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Classification of Steels

The document outlines various classifications and designations of carbon and alloy steels based on their chemical composition. It lists different SAE designations that correspond to types of steel containing certain alloying elements such as carbon, manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, silicon, and others. The designations provide a standardized system for identifying steel grades based on their chemical makeup.

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Classification of Steels

The document outlines various classifications and designations of carbon and alloy steels based on their chemical composition. It lists different SAE designations that correspond to types of steel containing certain alloying elements such as carbon, manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, silicon, and others. The designations provide a standardized system for identifying steel grades based on their chemical makeup.

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Major classifications of steel[2]

SAE designation

Type

1xxx

Carbon steels

2xxx

Nickel steels

3xxx

Nickel-chromium steels

4xxx

Molybdenum steels

5xxx

Chromium steels

6xxx

Chromium-vanadium steels

7xxx

Tungsten steels

8xxx

Nickel-chromium-molybdenum steels

9xxx

Silicon-manganese steels

Carbon and alloy steel grades[5]

SAE designation

Type

Carbon steels

10xx Plain carbon (Mn 1.00% max.)

11xx Resulfurized

12xx Resulfurized and rephosphorized

15xx Plain carbon (Mn 1.001.65%)

Manganese steels

13xx Mn 1.75%

Nickel steels

23xx Ni 3.50%

25xx Ni 5.00%

Nickel-chromium steels

31xx Ni 1.25%; Cr 0.65%, or 0.80%

32xx Ni 1.25%; Cr 1.07%

33xx Ni 3.50%; Cr 1.50%, or 1.57%

34xx Ni 3.00%; Cr 0.77%

Molybdenum steels

40xx Mo 0.20%, 0.25%, or Mo 0.25% and S 0.042%[1]

44xx Mo 0.40%, or 0.52%

Chromium-molybdenum (chromoly) steels

41xx Cr 0.50%, 0.80%, or 0.95%; Mo 0.12%, 0.20%, 0.25%, or 0.30%

Nickel-chromium-molybdenum steels

43xx Ni 1.82%; Cr 0.500.80%; Mo 0.25%

43BVxx Ni 1.82%; Cr 0.50%; Mo 0.12%, or 0.35%; V 0.03% min

47xx Ni 1.05%; Cr 0.45%; Mo 0.20%, or 0.35%

81xx Ni 0.30%; Cr 0.40%; Mo 0.12%

81Bxx Ni 0.30%; Cr 0.45%; Mo 0.12%; and added boron[1]

86xx Ni 0.55%; Cr 0.50%; Mo 0.20%

87xx Ni 0.55%; Cr 0.50%; Mo 0.25%

88xx Ni 0.55%; Cr 0.50%; Mo 0.35%

93xx Ni 3.25%; Cr 1.20%; Mo 0.12%

94xx Ni 0.45%; Cr 0.40%; Mo 0.12%

97xx Ni 0.55%; Cr 0.20%; Mo 0.20%

98xx Ni 1.00%; Cr 0.80%; Mo 0.25%

Nickel-molybdenum steels

46xx Ni 0.85%, or 1.82%; Mo 0.20%, or 0.25%

48xx Ni 3.50%; Mo 0.25%

Chromium steels

50xx Cr 0.27%, 0.40%, 0.50%, or 0.65%

50xxx Cr 0.50%; C 1.00% min

50Bxx Cr 0.28%, or 0.50%; and added boron[1]

51xx Cr 0.80%, 0.87%, 0.92%, 1.00%, or 1.05%

51xxx Cr 1.02%; C 1.00% min.

51Bxx Cr 0.80%; and added boron[1]

52xxx Cr 1.45%; C 1.00% min.

Chromium-vanadium steels

61xx Cr 0.60%, 0.80%, 0.95%; V 0.10%, or 0.15% min.

Tungsten-chromium steels

72xx W 1.75%; Cr 0.75%

Silicon-manganese steels

92xx Si 1.40%, or 2.00%; Mn 0.65%, 0.82%, or 0.85%; Cr 0.00%, or 0.65%

High-strength low-alloy steels

9xx Various SAE grades

xxBxx Boron steels

xxLxx Leaded steels

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