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DIN / EN · Europe · 2 designations

# EStE 380

S380NL1 is a material in the category [Fine-grain structural steels](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Fine-grain structural steels"), held under material number 1.8911. Its recorded composition includes C ≤ 0.2%, Si 0.1–0.6%, Cr ≤ 0.3%, Mn 1–1.7% and Ni 1%. We list one designation recorded for this grade, in the standard DIN / EN. Its recorded density is 7.85 g/cm³.

- [*Material no.* **1.8911**](/materials/material-no/1.8911 "Material no.: 1.8911")
- [*Category* **Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades**](/categories/fine-grain-structural-steels "Category: Fine-grain structural steels · 50 grades")
- *Designations* **2**

[Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=541ff442-7846-43f9-8117-d9202c795c17&designation=001d7219-a27b-4284-8e7a-53c9fc77466e "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/din-en/este-380.pdf "Datasheet as PDF")

## If you came for one of these

 The most-used names for this grade.

- [DIN / EN S380NL1 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/s380nl1 "DIN / EN S380NL1")

## 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

 2 designations · 1 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 · 2

- **EStE 380 This grade’s own name Withdrawn**
- [S380NL1 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/s380nl1 "DIN / EN S380NL1")

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 Ni Si

Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 96 % Mn — 1.4 % Ni — 1 % Si — 0.4 % Traces & impurities · 1.3 %

Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.

| Element | % by weight |
|---|---|
| C | ≤ 0.2 |
| Si | 0.1–0.6 |
| Mn | 1–1.7 |
| P | 0.025 |
| S | 0.015 |
| Cr | ≤ 0.3 |
| Mo | ≤ 0.08 |
| Ni | 1 |
| V | ≤ 0.2 |
| Cu | ≤ 0.2 |
| Al | ≥ 0.02 |
| Ti | ≤ 0.2 |
| Nb | ≤ 0.05 |
| N | 0.02 |

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 | ≤0,20 | — | 0.200 | Max |
| N | 0,02 | 0.020 | 0.020 | Exact |
| Al | ≥0,020 | 0.020 | — | Min |
| Si | 0,10-0,60 | 0.100 | 0.600 | Range |
| P | 0,025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Exact |
| S | 0,015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | Exact |
| Ti | ≤0,20 | — | 0.200 | Max |
| V | ≤0,20 | — | 0.200 | Max |
| Cr | ≤0,30 | — | 0.300 | Max |
| Mn | 1,00-1,70 | 1.000 | 1.700 | Range |
| Ni | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Exact |
| Cu | ≤0,20 | — | 0.200 | Max |
| Nb | ≤0,05 | — | 0.050 | Max |
| Mo | ≤0,08 | — | 0.080 | Max |

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 803 °C

Predicted Ae1 705 °C

Predicted Acm 436 °C

Predicted Bs 537 °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.

## Similar grades — and why

Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.8, a shared category, and a published range for Mn / Ni 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.

[1.8900 1.8900

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 7 designations](/materials/material-no/1.8900 "1.8900")[S500N 1.8907

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 20 designations](/materials/din-en/s500n "S500N")[S380NL 1.8910

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 2 designations](/materials/din-en/s380nl "S380NL")[S420NL1 1.8913

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 3 designations](/materials/din-en/s420nl1 "S420NL1")[S500NL 1.8917

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 20 designations](/materials/din-en/s500nl "S500NL")[S500NL1 1.8919

Mn 1,00-1,70 · Ni 1

- ΔMn 0.00
- ΔNi 0.00
- 3 designations](/materials/din-en/s500nl1 "S500NL1")

## 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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