Common Sheet Steel Grades

According to the world steel association there are over 3 500 different grades of steel encompassing unique physical chemical and environmental properties.

Common sheet steel grades.

Steel grades standards by country. High carbon steel is very difficult to cut bend and weld. American steel grades. A36 a572 gr 50 a588 corten type 1045 a516 gr 70 a514 t 1 carbon alloy.

Rumors abound about people receiving poor quality steels from other jurisdictions. Astm s steel standards are instrumental in classifying evaluating and specifying the material chemical mechanical and metallurgical properties of the different types of steels which are primarily used in the production of mechanical components industrial parts and construction elements as well as other accessories related to them. A36 a low carbon steel with good strength formability that can be securely welded with a minimum yield strength of 36 000 psi. To a new designer steel grades might seem easy where 316 stainless steel is one material and cast iron another but there are variations in each of these categories of metal.

Aisi sae steel grades standard british standards. European standards en 10027. 33max a285 gr c a515 gr 70 abs grades ar360 common size ranges thickness width length 3 16 8 36 to 120 96 to 480 can cut to size. Commonly known as carbon tool steel it typically has a carbon range between 0 61 and 1 50.

Steel plate catalog commercial. A few of the most common grades of steel plates and sheets are. Japanese steel grades. 4130 4140 4340 abrasion resistant.

The sae j403 grade 1010 specification states that the steel may be supplied with carbon content from 0 08 to 0 13 percent. This article is the first of a four part series on the different types of steel. For alloys in general including steel unified numbering system uns of astm international and the society of automotive engineers sae. It offers good corrosion resistance while maintaining formability and weldability.

In essence steel is composed of iron and carbon although it is the amount of carbon as well as the level of impurities and additional alloying elements that determine the properties. Grade 304 is the most common of the three grades. Metal supermarkets offers instant access to a wide variety of cold rolled steel grades including c1008 c1010 c1018 c1026 and more. International organization for standardization iso ts 4949 2003.

For example 1010 steel is a carbon steel with a nominal 0 10 percent carbon level. Grade 303 is not available in sheet form. On the other hand in the case of sae j403 grade 1008 the spec allows for up to 0 10 percent carbon with no minimum. Once heat treated it becomes extremely hard and brittle.

Ar400 ar500 other grades.