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60 grades found.

1.0715 (11SMn30)

11SMn30 (1.0715) is Europe’s standard sulfur free-cutting steel under EN 10087: about 0.30% sulfur and almost no silicon…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0715 (11SMn30)AISI 1215 (near)

1.0718 (11SMnPb30)

11SMnPb30 (1.0718) is the leaded version of 11SMn30 and one of the fastest-machining bar steels in the EN system. The le…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0718 (11SMnPb30)AISI 12L14 (near)

1.0721 (10S20)

10S20 (1.0721) is a case-hardening free-cutting steel under EN 10087: moderate sulfur (0.15–0.25%) balances machinabilit…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0721 (10S20)

1.0737 (11SMnPb37)

11SMnPb37 (1.0737) pushes the EN leaded free-cutting concept furthest: sulfur raised to 0.34–0.40% and manganese to 1.00…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0737 (11SMnPb37)AISI 12L14 (near)

1008

1008 is a very low carbon steel with excellent cold formability and weldability. It is the standard grade for cold-heade…

Carbon SteelDIN C8 (near)AISI 1008JIS S09CK (near)

1010

1010 is a low carbon steel for lightly loaded parts that need good formability, weldability and an optional carburized c…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0301 (C10)AISI 1010JIS S10C

1015

1015 is a low carbon carburizing-grade steel for small parts needing a hard wear surface over a ductile core. It bridges…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0401 (C15)AISI 1015JIS S15C

1018

1018 is one of the most commonly stocked cold drawn bars in North America: a low carbon steel with higher manganese than…

Carbon SteelDIN C15/C22 (near)AISI 1018JIS S15C/S20C (near)

1022

1022 is a low carbon, higher manganese steel with better hardenability than 1020 at the same carbon level. It is used fo…

Carbon SteelDIN C22 (near)AISI 1022JIS S20C (near)

1025

1025 is a low-medium carbon steel for general machinery parts that need a step up in strength from 1020 while keeping go…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0406 (C25)AISI 1025JIS S25C

1030

1030 is a medium carbon steel at the lower edge of the heat-treatable range: it responds to quenching in thin sections a…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0528 (C30)AISI 1030JIS S30C

1035

1035 is a medium carbon steel for shafts and forged parts of moderate strength. It heat treats more reliably than 1030 a…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0501 (C35)AISI 1035JIS S35C

1038

1038 is a medium carbon steel widely used in North American cold drawn and hot rolled bar for shafts and bolts. It sits …

Carbon SteelDIN C35/C40 (near)AISI 1038JIS S35C/S40C (near)

1040

1040 is a medium carbon steel for moderately stressed shafts, bolts and gears. It is the plain-carbon predecessor of 514…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0511 (C40)AISI 1040JIS S40C

1045

1045 is the world’s most common medium-carbon steel — the default for shafts, hydraulic rods and plates that need more s…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0503 (C45)AISI 1045JIS S45C

1050

1050 is a medium-high carbon steel whose chemistry matches JIS S50C and EN C50. It is used for wear-exposed shafts, spri…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0540 (C50)AISI 1050JIS S50C

1055

1055 is a high-medium carbon steel for parts needing a hard, wear-resistant surface with a resilient core. It overlaps t…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0535 (C55)AISI 1055JIS S55C

1060

1060 is a high carbon steel for springs, wear parts and tools of moderate duty. It hardens reliably in small sections an…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0601 (C60)AISI 1060JIS S58C (near)

1065

1065 is a high carbon spring-range steel, close in carbon to GB 65 steel but with the lower manganese of the SAE series.…

Carbon SteelDIN C65 type (near)AISI 1065GB 65

1070

1070 is a high carbon steel for springs and cutting/wear applications needing more hardness than 1060/1065 deliver. It i…

Carbon SteelDIN C70 type (near)AISI 1070GB 70

1075

1075 is a high carbon steel with slightly lower manganese than 1070/1080, widely traded as spring strip and bar. It take…

Carbon SteelDIN C75 type (near)AISI 1075JIS SK5 family (near)

