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Steel Designers' Manual - 6th Edition (2003)
1076 European standards for structural steels
Table 5 Comparison between grades in EN 10137: Part 2: 1996 and BS 4360: 1990
EN 10137: Part 2: 1996 BS 4360: 1990
Grade Tensile Min yield Max thickness Charpy V-notch impacts Grade Tensile Min yield Max thickness Charpy V-notch impacts
strength strength for specified (longitudinal) strength strength for specified (longitudinal)
(Rm) (Re) yield strength (Rm) (Re) yield strength
at t = 16 mm (Re) Temp Energy Max thickness at t = 16 mm (Re) Temp Energy Max thickness
(N/mm 2 ) (mm) (°C) (J) (mm) (N/mm2 ) (mm) (°C) (J) (mm)
50 F 490–640 390 40 -60 27 40
S460Q 550 460 150 -20 27 150 – – – – – – –
460QL to 460 150 -40 27 150 – – – – – – –
S460QL1 720 460 150 -60 27 150 55F 550–700 450 40 -60 27 40
EN 10137: Part 2 also contains Grades S500Q/QL/QL1, S550Q/QL/QL1, S620Q/QL/QL1, S690Q/QL/QL1, S890Q/QL/QL1 and S960Q/QL
Table 6 Comparison between grades in EN 10155: 1993 and BS 4360: 1990
EN 10155: 1993 BS 4360: 1990
Grade Product nominal Tensile Min Charpy V-notch Grade Tensile Min yield Max thickness Charpy V-notch impacts
thickness (mm) strength yield strength impacts strength strength for specified (longitudinal)
(Rm) (Re) (longitudinal) (Rm) (Re) yield strength
Flat Long at t = 16 mm Temp Energy at t = 16 mm (Ro) Temp Energy Max thickness
Sections Bars (N/mm 2 ) (°C) (J) (N/mm 2 ) (mm) (°C) (J) (mm)
Shapes
S235J0W 100 40 100 340–470 235 0 27 – – – – – – –
S235J2W 100 40 100 340–470 235 -20 27 – – – – – – –
S355J0WP 12 40 – 490–630 355 0 27 WR50A ≥480 345 (1) 40 0 27 12 (2)
S355J2WP 12 40 – 490–630 355 -20 27 – – – – – – –
S355J0W 100 40 100 490–630 355 0 27 WR50B ≥480 345 345 0 27 50
S355J2G1W 100 40 100 490–630 355 -20 27 WR50C ≥480 345 345 -15 27 50
S355J2G2W 100 40 100 490–630 355 -20 27 WR50C ≥480 345 345 -15 27 50
S355K2G1W 100 40 100 490–630 355 -20 40 – – – – – – –
S355K2G2W 100 40 100 490–630 355 -20 40 – – – – – – –
(1) Up to and incl. 12 mm thick. Over 12 mm min yield strength of 325 N/mm 2 applies. (2) For round and square bar max thickness is 25 mm