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.