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BS · United Kingdom · 6 grades

# 55C

The designation 55C is carried by 6 different grades. Compare them on the elements that actually differ, then open the one your print means.

- *Matching grades* **6**
- [*Category* **Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades**](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Category: Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades")
- [*Category* **Others · 1754 grades**](/categories/others "Category: Others · 1754 grades")
- [*Category* **Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades**](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Category: Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades")

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## Which of the 6 do you want?

This name is carried by several grades. The elements shown are the ones whose values actually differ across the set — the ones that decide the question. Values are the source text verbatim; an em dash means no value on file for that element on that grade, not zero.

| Grade | Material no. | Category | Designations | N% | S% | P% | Ti% | V% | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [E335](/materials/din-en/e335 "E335") | [1.0060](/materials/material-no/1.0060 "1.0060") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 69 | 0,0012 | 0,045 | 0,045 | — | — | — |
| [E335](/materials/din-en/e335 "E335") | [1.0060](/materials/material-no/1.0060 "1.0060") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 55 | 0,009 | 0,045 | 0,045 | — | — | — |
| [S450J0](/materials/din-en/s450j0 "S450J0") | [1.0590](/materials/material-no/1.0590 "1.0590") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 3 | 0,025 | 0,03 | 0,03 | (≤0,05) | (≤0,13) | ≤0,20 |
| [A913Gr.65](/materials/din-en/a913gr-65 "A913Gr.65") | [1.8827](/materials/material-no/1.8827 "1.8827") 1.8 | [Others](/categories/others "Others") | 12 | 0,025 | 0,025 | 0,03 | ≤0,05 | ≤0,12 | ≤0,16 |
| [FeE460KGN](/materials/afnor/fee460kgn "FeE460KGN") | [1.8901](/materials/material-no/1.8901 "1.8901") 1.8 | [Fine-grain structural steels](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Fine-grain structural steels") | 11 | 0,025 | 0,025 | 0,03 | ≤0,05 | ≤0,20 | ≤0,20 |
| [1.8905](/materials/material-no/1.8905 "1.8905") | [1.8905](/materials/material-no/1.8905 "1.8905") 1.8 | [Fine-grain structural steels](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Fine-grain structural steels") | 37 | 0,02 | 0,02 | 0,025 | ≤0,04 | ≤0,20 | ≤0,20 |

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