1080

1080 sits at the eutectoid carbon level: fully pearlitic when normalized and capable of high hardness after quenching. I…

Carbon SteelDIN C80 type (near)AISI 1080JIS SK5 family (near)

1084

1084 is a eutectoid-plus high carbon steel popular for blades and springs because its simple chemistry heat treats forgi…

Carbon SteelDIN C85 type (near)AISI 1084JIS SK5 family (near)

1095

1095 is the highest-carbon steel of the standard SAE bar series: very hard and wear resistant after quenching, but britt…

Carbon SteelDIN C95 type (near)AISI 1095JIS SK85 family (near)

10B21

10B21 is a boron-treated cold-heading steel: a trace of boron multiplies the hardenability of a 0.20% carbon steel, lett…

Carbon SteelAISI 10B21GB ML10B21 family (near)

1117

1117 is a resulfurized free-machining steel: added sulfur and high manganese give fast, clean cutting while keeping enou…

Carbon SteelAISI 1117JIS SUM family (near)GB Y15 (near)

1137

1137 is a medium carbon, high manganese resulfurized steel combining free-machining behavior with useful strength. It is…

Carbon SteelAISI 1137

1140

1140 is the resulfurized free-machining counterpart of 1040, with the same carbon class but sulfur added for chip breaki…

Carbon SteelAISI 1140

1141

1141 pairs 1040-class carbon with 1.35–1.65% manganese and resulfurization, giving free-machining bar with better harden…

Carbon SteelAISI 1141

1144

1144 is a heavily resulfurized, high manganese carbon steel that reaches high strength in the as-drawn condition while m…

Carbon SteelAISI 1144

1215

1215 is a rephosphorized and resulfurized free-cutting steel with very low carbon, built purely for machining speed. It …

Carbon SteelAISI 1215JIS SUM25 (near)GB Y12 (near)

12L14

12L14 is the leaded free-cutting steel: lead, sulfur and phosphorus together give the highest machinability of any stand…

Carbon SteelDIN 11SMnPb30 family (near)AISI 12L14JIS SUM24L (near)

1524

1524 is a low carbon steel with 1.35–1.65% manganese, giving noticeably better hardenability and core strength than 1020…

Carbon SteelAISI 1524GB 20Mn (near)

1541

1541 upgrades 1040-class carbon with high manganese, the cheapest way to buy hardenability in a plain steel. It is widel…

Carbon SteelAISI 1541JIS SMn438 family (near)GB 40Mn (near)

1566

1566 is a high carbon, high manganese steel for springs and wear parts needing deeper hardening than 1065 provides. Its …

Carbon SteelAISI 1566GB 65Mn (near)

20

20 is China’s GB/T 699 quality carbon steel matching AISI 1020 and JIS S20C — the domestic Chinese designation buyers se…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0402 (C22)AISI 1020JIS S20C

20Mn

20Mn is the high-manganese variant of grade 20 in GB/T 699: the same low carbon but 0.70–1.00% manganese for higher stre…

Carbon SteelAISI 1022 (near)GB 20Mn (GB/T 699)

25

25 is the GB/T 699 carbon steel between 1020 and 1030 in carbon content, matching AISI 1025 / JIS S25C. A general machin…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0406 (C25)AISI 1025JIS S25C

30

30 is the GB/T 699 grade matching AISI 1030 / JIS S30C — the first GB carbon grade with useful quench-and-temper respons…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0528 (C30)AISI 1030JIS S30C

35

35 is the GB/T 699 equivalent of AISI 1035 / JIS S35C, a medium-carbon machinery steel widely stocked in China as round …

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0501 (C35)AISI 1035JIS S35C

40

40 is the GB/T 699 counterpart of AISI 1040 / JIS S40C — a step below 45 (1045) in carbon, chosen where weldability and …

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0511 (C40)AISI 1040JIS S40C

40Mn

40Mn is the GB/T 699 manganese-enhanced version of grade 40 — a low-cost Q&T machinery steel common in Chinese domestic …

