GB/T 8731-2025 Active National standards

GB/T 8731-2025 Free-cutting structural steels

GB/T 8731-2025 Free-cutting structural steels

Publish Date: 2025-10-31 Implement Date: 2026-05-01 For services related to genuine standard inquiry, procurement, translation, and other related services in China, please Contact Us
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Basic Information

Standard Code: GB/T 8731-2025
Standard Type: National standards
Standard Status: Active
is_force_gb: no
CCS Name: Iron and steel products
ICS Name: Comprehensive steel products
Publish Date: 2025-10-31
Implement Date: 2026-05-01
Pages: 28 pages

Scope

This document specifies the designation method of easy-cutting structural steel, the content of orders, manufacturing processes, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, and packaging, marking, and quality certificates.
This document applies to easy-cutting structural steel bars, wire rods, steel wires, steel plates, and steel strips (hereinafter referred to as "steel") used in mechanical cutting and machining. Its chemical composition also applies to steel ingots, steel billets, and their products.

Development Information

Word Count: 40 Thousand words Pages: 28 pages

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