Systematics of the material numbers

Class

Material type

Material group

Elements and unusual feature

 

Basic- and quality steel

00

Basic steel

 

 

01

Unalloyed
quality steel

General structural steel

Rm < 500 N/mm²

02

 

Rm < 500 N/mm²

03

 

on average < 0,12% C or Rm < 400 N/mm²

04

 

on average > 0,12% < 0,25% C or Rm > 400 < 500 N/mm²

05

 

on average > 0,25% < 0,55% C or Rm > 500 < 700 N/mm²

06

 

on average > 0,55% C or Rm > 700 N/mm²

07

 

higher P or S amount

08

Alloyed
quality steel

 

on average < 0,30% C

09

 

on average > 0,30% C

 

Unalloyed high-grade steel

10

 

Special physical characteristics

 

11

Structural steel

< 0,5% C

12

Structural steel

> 0,5% C

13

 

 

14

 

 

15

Tool steel 1.grade

 

16

Tool steel 2.grade

 

17

Tool steel 3.grade

 

18

Tool steel for
special purposes

 

19

 

 

 

Alloyed high-grade steel

20

Tool steel

 

Cr

21

 

Cr-Si , Cr-Mn , Cr-Mn-Si

22

 

Cr-V , Cr-V-Si , Cr-V-Mn , Cr-V-Mn-Si

23

 

Mo , Cr-Mo , Cr-Mo-V

24

 

W , Cr-W

25

 

W-V , Cr-W-V

26

 

W , classes unless 24 , 25 and 27

27

 

with Ni

28

 

other alloyings

29

 

 

30

Different
steel groups

 

 

31

Hard alloyings

 

32

High speed steel

with Co

33

High speed steel

without Co

34

Wear resisting steel

 

35

Anti-friction
bearing steel

 

36

Steels with special physical and magnetic characteristics

without Co

37

Steels with special physical and magnetic characteristics

with Co

38

Steels with special physical characteristics

without Ni

39

Steels with special physical characteristics

with Ni

40

Chemical
resisting steels

Stainless steels

< 2,0% Ni , without Mo , Nb and Ti

41

Stainless steels

< 2,0% Ni , with Mo , without Nb and Ti

42

Stainless steels

 

43

Stainless steels

> 2,0% Ni , without Mo , Nb and Ti

44

Stainless steels

> 2,0% Ni , with Mo , without Nb and Ti

45

Stainless steels

> 2,0% Ni , with Cu , Nb or Ti

46

Aviation materials

 

47

Heat resisting steel

< 2,0% Ni

48

Heat resisting steel

> 2,0% Ni

49

High temperature steel

 

50

Structural steel

 

Mn , Si , Cu

51

 

Mn-Si , Mn-Cr

52

 

Mn-Cu , Mn-V , Si-V , Mn-Si-V

53

 

Mn-Ti , Si-Ti , Mn-Si-Ti , Mn-Si-Zr

54

 

Mo , Mn-Mo , Si-Mo , Nb , Ti , V , W

55

 

Micro alloying

56

 

Ni

57

 

Cr-Ni with < 1,0% Cr

58

 

Cr-Ni with > 1,0% < 1,5% Cr

59

 

Cr-Ni with > 1,5% < 2,0% Cr

60

 

Cr-Ni with > 2,0% < 3,0% Cr

61

 

 

62

 

Ni-Si , Ni-Mn , Ni-Cu

63

 

Ni-Mo , Ni-Mo-Mn , Ni-Mo-Cu , Ni-Mo-V , Ni-Mn-V

64

 

 

65

 

Cr-Ni-Mo with < 0,4% Mo and < 2,0% Ni

66

 

Cr-Ni-Mo with < 0,4% Mo and > 2,0% < 3,5% Ni

67

 

Cr-Ni-Mo with > 3,5% < 5,0% Ni or > 0,4% Mo

68

 

Cr-Ni-V , Cr-Ni-W , Cr-Ni-V-W

69

 

Cr-Ni classes unless 57 - 68

70

 

Cr

71

 

Cr-Si , Cr-Mn , Cr-Si-Mn

72

 

Cr-Mo with < 0,35% Mo

73

 

Cr-Mo with > 0,35% Mo

74

 

 

75

 

Cr-V with < 2,0% Cr

76

 

Cr-V with > 2,0% Cr

77

 

Cr-Mo-V

78

 

 

79

 

Cr-Mn-Mo , Cr-Mn-Mo-V

80

 

Cr-Si-Mo , Cr-Si-Mn-Mo , Cr-Si-Mo-V , Cr-Si-Mn-Mo-V

81

 

Cr-Si-V , Cr-Mn-V , Cr-Si-Mn-V

82

 

 

83

 

 

84

 

Cr-Si-Ti , Cr-Mn-Ti , Cr-Si-Mn-Ti

85

Nitriding steel

 

86

 

 

87

 

 

88

 

 

89

Higher strength weldable structural steel

 

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