IS 1570 (Part 1):1978 Fe 540 Steel: Specifications, Equivalents & Listings

Category: Carbon Steel

Grade Details

Grade	IS 1570 (Part 1):1978 Fe 540
Standard	IS 1570 (Part 1):1978
Applications	Concrete reinforcement bars and wire, high tensile structural steel and weldable medium and high strength structural steel (the standard links this grade to IS 432, IS 961, IS 8500)

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength	>=540 MPa
Yield Strength	>=320 MPa
Elongation	>=20%
Condition	Hot rolled, normalized or annealed plates, sections, bars, forgings and tubes (scope 1.1); N/mm2 equals MPa

More data from IS 1570 (Part 1):1978

From the standard

Tensile and yield properties 3 properties

Tensile strength, min

540 MPa

Yield stress, min

320 MPa

Elongation, min (gauge length 5.65 sqrt(A))

20%

Yield is ignored if the specification is based on tensile strength and the reverse.

Source: IS 1570 (Part 1):1978, Table 1

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