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metal Steel designation system
Steel & iron
Non-ferrous metals display There are two different types of designation system for steels:

aluminum 1) Designation according to short names - DIN EN 10027-1

2) Designation according to number system - DIN EN 10027-2
Surface and heat treatment
Plastic technology 1) Designation according to short names - DIN EN 10027-1
Composite materials
Within the designation system with short names (according to DIN EN 10027-1), a distinction is made between two
Mechanics scripts main groups. In main group 1, mechanical or physical properties can be read from the designation of the steels. The
short names for steels in main group 2 provide information about the chemical composition.
construction
Fluid technology 1a) main group 1

- Designation according to the mechanical or physical properties of the steel.

Show The first letter in the short name of the steel indicates the purpose, the following number indicates the minimum
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yield strength in N / mm . At the end of the short name there may be an additional symbol that indicates further
properties.

Type of steel Labelling property

Steel for general steel
S.
construction
Steel for pressure
P
vessel construction
Minimum yield strength R e
Steel for pipelines L. 2
Steel for mechanical in N / mm
E.
engineering
Materials science for engineers
Rebar B.
Rail steels R.

Additional symbols

Quality group: Types of deoxidation: Fitness:

Notched impact strength in G1 = non-killed cast steel C = good cold

joules, e.g. at 20 ° C G2 = non-killed steel not formability D = good hot-dip
JR = 27J permitted ability
KR = 40J G3 = fully killed steel E = enamelling
LR = 60J F = malleable
Materials science and material testing for L = for low temperatures
dummies M = thermomechanically
formed
N = normalized or normalized
formed
O = for offshore
Q = tempered
S = for shipbuilding
T = for pipes
W = waterproof

Special requirements:
+ F = fine-grain steel Type of coating: Treatment condition:
+ Z 25 = minimum necking at
break 25% + OC = organically coated + A = soft annealed
+ S = hot-dip galvanized + C = work hardened
Plastics knowledge for beginners + ZN = electrolytic zinc-nickel + N = normalized or
coating normalized rolled
+ QT = tempered
+ T = tempered
+ U = untreated
+ M = thermomechanically
treated

There are many other additional symbols for steels, which, however, would go beyond the scope of this material
technology script.

Examples:

S235JR
Fiber composite plastics - Application: Steel for steel construction
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- Minimum yield strength: 235 N / mm
- Notched impact strength: 27 J (at 20 ° C) /
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- Application: Mechanical engineering
2
- Minimum yield strength : 360 N / mm
- good cold formability
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1b) main group 2
iron and Steel
The modulus of elasticity
Yield strength - material - Designation according to the chemical composition of the steel.
characteristic
Steel - general The designation for steels in main group 2, which is based on the chemical composition of the steel, has different
Steel - structural steel forms for unalloyed, alloyed and high-alloy steels as well as high-speed steels.
Steel - case-hardened steel, heat-
Unalloyed steels
treated steel, nitrided steel
Steel - stainless steel Mild steels are identified with the letter C for carbon, followed by the carbon content multiplied by 100. Unalloyed
Steel - chemically resistant steels steels have an average manganese content of less than 1%.
Steel - heat-resistant steels
Steel - cold tough steels The additional symbols are also used here as in main group 1.
Steel - working steel
Steel - influence of alloying Type of steel Labelling Chemical composition
elements
Unalloyed steel C. Mean carbon content x 100
Mn content <1%
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C15 => unalloyed steel with 0.15% carbon content

C20C => unalloyed steel with 0.2% carbon content, good cold formability
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Alloy steels and high alloy steels

In the case of alloyed steels, the carbon content multiplied by a factor of 100 is given in the first place (without the
letter C as in the case of unalloyed steels). This is followed by the chemical abbreviations for the alloying elements,
then the mass content of the alloying elements, which are given multiplied by different factors.

Multipliers for alloy elements:

Factor 4: Cr, Co, Mn, Ni, Si, W
Factor 10: Al, Be, Cu, Mo, Nb, Pb
Factor 100: Ce, N, P, S, C
Factor 1000: B

We speak of high-alloy steels when the proportion by mass of the alloying elements is at least 5%. High-alloy steels
are marked with an X in the short name. The X comes first, followed by the carbon content multiplied by the factor
100, then the other alloy elements with their chemical symbols. Finally, the mass fractions of the alloying elements
follow, which are multiplied by a factor of 1 for high-alloy steels. The alloy elements are broken down in the order of
their proportions by mass, starting with the highest.

Type of steel Labelling Chemical composition

Alloyed steels without Mean carbon Alloying
Mn content <1% content x 100 elements
sorted by
quantity x
factor
High- X Mean carbon Alloying
alloy steels at least 5% by content x 100 elements
weight of alloy elements sorted by
quantity

Additional symbols

E or R for limiting the sulfur content

S. suitable for feathers

High speed steels

High speed steels have a special designation system. They have the HS designation in the first place, followed by
the mass fractions of the alloy components in the fixed order W, Mo, V, Co. The mass fractions of the alloy
components are given here in whole rounded numbers.

Operational Labelling Chemical composition

area
High speed HS Mass fractions of the alloying elements W, Mo, V, Co
steels (factor 1)

2) Designation according to the numbering system - DIN EN 10027-2

The second designation system for steels is the number system. This means that every steel can be defined not
only by its short name but also by its number.

The number consists of three parts:

1. The main material group number, which is 1 for steel,

2. the steel group number (two-digit), which shows what type of steel it is (unalloyed, alloyed, basic steel, quality
steel, stainless steel) and
3. the count number (four digits, the last two digits are currently not used).

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 Example:
Material number: 1.0037 => Short name: S235JR

The numbers for the different steel groups are listed in the following table.

Steel group numbers

Unalloyed steels Alloy steels
00, 90 Basic steels Quality steels
Quality steels 08, 98 Alloy steels with special physical
properties
01, 91 General structural steels 09.99 Steels for different areas of
application
02, 92 Other structural steels, R m <500 N Stainless steels
/ mm 2

03, 93 C <0.12%, R <400 N / mm 2 20 to 28 Tool steels

m

04, 94 0.12% ≤ C <0.25% or 29 to 31 -

400 N / mm 2 ≤ R <500 N / mm 2
m

05, 95 0.25% ≤ C <0.55% or 32 High speed steels with Co

500 N / mm 2 ≤ R <700 N / mm 2
m

06, 96 C ≥ 0.55%, R ≥ 700 N / mm 2 33

m
High speed steels without C

07, 97 Steels with a higher P or S content 35 -

Stainless steels 36, 37 Steels with special magnetic
properties
10 Steels with special physical 38, 39 Steels with special physical
properties properties
11 Construction, machine and 40 to 45 Stainless steels
container steels with C content
<0.5%
12th Mechanical engineering steels with 46 Chemically resistant and highly
C content ≥ 0.5% heat-resistant Ni alloys
13th Construction, machine and 47, 48 Heat-resistant steels
container steels with special
requirements
14th - 49 High temperature resistant
materials
15 to 18 Tool steels 50 to 84 Structural, machine and container
steels classified according to alloy
elements
19th - 85 Nitriding steels
86 - 87 to 89 High-strength weldable steels,
steels not intended for heat
treatment

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