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SECTION 05500
METAL FABRICATIONS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED
1. Work includes the supply and installation of:
a.
b.

Metal handrails and balustrades to Staircases

Metal handrails to Car Park Floors.

1.02. APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

1.

American Society for Testing and Materials:

a.

ASTM A53 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot Dipped, Zinc
Coated Welded and Seamless
ASTM A123
ASTM A283 Specification for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength
Carbon Steel Plates, Shapes and Bars.
ASTM A296
ASTM A306
ASTM A307 Specification for Carbon Steel externally Threaded
Standard Fasteners.
ASTM A501 Specification for Flat-Formed Welded and Seamless
Carbon Steel Structural Tubing.
ASTM B221 Specification for Aluminium-Alloy Extended Base, Rods,
Wire, Shapes and Tubes.

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
3.

British Standards Institution.

a.
b.

j.
k.

BS 729 Hot dip galvanised coatings on iron and steel articles.

BS 970 : 1991 General inspection and testing procedure and
specific requirements for carbon, carbon manganese, alloy and
stainless steel.
BS 1224 Electroplated coatings of nickel and chromium.
BS 1387 Steel tubes and tubulars suitable for screwing to BS21
pipe threads.
BS 1706 Electro-plated coatings of cadmium and zinc on iron and
steel
BS 1723 Brazing
BS 2569: Part 1 Sprayed metal coatings.
BS 3019: Part 2 General recommendations for manual inert-gas
metal-arc welding: Austenitic stainless and heat resisting steels.
BS 3571: Part 1 General recommendations for manual inert gas
metal-arc welding: Aluminium and aluminium alloys.
BS 4174 Self-tapping screws and metallic drive screws.
BS 4183 Machine screws and machine screw nuts, metric series.

l.
m.

BS 4186 Clearance holes for metric bolts and screws

BS 4190 150 metric black hexagon bolts, screws and nuts.

c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

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n.
o.
p.
q.

BS 4320 Metal washers for general engineering purposes, Metric

series.
BS 4848 Hot-rolled structural steel sections.
BS 4921 Sheradized coatings on iron and steel articles.
BS 5135 Metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese
steels.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01 SECTIONS, MESH, PLATE, SHEET
1.

STEEL TUBING:
1.

2.

STEEL BARS:
1.
2.

3.

Includes bar size shapes

To be to either:
a.
ASTM A36
b.
ASTM A306, Grade 65
c.
BS 4848

STEEL PLATES:
1.

4.

Hot formed, welded or seamless to either:

a.
ASTM A53
b.
ASTM A501
c.
BS 1387

To be bent or cold formed to either:

a.
ASTM A283
b.
BS 4360

ALUMINIUM EXTRUSIONS:
1.

To be to either:
a.

ASTM B221
1. Generally: alloy 6063-TS
2. Pipes: alloy 6063-T6
3. Handrails: alloy 6063-T52
b.
BS 1474 HE9 quality
2.02 FASTENERS AND ACCESSORIES
A.

FASTENINGS:
1.
2.

D.

To be selected for type grade and class required.

To be zinc coated for exterior use or where built into external walls,
elsewhere to be same metal as item being fixed, with matching coating
or finish, unless otherwise specified.

BOLTS AND NUTS:

1.

Regular hexagon head type to either:

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a.
b.
E.

MACHINE SCREWS AND NUTS:

1.

F.

To either:
a.
US Federal Specification FF-S-92
b.
BS 4183

SELF-TAPPING SCREWS:
1.

G.

ASTM A307 Grade A

BS 4190

To BS 4174

PLAIN WASHERS:
1.

Round, carbon steel to either:

a.
US Federal Specification FF-W-92
b.
BS 4320

2.03 FABRICATING GENERALLY

A.

B.

C.

E.

PREFABRICATION:
1.

Fabrication shall be carried out in an approved metal fabrication shop.

2.

Work that cannot be permanently shop-assembled shall be preassembled, marked, and disassembled prior to shipment to ensure
proper assembly on site.

3.

Fabricate work in the largest practicable sizes to minimise site work.

QUALITY
1.

