Hollow Sections Circular Hollow Sections

July 2010

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

New Zealand Steel manufactures a range of general purpose, reticulation and structural, cold formed electric resistance welded circular hollow sections. These products are manufactured to meet international specifications and are supplied in a range of sizes, and surface and end finishes. Pipes are suitable for welding, screwing and bending.

TYPICAL USES Reticulation, agricultural, architectural, general engineering, mechanical handling and structural uses. Typical applications are building services pipework, cowsheds and yards, fencing, scaffolding, agricultural implements, frames and stock crates, sign gantries, service bridges, railings, columns and trusses. STANDARDS AS 1074: 1989, Light, medium and heavy wall AS/NZS 1163:2009 Grade C250 / C350 Galvanising, AS/NZS 4792:2006

MENSIONS AVAILABLE DIMENSIONS

Thickness Nominal diameter (Bore) Outside diameter 2 5.4mm 15mm 100mm 21.3 mm 114.3mm

SURFACE FINISH
Black (Mill Finish) Galvanised HDG 300 Red primed

Refer table on reverse for detailed size range

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Min. yield strength Min tensile strength Min Elongation (g.l. 5.65 so) AS1074 & AS/NZS1163 C250 250 MPa 320 MPa 18% to 20% AS/NZS 1163 C350 350 MPa 430 MPa 16% to 18%

STANDARD LENGTHS
Finish Black Galvanised Pre-primed Length m 6.5 6.5 (max) 6.5

AVAILABLE LENGTHS (m)

Black Black Galvanised Galvanised ND range (mm) 15 50 65 - 100 15 50 65 - 100 Length Range (m) 4.1 8.0 4.5 9.0 4.1 6.5 4.8 - 6.5

END FINISHES
Plain End (mill cut) Screwed one or both ends Screwed and socketed Swaged

THICKNESS IDENTIFICATION
AS 1074 Extra light Light Medium Heavy Brown Blue Red AS/NZS 1163 C350 Green Yellow

Sectional Properties Refer AS/NZS 1163:2009 , Appendix D

New Zealand Steel Limited

Auckland Tel. +64 9 375 8999 Fax. +64 9 375 8213 A BlueScope Steel Company

Copyright 2010 New Zealand Steel Limited www.nzsteel.co.nz nzsteel@bluescopesteel.com

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Manufacturing Tolerances Outside Dimension AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 Thickness: Straightness: Length: As per Standard tables 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 1%with a min of 0.5mm 10% Max 0.2% of total length -0mm +20mm

AVAILABLE DIMENSIONS

Size ND mm
15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25
32 32 32 32 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 65 65 65 65 80 80 80 80 100 100 100 100

Description
Light Medium Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy Extra Light Light Medium Heavy

Thickness mm
2 2.6 2 2.3 2.6 3.2 2 2.6 3.2 4 2 2.6 3.2 4 2.3 2.9 3.2 4 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.5 2.3 3.2 3.6 4.5 2.6 3.2 4 5 3.2 3.6 4.5 5.4

Specification
AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS/NZS 1163 AS 1074 AS 1074 AS 1074

New Zealand Steel Limited

Auckland Tel. +64 9 375 8999 Fax. +64 9 375 8213 A BlueScope Steel Company

Copyright 2010 New Zealand Steel Limited www.nzsteel.co.nz nzsteel@bluescopesteel.com

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