.5%, -5% IS 1852-1985
b. Thickness 8 mm to 12 mm + 7.5%, -5% Clause 7.3
c. Above 12 mm ± 5%
2.1 Plates width tolerance
Width Length Thickness

Upto & Upto & Upto & including

-0.0mm, + 10mm IS 1852-1985
a. including including 20mm Above
- 0.0mm, +15 mm Clause 7.1
2000mm 8000mm 20mm

Upto & Upto & including -0.0mm, + 0.5% of

Above IS 1852-1985
b. including 20mm Above width
2000mm Clause 7.1
8000mm 20mm - 0.0mm, +20 mm

-0.0mm, + 0.2% of
Upto & including
Above8000 length IS 1852-1985
c. All width 20mm Above
mm - 0.0mm, +0.3% of Clause 7.1
20mm
length
2.2 Plate length tolerance
Thickness upto &
Upto & including -0.0mm, + 10mm IS 1852-1985
a. including 20mm
2200mm - 0.0mm, +15 mm Clause 7.2.1
Above 20mm

Upto & including

-0.0mm, + 0.5% IS 1852-1985
b. 2200mm to 3000mm 20mm Above
- 0.0mm, +15 mm Clause 7.2.1
20mm

Upto & including

-0.0mm, + 0.5% IS 1852-1985
c. 3000mm to 6300mm 20mm Above
- 0.0mm, + 0.5% Clause 7.2.1
20mm

Upto & including

-0.0mm, + 35mm IS 1852-1985
d. 6300mm to 8000 mm 20mm Above
- 0.0mm, + 0.5% Clause 7.2.1
20mm

Upto & including

-0.0mm, + 35mm IS 1852-1985
e. 8000 mm and above 20mm Above
- 0.0mm, + 40mm Clause 7.2.1
20mm
IS 1852-1985
f. Upto 2500mm 5 mm to 10 mm -0.0mm, + 25mm
Clause 7.2.2
-0.0mm, + 1.0% of
IS 1852-1985
g. Above 2500 mm 5 mm to 10 mm length subject to a
Clause 7.2.2
max. of 70 mm
3 Flats
3.1 Width
a. Upto and incuding 50mm ±1.0 mm
b. 50 mm to 75 mm ±1.5 mm
IS 1852-1985
c. 75 mm to 100 mm ± 2.0 mm Clause 6.1
± 2% subjected to a
d. 100 mm and above
max. of 6.0 mm
3.2 Thickness
IS 1852-1985
a. Upto and including 12 mm ±0.5 mm
Clause 6.2
± 4% subjected to a IS 1852-1985
b. Above 12 mm
max. of 1.5 mm Clause 6.2
3.3 Weight
a. Upto 3 mm thickness ± 0.5 % IS 1852-1985
b. Above 3 mm thickness + 5%, -3% Clause 6.4
4 Pipe/ Tube
4.1 Outer Dia.
a. Pipe OD upto and including 48.3 mm + 0.4 mm,-0.8 mm IS 1161-1998
b. Pipe OD above 48.3 mm ± 1.0 % Clause 6.2
4.2 Thickness (for all sizes)
a. Welded tubes + not limited ,-10 % IS 1161-1998
Clause 6.2
b. Seamless tubes + not limited ,- 12.5 %
4.3 Weight
a. Single tubes light +10 %, -8 %
IS 1161-1998
b. Single tubes medium ± 10 %
Clause 6.2
c. Single tubes heavy ± 10 %
5 Channels- Tolerance in depth IS 1852-1985
5.1 Depth - 0 to 200 mm ± 2.5 mm Clause 4.2.1
200 to 400 mm ± 3.0 mm
5.2 Width of flange 0 to 100 mm ± 2.0 mm Clause 4.2.2
Flanges shall be
5.3 Flanges out of square parallel within 1 in 60 Clause 4.2.3
tolerances
Flatness of web Not permitted
5.4 a) Convexity 15% of nominal Clause 4.2.4
b) Concavity thickness
5.5 Camber and sweep 0.20% of length Clause 4.2.5
5.6 Weight per meter ± 2.5% Clause 4.2.6
II Fabrication Tolerances
IS-802 Part II -1978
III Cropping / Cutting length ± 2.0mm
Clause 6.4

16 mm in size IS-802 Part II -1978

IV Marking / Stamping
(Tolerance not shown) Clause 7.1
V Holing / Punching
IS-802 Part II -1978
a. Cumulative holes ± 2.0 mm
Clause 6.3
IS-802 Part II -1978
b. Between holes ± 1.0 mm
Clause 6.3
IS-802 Part II -1978
c. Gauge distance ± 1.0 mm
Clause 6.5
IS-802 Part II -1978
Diametre of holes (Tappered D1 - D)
d. ± 0.8 mm Clause 6.2 & IS - 7215-1974 Clause
10.2.1(Table-7)

Bending Tolerances not shown

Shifting of bend line
Bend degree:
VI Flange width upto & incuding 50 mm
Flange width 50 mm to 100 mm
Flange width 100 mm to 200 mm
Thickness after bending No tolerance

VII Heel grinding and notching

a. Notch cut ± 1.6 mm
b. Flange cut ± 1.6 mm
c. Corner cut ± 1.6 mm
d. Shear edge ± 1.0 mm