Carbon & Alloy Steel


Comparison of foreign standards – carbon and alloy steel specifications.

Great
Britain BS970
U.S.A
AISI/SAE
Germany
W-Nr Din
Italy
UNI
Japan
JIS
France
AFNOR
Spain
UNE
230M07 1213 1.07159
SMn28
CF9SMn28 SUM22 S250 F.2111
11SMn28
070M20 M1020
M1023
1.0402
C22
C20
C21 C23
S20C
S22C
AF42C20
XC25 1C22
F.112
1C22
080M40 1040 1.0511
C40
C40
1C40
1C55
AF60C40
F.114A
070M55 1055 1.0535
C55
C55
1C55
S55C 1C55
AF70C55
080A15
080M13
M1015
M1016
1.0401
C15
C15
C16 1C15
S15C XC18
AF37C12
F.111
709M40
708M40
4140
4142
1.7225
42CrMo4
38CrMo4KB
42CrMo4
SCN440
SNB7
42CD4
42CrMo4
F.8332
F.8232
817M40
816M40
4340
4337
1.6582
34CrNiMo6
35NiCrMo6KB SNcM447 34CrNiMo8
35NCD6
F.1272
835M30 1.6747
30NiCrMo16-6
35NCD16 F.1260
655M13
655H13
3310
9314
1.5752
14NiCr14
SNC815 12NC15
14NC12
722M24 1.7361
32CrMo12
32CrMo12 30CD12 F.124.A
905M31
905M39
E71400
G71406
1.8509
41CrAlMo7
41CrAlMo7 SACM645

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