HISTORICAL STRUCTURAL STEELS OF THE WORLD

The table below shows steels that have been phased out as 'historical steels', as they may well be encountered under special
circumstances.
The user must appreciate that the steels are not fully defined by the values given and that further information is contained in
the relevant standards. For structural engineering purposes under normal temperatures and in the absence of shocks or
vibrations the values listed may well be adequate, as it can be assumed that steel made for structural purposes will tend to
have the required ductility, toughness and weldability to be used for construction. Furthermore, the table does not contain
every steel that has ever been made anywhere.

Standard
South African steels
SANS 1431

Grade

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

Quality
t16

240WA
240WC
240WDD
300WA
300WC
300WDD
350WA
350WC
350WDD
450WA
450WC
450WDD

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)

16<t25

25<t40

40<t63

63<t100

240

230

220

210

380-510

300

300

290

280

270

450-620

350

350

340

325

305

480-650

450

430

415

380

240

550-700

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)
0
-30
0
-30
0
-30
0
-30

Notes:
SANS 1431 has, at the time of publication of this book, not yet been revoked, but it has been decided to adopt EN 10025-2 for South African structural
steels
The yield stresses given are those for plates, which are sometimes slightly lower than those for sections
European steels
t16
16<t40
40<t63
63<t80

Standard

Grade
FE310 (earlier FE33)
FE360 (earlier FE37)

FE430 (earlier FE44)

EN 25-1972 (Europe)

FE510 (earlier FE52)

Fe490 (earlier Fe50)
Fe590 (earlier Fe 60)
Fe690 (earlier Fe70)
DIN 17100-1966 (Germany)
St 33
USt 33-1 or RSt 34-1
USt 34-2
RSt 34-2
USt 37-1 or RSt 37-1
USt 37 - 2
RSt 37-2
St 37-3
USt 42-1 or RSt 42-1
USt 42 - 2 or RSt 42-2
St 42-3
RSt 46-2
St 46-3
St 50-1 or St 50-2

175

175

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)
310-510

235

225

215

205

360-440

275

265

255

245

430-540

355

345

335

325

510-610

295
335
365
t16
190

285
325
355
16<t40
180

275
315
345
40<t100
170

265
305
335

490-590
590-710
690-830

210

200

190

340-420

240

230

220

370-450

260

250

240

420-500

290

280

270

440-540

300

290

280

500-600

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

Quality

A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
B
C
D
DD

330-500

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
-20
20
10
20
10
0 or -20
20
0 or -20
20
0 or -20
-

Standard

Grade
St 52-3
St 60-1 or St 60-2
St 70-2
A33
A34

E24

NF A 35-501-1973
(Netherlands)

E26

E30

E36

1
2
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
2
3
4

A50
A60

1
2

A70
NBN A21-101-1976 (Belgium)
A320
AE 235 or A 360

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

Quality

A
B
C
D

360
340
370
t30
175
165
170
235
240
240
240
255
260
260
260
275
295
295
355
355
355
295
335
340
355
t16
235

350
330
360
30<t50
175
155
160
215
220
220
220
235
240
240
240
255
275
280
335
340
340
255
315
320
345
16<t36
225

340
320
350

36<t63
215

t>63
-

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)
520-620
600-720
700-850

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)
0 or -20
-

320-490
330-410
340-420
360-440
370-450
370-450
370-450
410-490
420-500
420-500
420-500
460-560
470-570
470-570
510-610
520-620
520-620
490-590
490-710
600-720
690-830

20
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
-

320-510
360-440

20
0
-20

Standard

Grade

Quality

A330-1 or A330-2

B
B
C
D or DD
B
C
D
DD
DD

AE255 or A410

AE355 or A510
AE410

40

BS 4360-1972 (Britain)
(earlier norms BS 15, BS548,
BS968, BS 2762 and BS 3706)

43

50
55

A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
B
C
D
C
E

195

185

175

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)
330-410

235

225

215

360-440

355

345

335

410
t16
230
230
240
255
245
245
245
255
270
355
355
355
450
450

400
16<t25
225
225
230
245
240
240
240
245
260
345
345
345
430
430

390
25<t40
225
225
225
240
240
240
240
240
255
345
345
345
415
415

19<t25

All thicknesses
0,5.fu
0,5.fu 210
0,5.fu 230
25<t38

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

American steels
ASTM A7 or A9

(1914)
(1924)
(1934)
t19

510-610
490-610
530-670
40<t63
220
220
220
230
230
230
230
230
245
340
340
340
400

63<t100
210
210
210
225
220
220
225
225
225
325
325

400-480

430-510

480-620
480-620
490-620
550-700

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)
20
0
-20
20
0
-20
-20
-20
20
0
-20
-50
20
0
-20
-50
-15
-30
-50
0
-50

380-450
380-450
410-500

Standard

Grade

A242

A283

A284-75

A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D

A440-75 or A441-75
A529-75

A570-75

A572-76

A573-75
A588-75
A633-75
A656-75

A
B
C
D
E
42
45
50
55
60
65
58
65
70
A to J
A and B
C and D
E
1 and 2

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

Quality
345
220
165
185
205
230
170
190
205
230
345
290
172
207
228
276
290
290
310
345
380
415
450
220
240
267
345
290
345
415
552

315
220
165
185
205
230
170
190
205
230
315

315
220
165
185
205
230
170
190
205
230
315

290
310
345
380
415
450
220
240
267
345
290
345
415

290
310
345
380
415
450
220
240
267
345
290
345
415

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)
460+

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)

310-380
543-415
380-450
415-495
345+
380+
415+
415+
460+
414-486
310+
340+
360+
380+
400+
415+
415+
450+
485+
520+
550+
400-490
450-530
480-620
485+
435-573
483-620
552-690
655-793

Standard

A678-75

A699-74

A709-76

Canadian steels
A16
S39
S40
G40.4
G40.5
G40.6
G40.8
G40.12

Grade
A
B
C
1
2
3
4
36
50
50W
100
100W

Minimum yield stress (MPa) for thickness t in mm

(lower of values for flat and long products)

Quality
345
414
517
485
515
485
515
250
345
345
700
700

345
414
517
485
515
485
515
250
345
345
700
700
0

345
414
517

250
345
345
700
700
0

Tensile
strength
range
(MPa)
483-621

Notch
impact test
temp (oC)

552-689
621-758
620-760
620-760
585-725
585-725
400-550
450+
485+
775-915
775-915

Date
1924
1935
1935
1950
1950
1950
1960
1964

380-450
380-450
410-500
410-500
410-500
550-650
450-590
450