Standard steel grades, comparison, designations and codes

Hot-rolled Steel Plates, Sheets and Coils

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Raahe Works manufactures steel grades that are in compliance with the European EN standards and other international standards. Standard steel grades are manufactured in plates and sheets, coil products and shop-primed plate products. To meet our customers needs, we can also deliver plates and sheets with a number of prefabrications such as cut to shape, bent and with edge bevels. This data sheet contains information on the most common structural and pressure equipment steels in compliance with EN standards. Further information on our standard steel grades is available in the following data sheets. Further information Plate products, Production programme Coil products, Production programme Dimensional and shape tolerances Shop primed plates Prefabrications data sheets Inspection documents The structural and pressure equipment steels manufactured in compliance with the European EN standards are either non-alloyed or alloyed steels in accordance with standard EN 10020. These steels are divided into quality steels and special steels.

Standard steel management standards EN 10020:2000

Definition and classification of grades of steel EN 10027-1:2005 Designation systems for steels. Part 1: Steel names EN 10027-2:1993 Designation systems for steels. Part 2: Numerical systems EN 10204-2004: Metallic products. Types of inspection documents

Structural steels complying with the standard

The standard series EN 10025 Parts 16 defines European hot-rolled structural steels. Ruukki Raahe Works is authorised to grant the European CE marking to steel grades that are in compliance with standards EN10025-2, -3, -4 and -5 as well as to the steel grade S690 QL EN 10025-6. The CE marking is marked on an extra page of the inspection certificate. EN 100251-2004: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 1: General technical delivery conditions EN 100252-2004: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy structural steels Table 1 shows the EN 100252 non-alloy structural steels and their approximate comparison with previous standard steels. Table 2 gives the impact strength of the steel grades and Table 3 their designations and markings.

Table 1. Non alloy structural steels EN 10025-2:2004, steel grades Mechanical properties and approximate comparison with previous standard steels
Yield Tensile strength 1) strength ReH MPa Rm MPa Impact strength EN 10025-2 2004 EN 10025:1990 +A1:1993 EN 10025: 1990 SFS 200 1986 SS xx xx xx-xx 1987 DIN 17100 1980 BS 4360 NF A 351986 501 1981

1)

KV J t C

235 235 235 235 235 275 275 275 275 355 355 355 355 355 355 185 295

360-510 360-510 360-510 360-510 360-510 430-580 430-580 430-580 430-580 510-680 510-680 510-680 510-680 510-680 510-680 310-540 490-660

27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 40 40

20 20 0 -20 -20 20 0 -20 -20 20 0 -20 -20 -20 -20

S235JR S235J0 S235J2+N S235J2 S275JR S275J0 S275J2+N S275J2 S355JR S355J0 S355J2+N S355J2 S355K2+N S355K2 S185 E295

S235JR S235JRG2 S235J0 S235J2G3 S235J2G4 S275JR S275J0 S275J2G3 S275J2G4 S355JR S355J0 S355J2G3 S355J2G4 S355K2G3 S355K2G4 S185 E295

Fe 360 B Fe 360 B FN Fe 360 C Fe 360 D1 Fe 360 D2 Fe 430 B Fe 430 C Fe 430 D1 Fe 430 D2 Fe 510 B Fe 510 C Fe 510 D1 Fe 510 D2 Fe 510 DD1 Fe 510 DD2 Fe 310-0 Fe 490-2

Fe 37 B Fe 37 D Fe 44 B Fe 44 D Fe 52 C Fe 52 D Fe 33 Fe 50

14 13 11-00 14 13 12-00

St 37-2 RSt 37-2 St 37-3 U St 37-3 N 40 B 40 C 40 D 43 B 43 C 43 D 50 B 50 C 50 D 50 DD

E 24-2 E 24-3 E 24-4 E 28-2 E 28-3 E 28-4 E 36-2 E 36-3

14 14 12-00 14 14 14-00 14 14 14-01

St 44-2 St 44-3 U St 44-3 N St 52-3 U

(14 21 72-00) (12 21 74-01) St 52-3 N 14 13 00-00 14 15 50-00 St 33 St 50-2

E 36-4 A 33 A 50-2

Material thickness 16 mm. 1) The yield strength (ReH) and impact strength (Charpy V) values are minimum values. For accurate comparison, the original standards and data sheets must be used.

