Related Steel Specifications

Related specifications within the British, German and American steel standards are shown in the tables below.

The comparisons shown in the tables are based on chemical composition and type analysis although some variations in the main analysis may exist.

Mechanical properties have not been taken into account although, in many cases, they may be similar.

Users are advised to treat the tables as a guide only and to refer to the appropriate standard before specifying material.

Carbon Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
040A04 040A04 040A04 2A, 2A/1, 2B 1006 1.0313 D 8-2
040A10 040A10 040A10 2A 1010 1.0301 Ck 10
040A12 040A12 040A12 2A, 2A/1, 2B 1012
040A15 040A15 1015 1.0401 C 15
040A22 2C, 2D 1023 1.0402 C 22
045A10 045A10 045A10 1010 1.0301 C 10
045M10 045M10 045M10 32A 1010 1.0301 C 10
050A20 2C, 2D 1020
055M15 055M15 055M15 2 1016 1.0402 C 22
060A32 060A32 1035 1.1180 Cm 35
060A40 060A40 1040 1.1186 Ck 40
060A45 060A45 1045 1.1191 Ck 45
060A47 060A47 1045 1.1191 Ck 45
060A57 060A57 1055 1.0535 C 55
060A62 060A62 060A62 43D 1060 1.0601 C 60
060A67 060A67 060A67 1064
060A72 060A72 060A72
060A78 060A78 060A78
060A81 060A81 060A81 1080
060A96 44, 44B
070A72 42 1070
070A78 42
070M20 070M20 070M20 3B 1020 1.0402 C 22
070M26 070M26 1026
070M55 070M55 070M55 9 1055 1.0535 C 55
080A15 080A15 080A15 3B 1016 1.1141 C 15
080A20 080A20 1021
080A30 080A30 080A30 5B 1030
080A32 080A32 5C 1035 1.1180 Cm 35
080A35 080A35 8A 1035 1.1180 Cm 35
080A37 080A37 8B 1038
080A40 080A40 8C 1040 1.1186 Ck 40
080A42 080A42 080A42 8D 1042
080A47 080A47 080A47 43B 1046 1.1730 C 45
080A52 080A52 43C 1053
080A57 080A57 1055 1.0535 C 55
080A67 080A67 080A67 43E 1065 C 67
080H36 080H36 1035
080H41 080H41 1039
080H46 080H46 1046
080M15 080M15 080M15 32C 1016 1.1141 C 15
080M30 080M30 080M30 6 1030 1.1178 Ck 30
080M36 080M36 1035
080M40 080M40 080M40 8 1040 1.1186 Ck 40
080M46 080M46 1045 1.1191 Ck 45
080M50 080M50 080M50 43A 1049
Carbon Manganese Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
120M19 120M19
120M28 120M28 1526 1.1161 26 Mn 5
120M36 120M36 15B 1036 1.1165 30 Mn 5
125A15 125A15 125A15
130M15 130M15 130M15 201
135M44 135M44
150M19 150M19 150M19 14A 1524 1.1160 22 Mn 6
150M28 150M28 14A, 14B 1330 1.1170 28 Mn 6
150M36 150M36 150M36 15 1335 1.1167 36 Mn 5
150M40 150M40 1541
Boron Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
170H15 170H15 170H15
170H20 170H20 170H20 15B21H 1.5523 19 MnB 4
170H36 170H36 170H36 15B35H
170H41 170H41 170H41 1.5527 40 MnB 4
173H16 173H16 173H16
174H20 174H20 174H20
175H23 175H23 175H23
185H40 185H40 185H40
Carbon and Carbon Manganese Freecutting Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
210A15 210A15 210A15 1117
210M15 210M15 210M15 32M 1117 1.0723 15 S 20
212A37 212A37 8BM
212A42 212A42 212A42 8DM 1139 1.0727 45 S 20
212M36 212M36 8M 1140 1.0726 35 S 20
214A15 214A15 214A15 1118
214M15 214M15 214M15 202 1118
216M28 216M28 1132
216M36 216M36 216M36 15AM 1137
216M44 216M44
220M07 220M07 1A 1113 1.0711 9 S 20
225M36 225M36
226M44 226M44 226M44 8M 1144 1.0727 45 S 20
230M07 230M07 230M07 1A 1213 1.0715 9 SMn 28
230M07Pb 230M07Pb 230M07Pb 1A Pb 12L14 1.0718 9 SMnPb 28
Silicon Manganese Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
250A53 45 9255 1.0904 55 Si 7
250A58 45A 9260 1.0909 60 Si 7
250A61 45B 9260 1.0909 60 Si 7
Micro Alloy Steel
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
280M01 280M01 280M01
Stainless and Heat Resisting Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
302S31 302S31 302S31 302
303S31 303S31 303S31 58M 303 1.4305 X10 CrNiS 18 9
303S42 303S42 303S42 58AM 303Se 1.4305 X10 CrNiS 18 9
304S11 304S11 304S11 304L 1.4306 X2 CrNi 19 11
304S15 304S15 304S15 58E 304 1.4301 X5 CrNi 18 10
304S31 304S31 304S31 304 1.4301 X5 CrNi 18 10
310S31 310S31 310S31 310 1.4845 X12 CrNi 25 21
316S11 316S11 316S11 316L 1.4404 X2 CrNiMo 17 13 2
