5/3/2019 A Guide to EN 10027 Steel Names

BLOG ABOUT CONTACT US

STRUCTURAL HIGH STRENGTH OFFSHORE PRESSURE VESSEL SHIPBUILDING WEAR RESISTANT THICK PLATES

You are here: Home / Thick Steel Plates for Heavy Engineering / Steel Information / A Guide to EN 10027 Steel Names

A GUIDE TO EN 10027 STEEL NAMES WHY CHOOSE OAKLEY STEEL?

Steels produced to EN standards – for example

pressure vessel steels such as P355 or structural 1. Awesome Service
steels S275 have names that tell you a lot about the 2. Thickest Plates
steel without having to look the details up in the 3. Best Availability
relevant standard. The way that they are named in 4. Best Quality Steel
set out in EN 10027 and by following a few simple 5. Super Delivery
rules you should soon be a master of know steel
properties from the grade alone

EN 10027 means that all these steel plates have
names that described many of their physical qualities
precisely
This page tells you about how to decipher these Sign Up for Free! 2,792
steel names for some common grade of pressure
vessel and structural steels that we have in stock.
Once you know how it works it is easy to use.
Structural and pressure vessel steels have a
standardised naming convention and this is laid out
in EN 10027 Designation System for Steels.

Whilst both are similar they are each subtly different and it is important to know what all the AncoferWaldram is one of Europe;s
components of a steel name mean leading steel stockholders. With
40,000 metric tonnes of heavy carbon
EN STRUCTURAL STEEL NAMES TO EN 10027 steel plates in stock Ancofer is able to
supply large quantities of heavy plate
The first letter S standards for Structural. P stands for Pressure and this is the way you initially
to projects that need fast delivery.
tell the grades apart.
Ancofer is fully owned by Dillinger
The next set of 3 digits gives the steel’s minimum yield strength. So S355 has a minimum yield Hutte. Oakley Steel is Ancofer's agent
strength of 355 MPa for the smallest thickness range covered by the relevant standard – i.e. in Asia
EN10025.

These are the basics. You can then have up to 3 groups of characters providing more
information.

The first group concerns the impact testing of the steel – what joule value (J, K or L) and at what
temperature. (R,0,2,3,4,5,6)

J = 27J Dillinger Hutte is the world's leading

K = 40J heavy plate mill. A German steel mill
L = 60J Dillinger specialises in producing
heavy carbon steel plate for
and construction, offshore and process
equipment.
R = 20 °C (Room Temperature)
0 = 0 °C
2 = -20 °C
3 = -30 °C
4 = -40 °C
5 = -50 °C
6 = -60 °C

An easy way of remembering the temperatures is that each increase in the digit means another
10 degrees below zero.

www.oakleysteel.co.uk/thick-steel-plates/steel-information/guide-en-10027-steel-names 1/3
5/3/2019 A Guide to EN 10027 Steel Names
So S355K2 Steel is a structural steel with 355 MPa yield strength with an impact test of 40J at
-20 °C

Then you can get a number of additional symbols

M – Thermomechanically rolled or produced by TMCP S355 M

N – Normalised or normalised rolled S355 J2+N
Q – Quenched – S690Q
G – other characteristics – Usually used for offshore steels and followed by upto 2 digits –
i.e. S355 G10
L – Low Temperature – S355 NL
W – Weather resistant – S355J0W
+Z35 – through thickness property; minimum reduction of area = 35 %
+AR – as rolled

EN PRESSURE VESSEL STEEL NAMES TO EN 10027

The first letter P standards for Pressure. S stands for Structural and this is the way you initially
tell the grades apart.

The next set of 3 digits gives the steel’s minimum yield strength. So P355 has a minimum yield
strength of 355 MPa for the smallest thickness range covered by the relevant standard – i.e.
EN10028
CONTACT US AT:
For pressure vessel steels you get fewer letters than for structural steels. These include:
sales@oakleysteel.co.uk
M – Thermomechanically rolled +60 12 335 7743
N – Normalised or normalised rolled – P355NL1 +60 19 335 7743
Q – Quenched and tempered
G – Other characteristics – P355GH
H – High temperature – P355NH
L – Low Temperature – P355NL2
R – Room temperature

So P355 NL2 is a Pressure vessel steel with a 355MPa minimum yield which is normalised and
is for low temperature use. The 2 indicates that it is the second category of low temperature use.

You can buy EN 10027 from the BSI website

SHARE THIS:

 LinkedIn  Facebook  Twitter  Email  More

Durians or Lemons? Getting a Good Price for

Steel

An Introduction to Steel Making When Steel Plate is Like a Baby’s Nappy!

The Real Cost of Chinese Steel

Steel Shipping Rates from Antwerp to
10 Tips for Getting Better Steel Quotations
Southeast Asia

Tests for Steel Plates

www.oakleysteel.co.uk/thick-steel-plates/steel-information/guide-en-10027-steel-names 2/3
5/3/2019 A Guide to EN 10027 Steel Names

The Truth About Buying Small Pieces of Steel

Will Putting a Car in a Dish End Help you to

Win More Orders?

Return to top of page © 2019 Oakley Steel Limited | Contact Us | Terms of Use | Conditions of Sale | Privacy Policy | Sitemap

www.oakleysteel.co.uk/thick-steel-plates/steel-information/guide-en-10027-steel-names 3/3