Table 2. Non alloy structural steels EN 10025-2:2004 Impact strength, impact strength classes, codes and comparison with previous standards
Test temperature C Impact strength class EN 10027:2005 Impact strength, longitudinally 27 J 40 J 60 J EN 10025-2:2004 Impact strength, longitudinally 27 J 40 J EN 10025:1990 Impact strength, longitudinally 27 J 40 J

20 0 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60

JR J0 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6

KR K0 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6

LR L0 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6

JR J0 J2

K2

B C D

DD

Table 3. Non alloy structural steels EN 10025-2 Symbols included in designations. Steel grade codes in the current and the previous standard EN 10025-2:2004
Symbol Comment

S E C +N +AR Deoxidation FN FF

Structural steel Steel for engineering purposes Guaranteed flangeability Delivery condition as normalized or normalized rolled Delivery condition as untreated Rimming steel not permitted Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements To be delivered in delivery condition +N To be delivered in delivery condition +AR (As Rolled) JR and J0 flat products J2 and K2 flat products

EN 10025:1990 + A1:1993
Symbol G Comment

G1 G2 G3 G4

Rimming steel, FU Rimming steel not permitted, FN Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements, FF Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements, FF

Delivery condition as chosen by the manufacturer unless otherwise agreed Delivery condition as chosen by the manufacturer unless otherwise agreed Delivery condition as normalized or normalized rolled Delivery condition as chosen by the manufacturer

EN 100253-2004: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for normalized/normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels EN 100254-2004: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 4: Technical delivery conditions for thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grain structural steels EN 100255-2004: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 5: Technical delivery conditions for structural steels with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance EN 100256+A1:2009: Hot rolled products of structural steels. Part 6: Technical delivery conditions for flat products of high yield strength structural steels in the quenched and tempered condition

High-strength standard steels for cold forming

EN 101492-1996: Hot-rolled flat products made of high yield strength steels for cold forming. Part 2: Delivery conditions for thermomechanically rolled steels

Structural pressure equipment steels complying with the standard

The quality management system of Raahe Works is certified in accordance with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). Ruukki can therefore give an inspection certificate that is in compliance with PED for EN pressure equipment steels if agreed upon when making the order. The inspection certificate is then marked with the following code: EN 10204:2004-3.1/PED 97/23/EC. EN 10028-1+A1:2009: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Part 1: General requirements EN 100282-2009: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Part 2: Non-alloy and alloy steels with specified elevated temperature properties
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EN 100283-2009: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Part 3: Weldable fine grain steels, normalized EN 100284-2009: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Part 4: Nickel alloy steels with specified low temperature properties EN 100285-2009: Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes. Part 5: Weldable fine grain steels, thermomechanically rolled Ruukki Raahe Works does not manufacture quenched and tempered steels in accordance with standard EN10028 Part 6 or stainless steels for pressure purposes in accordance with Part 7 of the same standard.

Standard steels for simple pressure vessels

EN 10207-2005: Steels for simple pressure vessels. Technical delivery requirements for plates, strips and bars Table 4 shows the pressure equipment steels in compliance with standards EN 100282 and -3, and EN 10207 and approximate comparison with previous standard steels. In addition, Table 4 indicates impact strength values as well as designations and markings of these steels.

Table 4. Steels for pressure equipment. Steel grades and designations and approximate comparison with previous standards
Steels for simple pressure vessels High-temperature non-alloyed and alloyed steels Normalised weldable fine-grained steels

EN 10207:2005

EN 100282:2009 P235GH P265GH P295GH P355GH 16Mo3

Comparison, approximate DIN 17155 HI H II 17 Mn 4 19 Mn 6 15 Mo 3 SS xx xx x-xx 14 13 31-xx 14 14 31-xx 14 21 02-xx 14 29 12

EN 100283:2009 P275NH P275NL1 P275NL2 P355N P355NH P355NL1 P355NL2

Comparison, approximate DIN 17102 WStE 285 TStE 285 EStE 285 StE 355 WStE 355 TStE 355 EStE 355 14 21 06-xx 14 21 06-xx 14 21 07-xx SS xx xx xx-xx

P235S P265S P275SL

Codes in designations P = steel for pressure purposes S = simple pressure vessel The Rp0,2 yield strength values at elevated tempera- tures are specified. Impact strength: Longitudinally t C KV J L = -20 28 P = steel for pressure purposes G = non-alloy steel H = High operating temperature The Rp0,2 yield strength values at elevated temperatures are specified. Impact strength: Steel grade GH steels 16Mo3 Transversally t C KV J -20 +20 27 31 P = steel for pressure purposes N = Normalized or normalized rolled H = High operating temperature The Rp0,2 yield strength values at elevated temperatures are specified. L = Low operating temperature Impact strength: Steel grade Transversally t C KV J Longitudinally t C KV J

The Rp0,2 yield strength values at elevated temperatures are specified. Impact strength:

Longitudinally t C KV J -50 28

P...N, P...NH -20 30 -20 45 P...NL1 -40 27 -50 30 P...NL2 -50 27 -50 42 Transversally test specimens are used unless otherwise agreed. The reference steels are respectively tested using longitudinal specimens.

For accurate comparison, the original standards and data sheets must be used.

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