Steel Equivalents


Our steel equivalents page allows you to compare our stocked materials against product grades in other specifications, such as European and North American standards.

Please refer to the tables below, which are separated into carbon and alloy steel products. The left-hand column notes our stocked materials, and subsequent columns indicate the equivalent grade under different specifications.

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Steel Equivalents

Carbon Steels


Type Web Listing British Standards British Standards (2) BS 970:1955 European Werkstoff SAE/AISI
Low Carbon 070M20 070M20 080A15 EN3A C15, C22 1.0402, 1.0401, 1.1151 1020, 1023
080A15 080A15 070M20 EN3B, EN32B C15, C20 1.0402, 1.0401, 1.1151 1020,1023
080M15 080M15 080A15 EN32 C15 1.0401 1015, 1017, 1016
150M19 150M19 EN14 S355J2 1.117 1024
230M07 230M07 EN1A
A105 LF2
Medium Carbon 070M55 070M55 080M50 EN9 C55, C60 1.0535 1050, 1055, 1060
080A42 080A42 080M40 EN8/EN8D C40 1.0511 1040
080M40 080M40 080A42 EN8, EN8D/EN8 C40 1.0511 1040
080M46 080M46 080M50 C45E 1050
080M50 080M50 080M46 EN43B C45E 1050
212A42 212A42 EN8 C40, C45 10511,1.1186,1.1189 1039, 1040, 1042, 1043, 1045
Structural Steel S235 S235
S355J2 S355J2
S355JR S355JR

Alloy Steels


Type Web Listing British Standards British Standards (2) BS 970:1955 European Werkstoff SAE/AISI
Core Products 42CrMo4 708M40 708A40 EN19 42CrMo4 1.7225 4140, 4142
605M36 605M36 EN16
655M13 655M13 EN36A 15NiCrMo13 1.5752 3310, 3415
708A42 708A42 EN19
708M40 708M40 EN19 42CrMo4 1.7225 4140, 4142
709M40 709M40 EN19 42CrMo4
722M24 722M24 EN40B 32CrMo12 1.7361
817M40 817M40 EN24 34CrNiMo6 1.6565, 1.6582
826M40 826M40 EN26 40NiMoCr10-5 1.6745
AISI 4130 708M25 708A25 25CrMo4 1.7214 4130
AISI 4140 708M40 EN19 42CrMo4 1.7225 4140
B7/L7
Heat Treated 27MnCrB5 27MnCrB5
605M36T 605M36T
709M40T 709M40T
817M40T 817M40T
Tool Steel BO1 -- -- -- -- -- --
D2 -- -- -- -- -- --
P20 -- -- -- -- -- --