316S13 316S13 316S13 316L 1.4435 X2 CrNiMo 18 14 3
316S31 316S31 316S31 316 1.4401 X5 CrNiMo 17 12 2
316S33 316S33 316S33 316 1.4436 X5 CrNiMo 17 13 3
320S31 320S31 320S31 316Ti 1.4571 X6 CrNiMoTi 17 12 2
321S31 321S31 321S31 321 1.4541 X6 CrNiTi 18 10
325S31 325S31 325S31
326S36 58JM 316Se
347S31 347S31 347S31 347 1.4550 X6 CrNiNb 18 10
403S17 403S17 403S17 403 1.4000 X6 Cr 13
410S21 410S21 410S21 56A 410S 1.4006 X10 Cr 13
416S21 416S21 416S21 56AM 416 1.4005 X12 Cr S 13
416S29 416S29 416S29 56BM
416S37 416S37 416S37 56CM
416S41 416S41 416S41 56AM 416Se
420S29 420S29 420S29 56B 420 1.4021 X20 Cr 13
420S37 420S37 420S37 56C
430S17 430S17 430S17 430 1.4016 X6 Cr 17
431S29 431S29 431S29 57 431 1.4057 X20 CrNi 17 2
441S49 57 431Se
Alloy Steels
Steel BS 970 1991 BS 970 1983 BS 970 1955 (En) AISI/SAE Werkstoff Kurzname
523H15 523H15 523H15 5015 1.7012 13 Cr 2
523M15 523M15 523M15 5015 1.7015 15 Cr 3
527A17 527A17 527A17 5115
527A60 48 5160 1.7176 55 Cr 3
527H17 527H17 527H17 5115
527H60 5160 1.7176 55 Cr 3
527M17 527M17 527M17 5115
530A30 530A30 18A 5130 1.7030 28 Cr 4
530A32 530A32 18B 5130 1.7033 34 Cr 4
530A36 530A36 18C 5132 1.7034 37 Cr 4
530A40 530A40 18D 5140 1.7035 41 Cr 4
530H32 530H32 5130 1.7033 34 Cr 4
530H36 530H36 5132 1.7034 37 Cr 4
530H40 530H40 5140 1.7035 41 Cr 4
530M40 530M40 530M40 18 5140 1.7035 41 Cr 4
535A99 535A99 31 52100 1.3505 100 Cr 6
590A15 590A15 590A15 1.7131 16 MnCr 5
590H17 590H17 590H17 1.7131 16 MnCr 5
590M17 590M17 590M17 1.7131 16 MnCr 5
605A32 605A32 16B
605A37 605A37 16C
605H32 605H32
605H37 605H37
605M36 605M36 605M36 16
606M36 606M36 606M36 16M
635A14 635A14 635A14
635H15 635H15 635H15
635M15 635M15 635M15 351
637A16 637A16 637A16
637H17 637H17 637H17
637M17 637M17 637M17 352
655H13 655H13 655H13 3415 1.5752 14 NiCr 14
655M13 655M13 655M13 36 3415 1.5752 14 NiCr 14
665H17 665H17 665H17 4615
665H20 665H20 665H20 4620H
665H23 665H23 665H23
665M17 665M17 665M17 34 4615
665M20 665M20 665M20 4620
665M23 665M23 665M23 35
708A25 708A25
708A30 708A30 4130
708A37 708A37 19B 4137 1.7220 34 CrMo 4
708A40 708A40 4140 1.7225 42 CrMo 4
708A42 708A42 19C 4142 1.7225 42 CrMo 4
708A47 708A47 4147 1.7228 50 CrMo 4
708H20 708H20 708H20
708H37 708H37 4137H 1.7220 34 CrMo 4
708H42 708H42 4142H 1.7227 42 CrMo 4
708H45 708H45 4145H
708M20 708M20 708M20
708M40 708M40 708M40 19 4140 1.7225 42 CrMo 4
709M40 709M40 709M40 19 1.7225 42 CrMo 4
720M32 720M32 720M32 1.7361 32 CrMo 12
722M24 722M24 722M24 40B 1.7361 32 CrMo 12
735A50 47 6150 1.8159 50 CrV 4
805A17 805A17 805A17 8617 1.6523 21 NiCrMo 2
805A20 805A20 805A20 8620 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
805A22 805A22 805A22 8622 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
805A60 8660
805H17 805H17 805H17 8617H 1.6523 21 NiCrMo 2
805H20 805H20 805H20 8620H 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
805H22 805H22 805H22 8622H 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
805H60 805H60* 8660H
805M17 805M17 805M17 361 8617 1.6523 21 NiCrMo 2
805M20 805M20 805M20 362 8620 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
805M22 805M22 805M22 8622 1.6543 21 NiCrMo 22
808H17 808H17 808H17
808M17 808M17 808M17
815H17 815H17 815H17
815M17 815M17 815M17 353
817A37 817A37 4340
817A42 817A42 4340
817M40 817M40 817M40 24 4340 1.6565 40 CrNiMo 6
820H17 820H17 820H17
820M17 820M17 820M17 354
822H17 822H17 822H17
822M17 822M17 822M17 355
826M31 826M31 826M31 25 1.6743 32 NiCrMo 10 4
826M40 826M40 826M40 26 1.6745 40 NiMoCr 10 5
832H13 832H13 832H13 1.6657 14 NiCrMo 13 4
832M13 832M13 832M13 36C 9310 1.6657 14 NiCrMo 13 4
835H15 835H15 835H15 1.6723 15 NiCrMo 16 5
835M15 835M15 835M15 39B 1.6723 15 NiCrMo 16 5
835M30 835M30 30B 1.6747 30 NiCrMo 16 6
897M39 897M39 897M39 40C 1.8523 39 CrMoV 13 9
905M39 905M39 905M39 41B 1.8509 41 CrAlMo 7
925A60 925A60*
945M38 945M38 945M38 100

* Spring Steels were included in BS 970: Part 2: 1988

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