Tolerances

Diameter Tolerances for Drawn Tube 

Specified diameter

TOLERANCE PLUS OR MINUS

Allowable deviation of diameter from specified diameter

Tempers

T4 and T42

T6 and T42

All other tempers

 

>25

>75

>125

 

25

75

125

160

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

all dimesions in millimetres unless specified - tighter tolerances available on request 

Wall Thickness Tolerance for Drawn Tube

TOLERANCE

± 10% of specified wall thickness (minimum tolerance = ±0.15mm)

 

Straightness Tolerance for Drawn Tube

(Except 0 temper)

 

straight_drawn

 

Specified

outside diameter or width mm 

TOLERANCE ± MM

Allowable deviation, D, from straight

In any 300 mm length or less

In total length of L metres

10

>10

 

160

12.00

0.33

40.00 L

1.10 L

 
all dimesions in millimetres unless specified - tighter tolerances available on request

Tolerance for Squareness of Cut Ends for Drawn Tube

TOLERANCE

Allowable deviation from square

± 2 degrees

 

Length Tolerances for Drawn Tube

 

Specified outside diameter or width

TOLERANCE

Allowable deviation fromspecified length mm

Allowable deviation fromspecified length %

Straight length, m

Coiled length, m

 

mm  

 

4 

>4

10

>10

 

 

30  

>30

75

>75

150

>150

 

 

>6

>30

>75

6

30

75

160

+6.0

+3.0

+3.0

+5.0

+10.0

+6.0

+6.0

+6.0

+12.0

+10.0

+10.0

+11.0

+5

+5

-

-

±10

±10

-

-

±15

±15

-

-

±20

±20

-

-

all dimesions in millimetres unless specified - tighter tolerances available on request