BS 3059:1958

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
SECTION ONE : GENERAL
1 Scope
2 Workmanship
3 Testing facilities
4 Selection of tubes for testing
5 Additional tests
6 Inspection
7 Test certificates
SECTION TWO ; SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
B.S. 3059/1-Hot finished seamless
carbon steel biiiler and superheater tubes
8 Material
9 Heat treatment
10 Permissible variations in thickness,
   diameter and length
11 Tensile test
12 Flattening test
13 Expanding test
14 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/2-Cold drawn seamless carbon
steel boiler and superheater tubes
15 Material
16 Heat treatment
17 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
18 Tensile test
19 Flattening test
20 Expanding test
21 Hydraulic test
22 Material
23 Heat treatment
24 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
25 Tensile test
26 Flattening test
27 Expanding test
28 Hydraulic test
B,S, 3059/4-Cold drawn electrically welded
carbon steel boiler and superheater tubes
29 Material
30 Heat treatment
31 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
32 Tensile test
33 Flattening test
34 Expanding test
35 Hydraulic test
U.S. 3059/5-Hot finished seamless carbon steel
boiler and superheater tubes
36 Material
37 Heat treatment
38 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
39 Tensile test
40 Flattening test
41 Expanding test
42 Hydraulic test
U.S. 305916-Cold drawn seamless carbon steel
boiler and superheater tubes
43 Material
44 Heat treatment
45 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
46 Tensile test
47 Flattening test
48 Expanding test
49 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/7-Hot finished seamless 1/i per cent
molybdenum steel boiler and superheater tubes
50 Material
51 Heat treatment
52 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
53 Tensile test
54 Flattening test
55 Expanding test
56 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/8-Cold drawn seamless 1/2 per cent
molybdenum steel boiler and superheater tubes
57 Material
58 Heat treatment
59 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
60 Tensile test
61 Flattening test
62 Expanding test
63 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/9-Hot finished seamless 1 per cent
chromium 1/2 per cent molybdenum steel boiler and superheater tubes
64 Material
65 Heat treatment
66 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
67 Tensile test
68 Flattening test
69 Expanding test
70 Hydraulic test
71 Material
72 Heat treatment
73 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
74 Tensile test
75 Flattening test
76 Expanding test
77 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/11-Hot finished seamless 2I/4 per cent
chromium I per cent molybdenum steel boiler sud
superheater tubes
78 Material
79 Heat treatment
80 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
81 Tensile test
82 Flattening test
83 Expanding test
84 Hydraulic test
B.S. 3059/12-Cold drawn seamless 11/j per cent
chromium 1 jier cent molybdenum steel boiler and
superheater tubes
85 Material
86 Heat treatment
87 Permissible variations in thickness, diameter
   and length
88 Tensile test
89 Flattening test
90 Expanding test
91 Hydraulic test
Appendix
PERCENTAGE ELONGATION ON VARIOUS GAUGE LENGTHS