Carbon SteelAISI 1040 type (higher Mn)GB 40Mn (GB/T 699)

50

50 is the GB/T 699 grade matching AISI 1050 and JIS S50C, a higher-carbon machinery steel for parts needing spring-like …

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0540 (C50)AISI 1050JIS S50C

50Mn

50Mn is the GB/T 699 high-manganese counterpart of grade 50, giving better hardenability for Q&T shafts and wear parts a…

Carbon SteelAISI 1050 (near)GB 50Mn (GB/T 699)

55

55 is the GB/T 699 equivalent of AISI 1055 / JIS S55C, bridging machinery and spring applications with plain-carbon econ…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0535 (C55)AISI 1055JIS S55C

60

60 is the highest-carbon GB/T 699 machinery grade in common trade (AISI 1060 class), used where plain-carbon spring and …

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0601 (C60)AISI 1060JIS S58C (near)

65Mn

65Mn is China’s manganese spring steel (GB/T 1222): a high carbon steel whose 0.90–1.20% manganese buys real through-har…

Carbon SteelAISI 1065/1566 (near)GB 65Mn (GB/T 1222)

A283 Gr.C

ASTM A283 Grade C is a low-to-intermediate tensile carbon steel plate intended for general structural and tank work not …

Carbon SteelAISI A283 Gr.CGB Q235B (near)

C60

C60 is the EN quality carbon steel (1.0601) equivalent to AISI 1060, specified on European drawings for springs, shafts …

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0601 (C60)AISI 1060JIS S58C (near)

S25C

S25C is the JIS G4051 carbon steel at 0.25% carbon — the Japanese designation matching AISI 1025. It sits between the mi…

Carbon SteelDIN C25 (1.0406, near)AISI 1025JIS S25C (JIS G4051)

S35C

S35C is the JIS medium-carbon steel matching AISI 1035 / EN C35 — the entry point of the genuinely heat-treatable carbon…

Carbon SteelDIN C35 (1.0501)AISI 1035JIS S35C (JIS G4051)

S50C

S50C is the JIS medium-carbon steel slightly richer in carbon than S45C/1045, popular in Asian supply chains for machine…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0540 (C50)AISI 1050JIS S50C

S55C

S55C is the higher-carbon member of the JIS G4051 family (AISI 1055 / EN C55 class), used where a carbon steel must take…

Carbon SteelDIN C55 (1.0535)AISI 1055JIS S55C (JIS G4051)

SAE 1020

SAE 1020 is a low-carbon steel for general engineering: easily machined, formed and welded, and the default material for…

Carbon SteelDIN 1.0402 (C22)AISI 1020JIS S20C

SAE 1518

SAE 1518 is a carbon-manganese steel: low carbon like 1020 but with 1.10–1.40% manganese for higher as-rolled strength —…

Carbon SteelAISI 1518

Y12

Y12 is China’s standard sulfur-phosphorus free-cutting steel (GB/T 8731), the domestic equivalent of the 1215 concept. I…

Carbon SteelAISI 1215 (near)JIS SUM family (near)GB Y12 (GB/T 8731)

Y15

Y15 is the higher-carbon companion of Y12 in China’s sulfur-phosphorus free-cutting family (GB/T 8731): the same low-sil…

Carbon SteelAISI 1215 (near)JIS SUM family (near)GB Y15 (GB/T 8731)

Y20

Y20 moves China’s free-cutting family (GB/T 8731) to a 0.20% carbon base with sulfur-only chip-breaking (no phosphorus b…

Carbon SteelGB Y20 (GB/T 8731)

Y30

Y30 is the 0.30% carbon member of the GB/T 8731 free-cutting family: sulfur (0.15–0.25%) keeps it fast on the lathe whil…

Carbon SteelGB Y30 (GB/T 8731)

Y40Mn

Y40Mn is the top-strength grade of China’s GB/T 8731 free-cutting family: 0.40% carbon with 1.20–1.55% manganese (the co…

Carbon SteelAISI 1141 (near)GB Y40Mn (GB/T 8731)