BS 3606:1992

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Information
3. Designation
4. Manufacture of the steel
5. Manufacture of the product
6. Chemical analysis
7. Heat treatment
8. Mechanical properties
9. Visual inspection and appearance
10. Tolerances
11. Tests
12. Number, selection and preparation of samples and
     test pieces
13. Test methods
14. Retests
15. Test certificate
16. Protective coating
17. Marking
Appendices
A. Preferred dimensions of welded and seamless tubes
     for heat exchangers
B. Eddy current testing for the detection of
     longitudinal and transverse imperfections
C. Eddy current testing for verification of leak
     tightness
D. Ultrasonic testing of tubes for the detection of
     longitudinal and transverse imperfections
E. Designation of steel tubes in BS 3606: 1992 and the
     nearest equivalent designations in BS 3606: 1978 and
     ISO 2604: Parts II, III and V
Tables
1. Method of manufacture of the tube and reference
2. Steel type and type number
3. Chemical composition, mechanical properties at room
     temperature, and heat treatment
4. Permitted deviations of the product analysis from
     the specified ladle analysis
5. Tolerances on diameter
6. Tolerances on thickness
7. Tests for test category 1 and test category 2
8. Preferred dimensions
9. Dimensions of reference holes
10. Dimensions of reference holes for method A
11. Notch dimensions for method B
12. Reference notch dimensions and tolerances
13. Designation of steel tubes in BS 3606: 1992 and the
     nearest equivalent designations in BS 3606: 1978 and
     ISO 2604: Parts II, III and V