Hot-rolled Steel Plates, Sheets and Coils

Standard steel grades, comparison,

designations and codes

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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

1)

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

KV J t C

235

360-510

27

20

S235JR

Fe 360 B

14 13 11-00

St 37-2

235

360-510

27

20

S235JR

S235JRG2

Fe 360 B FN

Fe 37 B

14 13 12-00

RSt 37-2

40 B

235

360-510

27

S235J0

S235J0

Fe 360 C

St 37-3 U

40 C

E 24-3

235

360-510

27

-20

S235J2+N

S235J2G3

Fe 360 D1

Fe 37 D

St 37-3 N

40 D

E 24-4

235

360-510

27

-20

S235J2

S235J2G4

Fe 360 D2

St 44-2

43 B

E 28-2

St 44-3 U

43 C

E 28-3

43 D

E 28-4

275

430-580

27

20

S275JR

S275JR

Fe 430 B

Fe 44 B

275

430-580

27

S275J0

S275J0

Fe 430 C

14 14 12-00

E 24-2

275

430-580

27

-20

S275J2+N

S275J2G3

Fe 430 D1

Fe 44 D

14 14 14-00

St 44-3 N

275

430-580

27

-20

S275J2

S275J2G4

Fe 430 D2

14 14 14-01

355

510-680

27

20

S355JR

S355JR

Fe 510 B

(14 21 72-00)

50 B

E 36-2

355

510-680

27

S355J0

S355J0

Fe 510 C

Fe 52 C

St 52-3 U

50 C

E 36-3

(12 21 74-01) St 52-3 N

50 D

355

510-680

27

-20

S355J2+N

S355J2G3

Fe 510 D1

Fe 52 D

355

510-680

27

-20

S355J2

S355J2G4

Fe 510 D2

355

510-680

40

-20

S355K2+N

S355K2G3

Fe 510 DD1

355

510-680

40

-20

S355K2

S355K2G4

Fe 510 DD2

185

310-540

S185

S185

Fe 310-0

Fe 33

14 13 00-00

St 33

A 33

295

490-660

E295

E295

Fe 490-2

Fe 50

14 15 50-00

St 50-2

A 50-2

50 DD

E 36-4

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

EN 10025-2:2004

Impact strength, longitudinally

EN 10025:1990

Impact strength, longitudinally

Impact strength, longitudinally

27 J

40 J

60 J

27 J

40 J

27 J

40 J

20

JR

KR

LR

JR

J0

K0

L0

J0

-20

J2

K2

L2

J2

K2

DD

-30

J3

K3

L3

-40

J4

K4

L4

-50

J5

K5

L5

-60

J6

K6

L6

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

Structural steel

Steel for engineering purposes

Guaranteed flangeability

+N

Delivery condition as normalized or

normalized rolled

To be delivered in delivery condition +N

+AR

Delivery condition as untreated

To be delivered in delivery condition +AR (As Rolled)

FN

Rimming steel not permitted

JR and J0 flat products

FF

Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements

J2 and K2 flat products

Deoxidation

EN 10025:1990 + A1:1993
Symbol G

Comment

G1

Rimming steel, FU

Delivery condition as chosen by the

manufacturer unless otherwise agreed

G2

Rimming steel not permitted, FN

Delivery condition as chosen by the

manufacturer unless otherwise agreed

G3

Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements, FF

Delivery condition as normalized or normalized rolled

G4

Fully killed with nitrogen binding elements, FF

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

Comparison, approximate
SS
xx xx x-xx

EN 100283:2009

Comparison, approximate

DIN 17155

P235S

P235GH

HI

14 13 31-xx

P275NH

WStE 285

P265S

P265GH

H II

14 14 31-xx

P275NL1

TStE 285

P275SL

P295GH

17 Mn 4

14 21 02-xx

P275NL2

EStE 285

P355GH

19 Mn 6

P355N

StE 355

14 21 06-xx

16Mo3

15 Mo 3

14 29 12

P355NH

WStE 355

14 21 06-xx

P355NL1

TStE 355

14 21 07-xx

P355NL2

EStE 355

DIN 17102

SS xx xx xx-xx

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:

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:

Longitudinally

t C
KV J

Steel grade

Transversally
t C KV J

-20

-20
+20

L =

The Rp0,2 yield strength

values at elevated temperatures are specified.
Impact strength:

28

GH steels
16Mo3

Steel grade

27
31

-50

Transversally
t C KV J

Longitudinally
t C
KV J

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.

Longitudinally

t C
KV J

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:

28

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

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