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JAPANESE
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Translated and Published by
Japanese Standards Association

JIS G 3135 : 2006

(JISF)
Cold-reduced high strength steel
sheet and strip with improved
formability for automobile
structural uses

ICS 77.14-0.20; 77.140.50

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Date of Establishment: 1986-07-01
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Date of Revision: 2006-10-20
Date of Public Notice in OfficialGazette: 2006-10-20
Investigated by: Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
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JIS G 3135: 2006, First English edition published in 2007-02
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Translated and published by: Japanese Standards Association
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Contents
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1 Scope ··········································1
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Classification,symboland applicablethickness ········································1
Chemicalcomposition 2

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Mechanicalproperties
Dimensionand tolerance
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Foreword

This translation has been made based on the original Japanese Indus-
trial Standard revised by the Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry
through deliberations at the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
as the result of proposal for revision of Japanese Industrial Standard
submitted by The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) with the draft
being attached, based on the provision of Article 12 Clause 1 of the In-
dustrial Standardization Law applicable to the case of revision by the
provisionofArticle 14.
ConsequentlyJIS G 3135: 1986is replaced with this Standard.
ThisJIS documentis protected by the CopyrightLaw.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some parts of this Standard
may conflictwith a patent right, application for a patent after opening
to the public, utility modelright or application for registration of utility
model after opening to the public which have technical properties. The
relevant Minister and the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
are not responsible for identifying the patent right, application for a
patent after opening to the public, utility model right or application for
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JAPANESEINDUSTRlALSTANDARD

Cold-reduced high strength steel sheet and strip with

improved formability for automobile structural uses
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I 1 Scope This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies the cold-reducedhigh strength
steel sheet and strip (hereafter referred to as "steel sheet and strip") with improved
formability mainly used for automobiles, electric equipment, construction materials
I and so on.

I 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through

reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Standard. The most recent editions
I~_:~ of the standards (including amendments) indicated below shall be applied.
JIS B 7721 Verificationand calibration of the force measuring system of the tension/

I compression testing machines

JIS G 0320 Standard test methods for heat analysis of steel products

I JIS G 0404 Steel and steel products-General technical delivery requirements

JIS G 0415 Steel and steel products-Inspection documents

I JIS Z 2201 Test pieces for tensile test for metallic materials
JIS Z 2204 Bend test pieces for metallic materials

I JIS Z 2241 Method of tensile test for metallic materials

JIS Z 2248 Method of bend test for metallic materials

I JIS Z 8401 Guide to the rounding of numbers

f~ 3 Classification, symbol and applicable thickness The steel sheet and strip shall be
classifiedinto 13 classes and their symbols and applicable thicknesses shall be as given
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Table 1 Classification symboland applicablethickness
Classification symbol Applicablethickness
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SPFC340
SPFC370
0.6 or over up to and
incl. 2.3 Drawing use 1
SPFC390
SPFC440
SPFC490
SPFC540
0.6 or over up to and
incl. 2.3 Forming use 1
SPFC590
SPFC490Y
0.6 or over up to and
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SPFC540Y
incl. 2.3
SPFC590Y
SPFC780Y 0.8 or over up to and
Lowyield ratio type
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SPFC980Y incl. 2.0
SPFC340H 0.6 or over up to and
incl. 1.6 Bake harden able type

4 Chemical composition The chemical composition is not specified.If necessary, de- 1

cide between the purchaser and the supplier. In this case, the analysis shall be per-
formed by the heat analysis. General requirements for analysis test and the sampling
method for analysis shall be in accordancewith clause 8 of JIS G 0404. The method for
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heat analysis shall be in accordancewith JIS G 0320.
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5 Mechanical properties The steel sheet and strip shall be tested in accordancewith
clause 11 and Annex A, and the tensile strength, yield point or proofstress, elongation,
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paint bake hardenability amount 1) and bendability shall be as givenin table 2. For the
bendability, no cracks shall be generated on the outside ofthe test piece. 1
NOTE: See 11.3 for the bending test.
Note 1) The paint bake harden ability amount shows the rising amount of yield
point tested according to the specification in Annex A by the manufac-
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Table 2 Mechanicalproperties
Elongation
% paint Bendability
Yieldpoint Thickness bake
Tensile Tensile
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symbol
strength
Nzmm>
or proof
stress
N/mm2
0.6 or
over to
mm
1.0or
over up to
hardena-
bility
amount
test
piece Bending Inside radius of Bending
angle bending test
and excl, and incL N/mm2 piece

