--- title: "A530AP — Fine-grain structural steels" description: "A530AP in AFNOR: material number 1.0566, also listed as P355NL1. Category: Fine-grain structural steels. 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Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. AFNOR · France · 29 designations # A530AP A530AP is a designation in AFNOR for the material held under material number 1.0566, also listed as P355NL1. It is a material in the category Fine-grain structural steels. We list 29 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN, UNS, AISI / SAE, ASTM, BS, AFNOR, ISO, UNI, SS, ČSN, PN and SFS. - [*Material no.* **1.0566**](/materials/material-no/1.0566 "Material no.: 1.0566") - [*Category* **Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades**](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Category: Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades") - *Designations* **29** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=103d13e3-3a71-424d-bc63-13e905854054&designation=02a81780-5979-41d5-89d0-1c9884dad8f4 "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/afnor/a530ap.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## If you came for one of these The most-used names for this grade. - [DIN / EN P355NL1 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/p355nl1 "DIN / EN P355NL1") - [UNS K01600 This grade’s own name · 3 grades on that route](/materials/uns/k01600 "UNS K01600") - [ASTM A350LF2 This grade’s own name · 3 grades on that route](/materials/astm/a350lf2 "ASTM A350LF2") ## About Fine-grain structural steels Fine-grain structural steel is a name for structural steels whose properties are particularly suitable for welding. They have a higher yield strength than comparable steels. Due to the negative influence of carbon on the weldability of a material, the maximum carbon content in fine-grained structural steels is less than 0.2%. These properties are achieved in steelmaking by the addition of oxygen and nitrogen-binding elements. The fine grain in the metallurgical structure is achieved by alloying elements whose nitrides and carbides only dissolve at higher temperatures. With the same composition, they are stronger and tougher than coarse-grained steels. Fine-grained structural steels are used above all in reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, in the construction of cranes, hydraulic cylinders or other welded structures due to their special welding suitability and in the offshore area. This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering. ## Also known as 29 designations · 12 standards · nothing hidden This grade’s own name recorded in our sources as this grade’s own designation under that standard. Indicative taken from a published cross-reference table; a close match, not a guarantee of interchangeability. Verify against the mill certificate before ordering. Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once. DIN / EN Europe · 4 - [1.0566 Indicative](/materials/material-no/1.0566 "DIN / EN 1.0566") - [P355NL1 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/p355nl1 "DIN / EN P355NL1") - [P355QH1 Indicative](/materials/din-en/p355qh1 "DIN / EN P355QH1") - [TStE 355 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/tste355 "DIN / EN TStE 355") UNS United States · 10 - [K01600 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k01600 "UNS K01600") - [K02007 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k02007 "UNS K02007") - [K02302 Indicative](/materials/uns/k02302 "UNS K02302") - [K02700 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k02700 "UNS K02700") - [K02701 Indicative](/materials/uns/k02701 "UNS K02701") - [K02803 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k02803 "UNS K02803") - [K03301 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k03301 "UNS K03301") - [K11803 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k11803 "UNS K11803") - [K12037 This grade’s own name](/materials/uns/k12037 "UNS K12037") - [K12609 Indicative](/materials/uns/k12609 "UNS K12609") AISI / SAE United States · 1 - [A737Gr.B Indicative](/materials/aisi-sae/a737gr-b "AISI / SAE A737Gr.B") ASTM United States · 2 - [A 350 Grade LF2 Indicative](/materials/astm/a-350-grade-lf2 "ASTM A 350 Grade LF2") - [A350LF2 This grade’s own name](/materials/astm/a350lf2 "ASTM A350LF2") BS United Kingdom · 2 - [224Gr.490 Indicative](/materials/bs/224gr-490 "BS 224Gr.490") - [50EE Indicative](/materials/bs/50ee "BS 50EE") AFNOR France · 4 - [A510AP Indicative](/materials/afnor/a510ap "AFNOR A510AP") - [A510FP1 Indicative](/materials/afnor/a510fp1 "AFNOR A510FP1") - **A530AP Indicative** - [E355FP Indicative](/materials/afnor/e355fp "AFNOR E355FP") ISO International · 1 - [E355E Indicative](/materials/iso/e355e "ISO E355E") UNI Italy · 1 - [FeE355-3 Indicative](/materials/uni/fee355-3 "UNI FeE355-3") SS Sweden · 1 - [2107 Indicative](/materials/ss/2107 "SS 2107") ČSN Czechia · 1 - [11503 Indicative](/materials/csn/11503 "ČSN 11503") PN Poland · 1 - [18G2A Indicative](/materials/pn/18g2a "PN 18G2A") SFS Finland · 1 - [Fe355EP Indicative](/materials/sfs/fe355ep "SFS Fe355EP") Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here. ## Chemical composition 14 elements on file · weight % What this alloy is Fe Mn Si Ni Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 96.5 % Mn — 1.4 % Si — 0.5 % Ni — 0.5 % Traces & impurities · 1.1 % Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade. | Element | % by weight | |---|---| | C | ≤ 0.18 | | Si | ≤ 0.5 | | Mn | 1.1–1.7 | | P | 0.025 | | S | 0.015 | | Cr | ≤ 0.3 | | Mo | ≤ 0.08 | | Ni | ≤ 0.5 | | V | ≤ 0.1 | | Cu | ≤ 0.3 | | Al | ≥ 0.02 | | Ti | ≤ 0.03 | | Nb | ≤ 0.05 | | N | 0.012 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Vanadium Copper Aluminium Titanium Niobium Nitrogen 0.01 % 0.1 % 1 % 10 % 100 % The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other. | Element | As published source text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound | |---|---|---|---|---| | C | ≤0,18 | — | 0.180 | Max | | N | 0,012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | Exact | | Al | ≥0,020 | 0.020 | — | Min | | Si | ≤0,50 | — | 0.500 | Max | | P | 0,025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Exact | | S | 0,015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | Exact | | Ti | ≤0,03 | — | 0.030 | Max | | V | ≤0,10 | — | 0.100 | Max | | Cr | ≤0,30 | — | 0.300 | Max | | Mn | 1,10-1,70 | 1.100 | 1.700 | Range | | Ni | ≤0,50 | — | 0.500 | Max | | Cu | ≤0,30 | — | 0.300 | Max | | Nb | ≤0,05 | — | 0.050 | Max | | Mo | ≤0,08 | — | 0.080 | Max | - (Nb+Ti+V) ≤ 0,12 - (Nb+Ti+V) ≤ 0,12 - (Nb+Ti+V) ≤ 0,12 The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred. ## Predicted transformation temperatures computed from composition · °C Predicted Ae3 811 °C Predicted Ae1 710 °C Predicted Acm 421 °C Predicted Bs 546 °C These four temperatures are a CALCULATION from this grade's own composition, using the published Li, Niebuhr, Meekisho & Atteridge (1998) model — never a measurement, and computed from the UPPER BOUND of each element's specified range, not a mid-range figure. Where this grade also has a measured transformation point (Ac1, Ac3, Ar1, Ar3) on file, it is shown separately, in Physical & mechanical properties, and is never replaced by the predicted figures here — Ae (predicted, equilibrium) and Ac/Ar (measured, on heating or cooling) are different physical quantities and can differ by tens of degrees; a mismatch between the two is not an error in either. ## Physical & mechanical properties Density 7,85 g/cm³ Exact An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material. ## Properties by condition 1 conditions · 12 values By thickness**Normalized** source `steelnumber` | Thickness mm | ReH N/mm² | Rm N/mm² | A% | |---|---|---|---| | ≤ 16 | 355 | — | — | | 16 – 40 | 345 | — | — | | 40 – 60 | 335 | — | — | | ≤ 60 | — | 490 – 630 | 22 | | 60 – 100 | 315 | 470 – 610 | — | | 60 – 250 | — | — | 21 | | 100 – 150 | 305 | 460 – 600 | — | | 150 – 250 | 295 | 450 – 590 | — | Every figure holds only for the condition on its own row. Values are never merged across conditions or across sources, never averaged, and never interpolated between two rows. An em dash means no value on file — never zero. Figures are converted to the unit in the column header; the source’s own wording is kept and shown where the two differ. ## Similar grades — and why Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.0, a shared category, and a published range for Mn / Si that overlaps this grade’s. These are neighbours in composition space — they are not equivalents, and none is claimed to be interchangeable with this grade. [1.0562 1.0562 Mn 1,10-1,70 · Si ≤0,50 - ΔMn 0.00 - ΔSi 0.00 - 74 designations](/materials/material-no/1.0562 "1.0562")[P355NH 1.0565 Mn 1,10-1,70 · Si ≤0,50 - ΔMn 0.00 - ΔSi 0.00 - 18 designations](/materials/din-en/p355nh "P355NH")[S355NH 1.0539 Mn 0,90-1,65 · Si ≤0,50 - ΔMn 0.13 - ΔSi 0.00 - 7 designations](/materials/din-en/s355nh "S355NH")[S355NH 1.0545 Mn 0,90-1,65 · Si ≤0,50 - ΔMn 0.13 - ΔSi 0.00 - 16 designations](/materials/din-en/s355nh "S355NH")[A633Gr.D 1.0546 Mn 0,90-1,65 · Si ≤0,50 - ΔMn 0.13 - ΔSi 0.00 - 15 designations](/materials/din-en/a633gr-d "A633Gr.D")[P305GH 1.0436 Mn 0,90-1,60 · Si ≤0,40 - ΔMn 0.15 - ΔSi 0.05 - 38 designations](/materials/din-en/p305gh "P305GH") ## Looking for this grade under another name? Search the catalogue by designation, material number or composition — every name on this page is itself a way in. 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