Stainless Steel


Comparison of foreign standards – stainless steel specifications.

Great
Britain BS970
U.S.A
AISI/SAE
Germany
W-Nr Din
Italy
UNI
Japan
JIS
France
AFNOR
Spain
UNE
17/4PH ASTM
A564
Grade 630
50049
1.4542
Z7CNU 17-04
303S31 303 1.4305
X10CrNiS18-9
X10CrNiS1809 SUS303 Z8CNF 18-09 F.5308
304S11 304L 1.4307 1.4306
X10CrNiS18-9
X3CrNi1811
X2CrNi1811
SCS19
SUS304L
Z1CN18-12
Z2CN18-10
F.3503
304S15 304 1.4301
X5CrNi1810
X5CrNi1810 SUS304 Z4CN19-10FF
Z5CN17-08
F.3504
316S31 316 X5CrNiMo17133 X5CrNiMo1713
X8CrNiMo1713
SUS316 Z6CND18-12-03
316S11 316L 1.4404
X2CrNiMo17132
X2CrNiMo1713
X8CrNiMo1713
SUS316L Z2CND17-12
Z2CND18-13
F.3533
F.3537
321S31 321 1.4541
X6CrNiTi18-10
X6CrNiTi1811 SUS321 Z6CNT18-10 F.3523
310 310
310S
1.4845
X12CrNi25-21
X6CrNi2521 SUH310
SUS310S
Z8CN25-20
Z12CN25-20
416S21 416 1.4005
X12CrS13
X12CrS13 SUS416 Z11CF13 F.3411
420S29 1.4024
X15Cr13
SUS410J1 Z13C13 F.3415
420S37 420 1.4021
X20Cr13
X20Cr13 SUS420J1 Z20C13 F.3402
420S45 420F 1.4028 1.4034
X30Cr13
(G)X30Cr13 SUS420J2 Z30C13
Z33C13
F.3403
410S21 410 1.4006 1.4000
X12Cr13
X12Cr13
X109Cr13
SUS410 Z10C13 F.3401
431S29 431 1.4057
X20CrNi172
X16CrNi16 SUS431 Z15CN16-02 F.3427

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