July 18, 2002

Comparison of Grades of Steel Specified in the Indian Standards with

Nearest Equivalent Grades Specified in other National Standards

1 Ball and Roller Bearing Steel

IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
4398:1994 1570 970:1956 970-1:1983 EN ISO 17230:1980 EN ISO J404:1994
683-17:1999 683-17:1999
Chromium Steel
104Cr6 105Cr1 En 31 535A99 100Cr6 100Cr6 100Cr6 E52100
2 Case Hardening Steels
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
4432:1988 1570, 970:1956 970-1:1983 EN 10084:1998 17210:1986 EN 10084:1998 J403:1995
4432, J404:1994
5517 J1268:1995
Carbon Steels
10C4 C10 En 2E, En 045A10, C10E, C 10, C10E, 1010,
32A 045M10 C10R Ck 10 C10R 1012
15C8 C15Mn75 En 32C 080A15, C16E − C16E 1018
(Class 1A) 080M15 C16R C16R
20C8 C20 3D 070M20 - - - 1018,
(Class 2) 1019,
1021,
1022
Chromium Steels
15Cr3 15Cr65 En 206 523H15, 17Cr3 17Cr3 17Cr3 −
523M15
Chromium-Manganese Steels
16Mn5Cr4 17Mn1Cr95 − 590H17, 16MnCr5 16MnCr5 16MnCr5 −
590M17
20Mn5Cr5 20MnCr1 − − 20MnCr5 20MnCr5 20MnCr5 −
Nickel-Molybdenum Steel
20Ni7Mo2 − − 665H20, − − − 4620,
665M20 4620H
Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum Steels
20Ni2Cr2Mo2 − En 362 805A20, 20NiCrMo2-2 20NiCrMo2 20NiCrMo2-2 8620,
805H20, 8620H
805M20
15Ni5Cr4Mo1 15NiCr1Mo12 En 353 815H17, − − − −
815M17
20Ni7Cr2MO2 − − − − − − 4320,
4320H
3 Free Cutting Steels
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
4431:1978 1570, 970:1956 970-1:1983 EN 10087:1999 1651:1988 EN 10087:1999 J403:1995
4431
11C10S25 11S25 En 1A 220M07 10S20 10S20 10S20 −
14C14S14 14Mn1S14 En 32M 214A15 15SMn13 15S10 15SMn13 1118
214M15
1 Steels for Quenching and Tempering, and Flame and Induction Hardening
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
5517:1993 1570, 970:1956 970-1:1983 EN 10083-1:1991 17200:1987 EN 10083-1:1996 J403:1995
3930:1994 3930 EN 10083-2:1991 EN 10083-2:1996 J404:1994
5517 J1268:1995
Carbon Steels
30C8 C30 En 5, 080A30, C30, C 30, C30, 1029,
(Class 3) En 5A, 080M30, C30E, Ck 30, C30E, 1030
En 5B, 080A32 C30R Cm 30 C30R
En 5C,
En 5D,
En 5K
35C8 C35Mn75 En 8A, 080A35, C35, C 35, C35, 1035
(Class 3A) En 8B 080M36, C35E, Ck 35, C35E,
080A37 C35R Cm 35 C35R
40C8 C40 En 8, 080A37, C40, C 40, C40, 1038,
En 8B, 080A40, C40E, Ck 40, C40E, 1038H,
 En 8C, 080M40, C40R Cm 40 C40R 1039
En 8D, 080A42 1040
En 8K
45C8 C45 En 8D 080A42, C45, C 45, C45, 1042
(Class 4) 080M46 C45E, Ck 45, C45E, 1043
C45R Cm 45 C45R 1045,
1045H,
1046
50C8 C50 En 43A, 080A47, C50, C 50, C50, 1049,
En 43B, 080M50 C50E, Ck 50, C50E, 1050,
En 43C C50R Cm 50 C50R 1053
55C8 C55Mn75 En 9, 080A52, C55, C 55, C55, 1055
(Class 5) En 9K, 070M55, C55E, Ck 55, C55E,
En43C 080A57 C55R Cm 55 C55R
High-Manganese Carbon Steels
37C15 37Mn2 En 15, 150M36, − − − 1541,
En 15A 150H36 1541H

Chromium Steels
40Cr4 40Cr1 En 18, 530A40, 41Cr4 41Cr4 41Cr4 5140,
En 18D 530H40, 5140H
530M40
Chromium-Molybdenum Steel
42Cr4Mo2 40Cr1Mo28 En 19A, 708A40 42CrMo4 42CrMo4 42CrMo4 4140,
En 19B, 708M40 4140H,
En 19C 4142.
4142H
5 Spring Steels
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
2507:1975 1570 970:1956 - 970-2:1988 - 17221:1988 J403:1995
3431:1982 5770:1981 17222:1979 J404:1994
Carbon Steels
65C6 C65 En 42B, - 080A67 - - 1065
En 43E
70C6 C70 En 42, - 070A72, - C 67, 1070
En 42C 70 Ck 67
75C6 C75 En 42C - 070A78 - C 75, 1074,
Ck 75 1075
80C6 C80 En 42 - 070A78, - - 1080
80
Low Alloy Steels
50Cr4V2 50Cr1V23 En 47 - 735A51, - 51CrV4 6150,
735H51 6150H
6 Structural Steels
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
2062:1992 226 - - - - - -
Unalloyed Structural Steels
Fe 410 W A St 42 - - - - - -
7 Valve Steels
IS BS DIN SAE
Current Obsolete Obsolete Current Obsolete Current Current
7494:1981 - 970:1956 970-4:1970 EN 10090:1998 17480:1992 EN 10090:1998 J775:1993

Martensitic Valve Steels

X43Cr9Si3 - En 52 401S45 X45CrSi9-3 X45CrSi9-3 X45CrSi9-3 S65007 (Sil 1)
Austenitic Valve Steel
X53Cr22Mn9Ni4N - - 349S52 X53CrMnNiN21-9 - X53CrMnNiN21-9 S63008 (21-4N)
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