Fabricate metalwork carefully and accurately to ensure compliance with

design and performance requirements, using types and grades of metal
appropriate for the purpose.

2.

Finished work must be free from distortion, and cracks.

3.

Use proprietary products to manufacturers' recommendations.

CASTINGS:
1.

To be clean, smooth, true to dimensions and pattern.

2.

To be in one piece, where practicable, and of uniform thickness.

3.

To be of required strength for their purpose.

COLD FORMED WORK:

1.

Use brake presses or cold rolling to produce accurate profiles with

straight arrises.

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F.

G.

CUTTING:
1.

Cut metal by sawing, shearing or blanking.

2.

If flame cutting is carried out, grind back out edges back to clean,
smooth edges.

3.

Make cuts clearly and accurately, without deforming adjacent work.

CORNERS/JUNCTIONS:
1.

H.

K.

HOLES:
1.

Drill or cleanly punch holes. Burning holes is not allowed.

2.

Holes of metric bolts and screws shall be sized to BS 4186, medium fit
series, unless specified otherwise.

CLEANING:
1.

L.

N.

Mitre junctions of identical sections, unless otherwise specified.

Remove all burrs and sharp arrisses which could be visible after fixing or
a hazard to the user.

BONDING:
1.

Prepare surfaces of metals to receive adhesives by degreasing and

abrading mechanically or chemically.

2.

Use adhesives to manufacturer's recommendations.

3.

Form bond under pressure.

MECHANICAL JOINTS:
1.

Joints shall be tight, with no visible gaps, capable of developing full

strength of members, flush, unless otherwise indicated, formed to
exclude water in exposed locations.

2.

Use countersunk machine screws, unless otherwise specified where:

a.
b.

O.

P.

Screw heads will be visible after component is fixed.

Raised screws heads would interfere with any moving part of
components.

THREADED CONNECTIONS:
1.

Make tight, using locking nuts, with threads concealed.

2.

Cut off projecting ends of bolts and screws flush with nuts or adjacent
metal.

PINNED CONNECTIONS:

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1.

Abutting bars of similar size shall be shouldered and headed, dowelled

and pinned.

2.

Small bars shall pass through larger bars and be pinned.

2.04 WELDING/BRAZING
A.

B.

GENERALLY:
1.

Thoroughly clean surfaces to be welded.

2.

Ensure accurate fit using clamps and jigs where practicable. Use tack
welds only for temporary attachment unless specified otherwise.

3.

Make joints with parent and filler metal fully bonded throughout with no
inclusions, holes, porosity or cracks.

4.

Completely remove all traces of flux residue and slag.

5.

Prevent weld spatter falling on surfaces of metals which will be selffinished and visible in completed work.

6.

Butt welds which will be visible in completed work shall be finished

smooth and flush with adjacent surfaces.

WELDING OF STEEL:
1.

C.

Metal arc welding to BS 5135, or other methods subject to approval.

BRAZING:
1.

To BS 1723

2.05 FINISHING
A.

GALVANISING:
1.

B.

SHERARDISING:
1.

C.

To BS 4921 Class 1 for external use, Class 2 for internal use.

ZINC SPRAYING:
1.

D.

Generally: to BS 729

Iron and steel surfaces: to BS 2569: Part 1

ANODISING:
1.

Aluminium alloys: to BS 3987 or AAM 12C22A42, 25 micron thick.

2.

Colour shall be permanent and finish shall show no bonding or

streaking.

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F.

SHOP PRIMING STEEL FABRICATIONS:

1.

Shop prime all steel except:

a.
b.
c.

E.

Work which is otherwise finished.

Members or portions thereof which will be built into concrete or
masonry.
Edges to be site welded.

2.

Clean surfaces with a solvent and wire brush to remove oil, grease, rust,
mill sale and other deleterious materials.

3.

Apply paint in the dry in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions,

uniformly covering all surfaces, including edges, joints and holes.

4.

Paint surfaces which will be concealed after fabrication prior to

assembly.

5.

Do not ship components until paint is dry.

FIRE PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL:

The concealed or exposed structural steel works should be protected for
2 hours against the fire according to KFD specifications, by an approved
material such as an in tumescent paint.

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