AS/NZS 1365:1996

(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)

AS/NZS 1365:1996
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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Tolerances for flat-rolled steel products

AS/NZS 1365:1996
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee MT-001, Iron and Steel. It was approved on behalf of the Council of
Standards Australia on 22 March 1996 and on behalf of the Council of Standards
New Zealand on 19 March 1996.
This Standard was published on 6 June 1996.

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The following are represented on Committee MT-001:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Chamber of Manufactures
Australian Foundry Institute
Australian Institute of Steel Construction
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Department of Defence, Australia
Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Railways of Australia Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia
Additional Interests:
Tube manufacturers

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AS/NZS 1365:1996
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)

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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Tolerances for flat-rolled steel products

Originated in Australia as AS 13651973.

Previous edition AS 13651986.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 1365:1996.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (April 2014).

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AS/NZS 1365:1996

PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee MT-001, Iron and Steel, to supersede AS 13651986.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (April 2014). The changes required by the
Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the
clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
The objective of this Standard is to specify dimensional tolerances for flat-rolled steel
products excluding stainless and heat-treated steels. The 1986 edition was amended in
September 1992 to alter the width tolerances of untrimmed plate and floorplate.

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This Standard gives an option of two classes of tolerance (A and B) for plate and strip
rolled on a continuous mill, and for cold-rolled sheet and strip. These classes apply to
flatness on hot-rolled product and to thickness, flatness, width and length on cold-rolled
sheet and strip. The tighter Class B tolerances should only be specified in cases where the
product requires stringent tolerance control.
In the preparation of this Standard cognizance was taken of the following International
Standards:
ISO
3573:1986

Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities

3574:1986

Cold-reduced carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities

4960:1986

Cold-reduced carbon steel strip with a carbon content over 0.25%

4995:1993

Hot-rolled steel sheet of structural quality

4996:1991

Hot-rolled steel sheet of high yield stress structural quality

4997:1991

Cold-reduced steel sheet of structural quality

5001:1993

Cold-reduced carbon steel sheet for vitreous enamelling

5951:1993

Hot-rolled steel sheet of higher yield strength with improved formability

6316:1993

Hot-rolled steel strip of structural quality

6317:1982

Hot-rolled carbon steel strip of commercial and drawing qualities

6932:1986

Cold-reduced carbon steel strip with a maximum carbon content of 0.25%

7452:1984

Hot-rolled structural steel platesTolerances on dimensions and shape

9034:1987

Hot-rolled structural steel wide flatsTolerances on dimensions and shape

All of these International Standards, except ISO 7452 and ISO 9034, specify general
properties in addition to dimensional tolerances, for various types of flat-rolled steel
products. The Standards ISO 7452 and ISO 9034 specifically cover dimensional tolerances
for hot-rolled structural steel plates and wide flats but are not applicable to thicknesses
below 3 mm and 4 mm respectively.
Australian/New Zealand industry considers that there are considerable advantages in having
requirements for dimensional tolerances for all types of flat-rolled steel products in the one
Standard.
In this edition steepness ratio is included as an alternative method for expressing flatness
and a method for measuring out-of-squareness is specified.
The terms normative and informative have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A normative appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an informative appendix is only for information and guidance.

AS/NZS 1365:1996

CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 MEASUREMENT OF FLATNESS ............................................................................. 5
1.5 MEASUREMENT OF EDGE CAMBER ..................................................................... 6
1.6 MEASUREMENT OF OUT-OF-SQUARENESS ........................................................ 6
1.7 ROUNDING OF TEST RESULT VALUES ................................................................ 6
SECTION 2 WIDE SLABS
2.1 SCOPE ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 THICKNESS TOLERANCES ..................................................................................... 9
2.3 WIDTH TOLERANCE ................................................................................................ 9
2.4 LENGTH TOLERANCE ............................................................................................. 9
2.5 EDGE CAMBER TOLERANCE ................................................................................. 9
SECTION 3 HOT ROLLED PLATE AND FLOORPLATE
3.1 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 THICKNESS TOLERANCES ................................................................................... 10
3.3 WIDTH TOLERANCES ............................................................................................ 10
3.4 LENGTH TOLERANCES ......................................................................................... 10
3.5 FLATNESS TOLERANCES ..................................................................................... 10
3.6 EDGE CAMBER TOLERANCES ............................................................................. 10
3.7 OUT-OF-SQUARE TOLERANCES ......................................................................... 10
SECTION 4 HOT ROLLED SHEET, PLATE AND FLOORPLATE PRODUCED FROM
HOT ROLLED COIL
4.1 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 THICKNESS TOLERANCES ................................................................................... 13
4.3 WIDTH TOLERANCES ............................................................................................ 13
4.4 LENGTH TOLERANCES ......................................................................................... 13
4.5 FLATNESS TOLERANCES ..................................................................................... 13
4.6 EDGE CAMBER TOLERANCES ............................................................................. 13
4.7 OUT-OF-SQUARE TOLERANCES ......................................................................... 14
SECTION 5 COLD-ROLLED SHEET AND STRIP
5.1 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................... 17
5.2 THICKNESS TOLERANCES ................................................................................... 17
5.3 WIDTH TOLERANCES ............................................................................................ 17
5.4 LENGTH TOLERANCES ......................................................................................... 17
5.5 FLATNESS TOLERANCES ..................................................................................... 17
5.6 EDGE CAMBER TOLERANCES ............................................................................. 17
5.7 OUT-OF-SQUARE TOLERANCES ......................................................................... 18
APPENDICES
A
STEEPNESS RATIO ................................................................................................. 21
B
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FLATNESS OF CONTINUOUS
MILL PRODUCT ...................................................................................................... 23

AS/NZS 1365:1996

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard
Tolerances for flat-rolled steel products

S E C T I O N

S C O P E

A N D

G E N E R A L

1.1 SCOPE

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This Standard specifies dimensional tolerances for flat-rolled steels (uncoated, metalliccoated or organic-coated), other than stainless, high alloy and quenched and tempered
steels, as follows:
(a)

Wide slabs.

(b)

Plate and floorplate rolled on a reversing mill.

(c)

Hot-rolled plate, floorplate, sheet and strip rolled on a continuous mill.

(d)

Cold-rolled sheet and strip.

For coated products, thickness tolerances apply to the base metal only.
NOTE: Widths and thicknesses given in tables do not necessarily indicate availability in Australia
or New Zealand, and enquiries in this regard should be directed to suppliers.

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENT

The following document is referred to in this Standard:
AS
2706

Numerical valuesRounding and interpretation of limiting values

1.3 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.
1.3.1 Cold-rolled sheet
A cold-rolled product of any width or thickness, supplied in cut lengths. Edges are either
trimmed or untrimmed.
1.3.2 Edge camber
The deviation of an edge from a straight line forming a chord to it.
1.3.3 Edge conditions
1.3.3.1 Trimmed edge
The edge produced by the removal of material by mechanical means or gas cutting. Also
referred to as sheared or slit edge.
A1

1.3.3.2 Untrimmed edge

The edge produced by hot rolling between horizontal rolls, with or without vertical edging
rolls. Also referred to as mill or universal edge.
1.3.4 Floorplate
A hot-rolled product 600 mm or greater in width, supplied in cut lengths or in coils, having
a rolled raised pattern at regular intervals on one surface. Edges are either trimmed or
untrimmed.
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