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SPFC370
340 or over
370 or over
1.0 2.3
175or over 34 or over 35or over
205or over 32 or over 33or over
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Flat on itself
Flat on itself
SPFC390 390 or over 235or over 30 or over 31or over - No.5 Flat on itself No.3
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SPFC490
SPFC540
440 or over
490 or over
540 or over
265or over 26 or over 27or over
295 or over 23 or over 24 or over
325or over 20 or over 21or over
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piece
taken
Flat on itself
Flat on itself
Thickness x 0.5
test
piece
taken in
in
SPFC590 590 or over 355or over 17 or over 18or over - 180 Thickness x 1.0 trans-
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SPFC490Y 490 or over 225or over 24 or over 25 or over - verse Flat on itself verse
SPFC540Y 540 or over 245 or over 21 or over 22 or over - Thickness x 0.5 rolling
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SPFC590Y
SPFC780Ya)
SPFC980Ya)
590 or over
780 or over
980 or over
265 or over 18 or over 19or over
365or over 13 or over 14or over
490or over 6 or over 7 or over
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Thickness x 1.0
Thickness x 3.0
Thickness x 4.0
tion

SPFC340Hb)c) 340 or over 185or over 34 or over 35or over 30or over Flat on itself
NOTE: 1N/mm2 = 1 MPa
I Note a) Concerning the applicable thickness of the elongation of SPFC780Yand SPFC980Y,0.6 mm or over to and
excl, 1.0 mm and 1.0 mm or over up to and incl. 2.3 mm shall be respectively shifted to 0.8 mm or over to
and excl. 1.0 mm and 1.0 mm or over up to and incl. 2.0mm.
b) Concerning the applicable thickness of the elongation ofSPFC340H,1.0 mm or over up to and incl. 2.3 mm

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shall be shifted to 1.0mm or over up to and incl. 1.6 mm.
The steel sheet and strip of SPFC340Hshall not generate the stretcher strain at least 3 months after the
production when stored at the room temperature.
It is preferable for the purchaser and the supplier to endeavorto consume them within this period.

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6.1 Expression of dimension The expression of dimensions of the steel sheet and
strip shall be as follows.
I a) For the steel sheet dimensions, thickness, width and length shall be expressed in

If millimetre.
b) For the steel strip dimensions, thickness and width shall be expressed in millime-
tre.

I 6.2 Standard thickness The standard thickness of the steel sheet and strip shall be
as given in table 3. However, dimensions in parentheses in table 3 shall be applied
upon the agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.
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Unit: mm
0.6 (0.65) 0.7 (0.75) 0.8 0.9 1.0
Standard thickness
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6.3 Tolerances on thickness, width and length
6.3.1 Tolerances on thickness Tolerances on thickness of the steel sheet and strip
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shall be as given in table 4. The measuring points of thickness shall be arbitrary points
25 mm or over inside from the edge for the mill edge, and arbitrary points 15 mm or 1
over inside from the edge for the cut edge. Tolerances on thickness shall not apply to
the irregular portions at either end of the steel strip.
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Table 4 Tolerances on thickness
Unit: mm
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Lower limit Width
specification
val ue of ten·
sile strength
Thickness Under 630 630 or over
to and excl.
1000
1000 or
over to and
excl. 1250
1250 or
over to and
excl. 1600
1600 or
over 1
0.60 or over to
and excl. 0.80
0.80 or over to
and excl. 1.00
± 0.06

± 0.07
± 0.06

± 0.07
±0.06

± 0.08
± 0.07

± 0.09
± 0.08

± 0.10
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1.00 or over to
Under 780
Nzmm''
and excl. 1.25
1.25 or over to
± 0.08

± 0.09
± 0.08

± 0.10
± 0.09

± 0.11
± 0.10

± 0.12
± 0.12

± 0.14
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and excl. 1.60
1.60 or over to
and excl. 2.00
2.00 or over up to
± 0.10

± 0.12
± 0.11

± 0.13
± 0.12

± 0.14
± 0.14

± 0.16
± 0.16

± 0.18
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0.80 or over to
and excl. 1.00
1.00 or over to
± 0.09

± 0.10
± 0.10

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over 1.25 or over to
and excl. 1.60
1.60 or over up to
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± 0.15

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6.3.2 Tolerances on width
as given in table 5.
Tolerances on width of the steel sheet and strip shall be
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Table 5 Tolerances on width
Unit: mm
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Length Tolerances
Under 1 250
+7
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+10
1250 or over
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6.3.3 Tolerances on length of steel sheet Tolerances on length of steel sheet shall be
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I Table 6 Tolerances on length of steel sheet

Unit: mm

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Length Tolerances
+10
a
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+15
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4 000 or over up to and incl. 6 000
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7.1 Flatness of steel sheet The flatness of steel sheet shall be as given in table 7. It
shall be measured by placing a steel sheet on a flat surface plate and the value of flat-
I ness shall be obtained by subtracting the thickness of the steel sheet from the maxi-
mum deviation. The values shall apply to the upper surface of the steel sheet.

