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Steel Names
Group 1 Steels
S = Structural Steels
P = Steels for pressure purposes
L =mSteels for line pipework
E = Engineering steels
All the above are followed by the specified minimum yield stress for the smallest
thickness
eg. S275 is a structural grade steel with a minimum specified yield stress of
275N/mm2
Group 2 Steels
1. Non-Alloy steels with an average manganese content less than 1%
C followed by the average percentage carbon content x 100
2. Non-Alloy steels with an average manganese content greater than 1%
The average percentage carbon content x 100
The chemical symbols that characterize the steel:- Cr, Mo etc.
The percentage content of each alloy above multiplied by a factor
3. Alloy steels where at least one element exceeds 5%
The letter X
The chemical symbols that characterize the steel:- Cr, Mo etc.
The percentage content of each alloy above multiplied by a factor
Factors Used Above
Factor Alloy
4 Cr, Co, Mn, Ni, Si, W
Al, Be,Cu, Mo, Nb, Pb, Ta, Ti, V,
10
Zr
1000 B
Example 13 CrMo 4-5
0.08 to 0.18 Average x 100 = 13
CrMo = Chrome and Molybdenum are the alloys used to specify the steel.
Cr = 0.7 to 1.15 average x 4 = 4
Mo = 0.4 to 0.6 average x 10 = 5
Steel Numbers
As defined in EN10027-2, provide a numerical identification of steel composition, but
not product form. They are based on the German Werkstoff numbering system.
1. X X Y Y