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IS 280 : 2006

Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes (Fourth Revision)

Current edition: 2006

BIS department: MTD

What this standard covers

This standard covers the requirements for mild steel wire of sizes 0.125 mm to 12.5 mm diameter for general engineering purposes.

Scope, quoted from IS 280 : 2006. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 9.1 Tensile Test
  • 9.2 Wrapping Test
  • 9.3 Bend Test

Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “MECHANICAL PROPERTIES” in IS 280 : 2006. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 SUPPLY OF MATERIAL
  • 5 MANUFACTURE
  • 6 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
  • 7 SIZES
  • 8 TOLERANCES
  • 9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
  • 10 FINISH
  • 12 SAMPLING
  • 13 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
  • 14 PACKING

Test methods it refers to

  • IS 228

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 280 : 2006 — current edition

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

Listed by product makers

1 product in the NirmanDost catalogue names this standard on its spec sheet — S-BT MR HL Threaded stud. That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.

Materials market

Also cited in the Materials Market rate library and SKU sheets.

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Notes

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  • Generated 2026-07-27.