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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.617
16 December 1998
(98-5079)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hot-rolled carbon steel coil
strip plate and sheet for machine structure use
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TIS 1501-2541 (1998)
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Coil Strip Plate and Sheet for Machine Structure Use (15 pages,
Thai Language)
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
enforce TIS 1501-2541 (1998) as a mandatory standard.  The standard covers hot-rolled
carbon steel coil strip plate and sheet for machine structure use.  Classifies the product into23 grades.  Specifies mass, dimensions, tolerances on thickness, width and length,
permissible variations, appearance.  Chemical compositions are defined as follows:
   unit:  %
Symbol C Si Mn P
(max.)S
(max.)
S10C 0.08 to 0.13 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S12C 0.10 to 0.15 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S15C 0.13 to 0.18 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S17C 0.15 to 0.20 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S20C 0.18 to 0.23 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S22C 0.20 to 0.25 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S25C 0.22 to 0.28 0.15 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.030 0.035
S28C 0.25 to 0.31 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S30C 0.27 to 0.30 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S33C 0.30 to 0.36 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
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6. Description of content: (cont'd)
unit:  %
Symbol C Si Mn P
(max.)S
(max.)
S35C 0.32 to 0.38 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S38C 0.35 to 0.41 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S40C 0.37 to 0.43 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S43C 0.40 to 0.46 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S45C 0.42 to 0.48 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S48C 0.45 to 0.51 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S50C 0.47 to 0.53 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S53C 0.50 to 0.56 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S55C 0.52 to 0.58 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S58C 0.55 to 0.61 0.15 to 0.35 0.60 to 0.90 0.030 0.035
S09C K 0.07 to 0.12 0.10 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.025 0.025
S15C K 0.13 to 0.18 0.10 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.025 0.025
S20C K 0.18 to 0.23 0.10 to 0.35 0.30 to 0.60 0.025 0.025
Remarks:
1. Cu, Ni, Cr and Ni + Cr for Classes S09C  K, S15C K and S20C K shall not exceed
respectively 0.25%, 0.20%, 0.20% and 0.30%.
2. Cu, Ni, Cr and Ni + Cr for throughout other classes shall not exceed respectively
0.30%, 0.20%, 0.20% and 0.35%.
3. C-> Carbon, Si-> Silicon, Mn-> Manganese, P-> Phosphorus, S-> Sulfur, Cu->
Copper, Ni-> Nickel, Cr-> Chromium.
Includes marking, labelling, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
1. Reference document:
- JIS G 4051-1979 Carbon Steels for Machine Structural Use;
- JIS G 3195-1990 Dimensions, Mass a nd Permissible Variations of
Hot-Rolled Steel Plates, Sheets and Strip.
2. Publication in which the proposal will be published when adopted:
- Government Gazette.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: