Grade library
Grades grouped by family, with standards cross-references, how to confirm composition, typical applications and related products.
Carbon steel
Carbon steels for machine structural use (S10C to S55C) and for cold heading (SWCH series): properties by carbon content, heat treatment and typical applications.
S10C · S20C · S35C · S45C · S48C · S50C · S55C · SWCH6A · SWCH10A · SWCH18A · SWCH22A · SWCH25K · SWCH45K
Cr, Cr-Mo, boron and non-heat-treated steels
Roles of the alloying elements, heat treatment and typical uses of chromium, chromium-molybdenum, boron and H steels, with an outline of non-heat-treated steels.
SCr415 · SCr420 · SCM415 · SCM420 · SCM435 · SCM440 · SCr415H · SCr420H · SCM415H · SCM420H · SCM435H · SCM440H · 10B38 · 51B20
Bearing and spring steels
Alloying roles, heat treatment and typical uses of the high-carbon chromium bearing steel SUJ2 and the Mn-Cr and Si-Cr spring steels SUP9 and SUP12.
SUJ2 · SUP9 · SUP12
Free-cutting steel
How free-cutting steel gains machinability from sulfur, lead and similar additions, how to compare leaded and lead-free grades, and typical heat treatment, delivery conditions and applications, in general engineering terms.
SUM22 · SUM23 · SUM24L · SUM43 · 1215 · 12L14 · 1144 · 11SMn30 · 11SMnPb30
Stainless steel
Austenitic, ferritic, martensitic and precipitation-hardening stainless steels and engine-valve heat-resisting steels (SUH): structure, alloying elements, heat treatment and typical applications.
SUS303 · SUS304 · SUS304L · SUS316 · SUS316L · SUS430F · SUS416 · SUS420F · SUS420J1 · SUS420J2 · SUS431 · SUS440C · SUS630 · SUH3 · SUH11 · SUH35
Tool and die steel
Covers the cold-work alloy tool steel SKD11 and the high-speed tool steels SKH51 and SKH55, with the role of alloying elements, heat treatment and typical applications.
SKD11 · SKH51 · SKH55 · M2 · M35
Titanium
How commercially pure titanium is graded, and the alloying elements, heat treatment, delivery condition and typical uses of ASTM Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V).
Grade 5
Grade index
- 10B38
- 11SMn30
- 11SMnPb30
- 12L14
- 51B20
- 1144
- 1215
- Grade 5
- M2
- M35
- S10C
- S20C
- S35C
- S45C
- S48C
- S50C
- S55C
- SCM415
- SCM415H
- SCM420
- SCM420H
- SCM435
- SCM435H
- SCM440
- SCM440H
- SCr415
- SCr415H
- SCr420
- SCr420H
- SKD11
- SKH51
- SKH55
- SUH3
- SUH11
- SUH35
- SUJ2
- SUM22
- SUM23
- SUM24L
- SUM43
- SUP9
- SUP12
- SUS303
- SUS304
- SUS304L
- SUS316
- SUS316L
- SUS416
- SUS420F
- SUS420J1
- SUS420J2
- SUS430F
- SUS431
- SUS440C
- SUS630
- SWCH6A
- SWCH10A
- SWCH18A
- SWCH22A
- SWCH25K
- SWCH45K
Notes
- The grade lists explain standards; they do not indicate stock or availability, which we confirm on inquiry.
- Cross-references are for reference only; the final grade is confirmed against your drawing and standard.