I Table 7 Maximum deviation of flatness of steel sheet

I Width
Classification of strain a) and grade b)
Warpage· waviness Ear waviness
Unit: mm

Middle waviness

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1 000 or over to
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12
2
16
3
18
1
8
2
11
3
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1
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2
8
3
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15 19 21 10 12 13 8 10 11
and excl. 1 250
1 250 or over to
15 19. 21 12 14 15 9 11 12
and excl. 1 600
1600 or over 20 - - 14 - - 10 - -
Notes a) According to the shape and generating area, classification of strains shall be as fol-
lows.
Warpage: The steel sheet wholly warped. There are two types of warpage: warped

I in the rolling direction and warped in transverse rolling direction.

Waviness: Undulate condition in the rolling direction of the steel sheet.
Ear waviness: Waviness appears on the edge (end in width direction) of the steel

I sheet and flat in the centre.

Middle waviness: Waviness appears in the centre of the steel sheet and flat on the
edge.
b) Grades 1 to 3 shall respectively be applied to the steel sheet of which the lower
I limit specification value of tensile strength is under 780 Nzmm-, 780 Nrmm- and
980 Nzmms.

I" 7.2 Camber The application of camber for the steel sheet and strip shall be as given
in figure 1. The maximum value of camber for the steel sheet and strip shall be as
given in table 8.
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The camber shall not apply to the irregular portions at either end of the steel strip,
Measurements of camber of steel sheet and strip shall be made when requested by the 1
purchaser,
Unit: mm
1
1
(Ar biItrary
2 000 " )
(Ar biItrary
2 000 " )

a) For steel sheet under

pOSItIon

b) For steel sheet 2 000

pOSItIon
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c) For steel strip
2 000 mm in length mm or over in length
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Figure 1 Application of camber of steel sheet and strip

Table 8 Maximum value of camber

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Unit: mm
1
Lower limit speci-
fication value of
tensile strength
Under 780 Nzmm?
Under
630 or
Under
Width

630
over
630
4
2
4
Steel sheet
under 2 000 mm 2000 mm or
in len_gth over in length
Strip

4 per an arbitrary length of 2 000

2 per an arbitrazy len_g_thof 2 000
4 per an arbitrary leJ!gth of 2 000
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780 Nzmm> or over
630 or over 3 3 per an arbitrary length of 2 000
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8 Mass The mass of steel sheet and strip shall be as follows, 1
a) The mass of steel sheet shall be, as a rule, the calculated mass and the calculation
method and its expression shall be as given in table 9, The rounding off of numeri-
cal value shall be as rule A in JIS Z 8401. 1
Table 9 Calculation method of mass 1
Order of calculation Calculation method Number of digits of result

Basic mass kg/mm· m2

7.85 (mass of 1 mm in thick-
ness and 1 m2 in area)
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Round off to a numerical
Basic mass (kg/mm • m2) x
Unit mass kg/m''
thickness (mm)
value of four significant
digits
Round off to a numerical
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Area of sheet m2 Width (m) x length (m) value of four significant
digits
Round off to a numerical
1
Mass of one sheet kg Unit mass (kg/m-) x area (m2) value of three significant

Mass of one sheet (kg) x num-

digits
Round off to an integer
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Mass of one bundle kg ber of sheets in one bundle of
value of kg
Total mass kg
the same dimension
Sum of each bundle mass Integer value of kg 1
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b) The mass of the steel strip shall be, as a rule, of measured mass and be expressed
in kilogramme.

I 9 Oiling Steel sheet and strip shall be oiled unless otherwise specified.

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I lamination, surface flaw detrimental to use. Surface defects shall be applied to one side
ofthe surfaces 2) ofthe steel sheet and strip.

I For the steel strip, however, some irregular portions may be included therein, since
the steel strip is generally afforded no opportunity to be inspected readily and to be
removedsuch defectiveparts and weld parts.
I-~' Note 2) One side of the surface means usually the top side of packaging for the
steel sheet, and outer side surface of steel strip for the steel strip.

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I 11.1 General requirements for mechanical test The general requirements for the
mechanical test shall be in accordance with clause 7 of JIS G 0404. In this case, the

I sampling method shall be as Class A, and the number of test pieces and the sampling
position shall be as follows.
a) Number of tensile test piece, bending test piece and paint bake hardenability
I amount test piece Take one test piece from every steel strip of cold-reducedroll-
ing. When the mass of the steel strip is under 3 t, take one from those of same heat,

I same thickness, same rolling conditions and same heat treatment conditions.

tt~ b) Sampling position and direction of tensile test piece, bending test piece and paint
bake hardenability amount test piece The centre of a test piece shall be at a
quarter-width from the side edge, and the test piece shall be taken in transverse
rolling direction. However, when it is infeasible to observe the requirement of a

I quarter-width from the side edge, the sampling position should be as close to the
specifiedposition as possible.

