BS IS0 15461:2018 BSl Standards Publication Steel forgings - Testing frequency, sampling conditions and test methods for mechanical tests bsi. BS ISO 15461:2018 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of IS0 15461:2018. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee ISE/107, Steels for Pressure Purposes. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @ The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018 ISBN 9780 580879265 ICS 77.140.85; 77.040.10 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2018. Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Text affected BS IS0 15461:2018 IS0 15461:2018 Contents Page Foreword. .iv 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions. .1 4 General ..2 5 Testing frequency 6 Uniformity checks on test units by hardness tests 7 Sampling conditions 8 Designation and determination of the direction of the test piece axis ..16 8.1 General. .16 8.2 Designation for the main direction of strain during forming .16 8.3 Determination of X, Y and Z .17 9 Test methods. .20 9.1 Tensile test at room temperature .20 9.2 Impacttests .20 9.3 Verification of the elevated temperature proof strength ..21 Annex A (informative) Presentation of the specifications for the testing frequency and the sampling conditions in tabulated form ..22 Bibliography .24 Licensedcopy:UniversityofCambridgeUser, @ IS0 2018 - All rights reserved ii