IS 1570 (Part 7):1992 12C7H Steel: Specifications & Listings

IS 1570 (Part 7):1992 12C7H: 12C7H: steel for elevated temperature service (creep resisting steel). Specified in IS 1570 (Part 7):1992.

Category: Carbon Steel
Grade Details
GradeIS 1570 (Part 7):1992 12C7H
Standard IS 1570 (Part 7):1992
ApplicationsBoilers, pressure vessels, steam turbines, steam and water piping and other power plant equipment working at elevated temperature
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Matched by chemical composition and mechanical properties, not a formal equivalence claim. Always verify against the applicable standard before substitution.
Chemical Composition (%)
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Cu
<=0.17 0.10-0.35 0.40-1.00 <=0.045 <=0.045 <=0.25 <=0.35 <=0.30
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength 360-480 MPa
Yield Strength >=215 MPa (0.2 % proof stress)
Elongation >=24%
Condition Seamless pipe and pipe with seam, N, thickness - (first row of Table 3)

More data from IS 1570 (Part 7):1992

From the standard
Mechanical properties at room temperature 1 rows
ProductHeat treatmentThickness (mm)Hardness (RB)Rp0.2 min (MPa)Rm min (MPa)Rm max (MPa)Elongation min (%)KV (J)Bend test D max
Seamless pipe and pipe with seamN--21536048024-4a
Rm and elongation printed once for a group of thickness rows are repeated on each row; Rp0.2 'Note 8' is printed as in the standard; in case of dispute the tensile strength value is deciding.
Source: IS 1570 (Part 7):1992, Table 3
0.2 % proof stress at elevated temperature (guidance only) Rp0.2 min in MPa
Product, heat treatment, thickness100 deg C150 deg C200 deg C250 deg C300 deg C350 deg C400 deg C450 deg C
Seamless pipes and pipe with seam, HF, N, up to 40 mm187176165145122111109107
For guidance only.
Source: IS 1570 (Part 7):1992, Table 4
Heat treatment 4 entries
Normalising temperature (HF, N)
880 to 940 deg C
Normalising time
1 to 2 min per 1 mm thickness of pipe wall but not less than 20 min
Normalising cooling
in quiet air
Stress relief or tempering after bending or welding
600 to 650 deg C, 2 min per 1 mm or thickness of pipe wall but not less than 15 min
Indications are for guidance only except where test samples are reference heat treated; stress relief temperature should be at least 30 deg C below the tempering temperature.
Source: IS 1570 (Part 7):1992, Table 5

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