I 11.2 Tensile test The tensile test shall be as follows.

a) No.5 test piece specifiedin JIS Z 2201 shall be used.

I b) The test method shall be in accordancewith JIS Z 2241.

11.3 Bendingtest The bending test shall be as a) and b).

I The bending test may be omitted 3). However, when especially requested by the pur-
chaser, the test shall be performed.

I,... Note 3) The test may be omitted by the manufacturer's decision, but it means
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a) No.3 test piece specified in JIS Z 2204 shall be used.
b) The test method shall be in accordancewith JIS Z 2248.
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11.4 Paint bake hardenability amount test
be in accordancewith Annex A.

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The test piece and the test method shall

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12.1 Inspection The inspection shall be as follows. 1
a) The general requirements for the inspection shall be in accordance with JIS G
0404.
b) The chemical composition shall conformto the requirements of clause 4 in the case
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upon the agreement.
c) The mechanical properties shall conformto the requirements of clause 5.
d) The dimension shall conform to the requirements of clause 6.
e) The shape shall conform to the requirements of clause 7.
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f) The mass shall conform to the requirements of clause 8.
g) The appearance shall conform to the requirements of clause 10.
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12.2 Reinspection The steel sheet and strip having failed to meet the requirements
for tensile test, bending test and paint bake hardenability amount test may be sub-
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jected to a retest for final acceptance in accordancewith 9.8 of JIS G 0404.
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13 Marking The steel sheet and strip having passed the inspection shall be bundled
and marked with the following items by suitable means. Accordingto the agreement
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between the purchaser and the supplier, a part of items may be omitted.
a) Classification symbols 1
b) Dimensions
c) Quantity or mass 1
d) Manufacturing number or inspection number
e) Manufacturer's name or identifying brand
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14 Report When requested by the purchaser in advance, the manufacturer shall
submit an inspection document in accordancewith clause 13 of JIS G 0404.The type of
inspection document shall be, unless otherwise specified, standard designation 2.3 or
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Annex A (normative)
Paint bake hardenability amount test method
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Introduction This Annex is specificto JIS and does not correspond to any Interna-
I tional Standard.

I Al Scope This Annex specifiespaint bake hardenability amount (hereafter referred

to as "BH amount") of the cold-reduced high strength steel sheet and strip (bake

II hardenable type) with improved formability used for automobiles.

• ~j A.2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this Annex, the followingdefinitions
apply.

I A2.I preliminary strain load.FVm the given force (N) resulting the specified total
elongation in the tensile test

I Total elongation herein shall be 2 % (see figure AI).

A.2.2 strain aging yield load FaA the given force (N) resulting the yield of the test

I piece in the tensile test, which has been given the specifiedtotal elongation followedby
the heat-treatment (see figure A2)
The temperature and time ofheat treatment herein shall be 170°C and 20 min.
I A2.3 BH amount OBH the value (N/mm2) obtained by dividingthe value obtained by
subtracting preliminary strain load FWH from strain aging yield load FaA, by the test
piece parallel portion original area (mm-)before the preliminary strain
A3 Test piece The class of test piece shall be, as a rule, of No.5 test piece of JIS Z
2201.
A4 Testing machine The testing machine shall be of Class lor better of JIS B 7721.

I A5 Heat treating equipment The heat treating equipment capable of keeping the
setting temperature (170°C) at a precision of ± 5 °C shall be used.
A6 Test method 1)
I Note 1) The test method shall be as specifiedin this Annex and as given in JIS Z
2241. .

I A6.I Preliminary strain When the test piece is elongatedby 2 % during the process
of the tensile test, the force is removed and the preliminary strain load FWH (N)at that

I time shall be read out (see figure AI). The allowable range of elongation in this case
shall be ± 0.2 %. Concerning the speed of the force to be added on the test piece herein,
the force may be added by a suitable speed until one half the estimated preliminary

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liminary strain load, average stress increase rate shall be 10 to 30 N/(mm2 • s).
A6.2 Heat treatment The test pieceto which a preliminary strain has been given is
charged into a heat treating equipment and heat-treated at 170°C for 20 min. There-
after, it is taken out and air-cooled.
A.6.3 Strain aging tension The test piece heat-treated after the preliminary strain
is subjected to the tensile test and the strain aging yield load FsA shall be obtained.
A6.4 BH amount The BH amount (OBH) shall be obtained by the followingformula.
FSA-FWH
O"BH =
Ao
where, FsA: strain aging yield load (N)
FWH: preliminary strain load (N)
Ao: test piece parallel portion original area before
preliminary strain (mm2)
A.6.5 Round off of numerical values The numerical values of BH amount shall be
rounded offto the ten accordingto the rule A ofJIS Z 8401.

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