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JIS · Japan · 5 grades

# SS400

The designation SS400 is carried by 5 different grades. Compare them on the elements that actually differ, then open the one your print means.

- *Matching grades* **5**
- [*Category* **Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades**](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Category: Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades")

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## Which of the 5 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 | P% | S% | C% | N% | Mn% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [S235JR](/materials/din-en/s235jr "S235JR") | [1.0036](/materials/material-no/1.0036 "1.0036") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 99 | 0,045 | 0,045 | ≤0,17 | 0,007 | ≤1,40 |
| [S235JRG1+CR](/materials/din-en/s235jrg1-cr "S235JRG1+CR") | [1.0036](/materials/material-no/1.0036 "1.0036") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 93 | 0,04 | 0,035 | ≤0,17 | 0,007 | — |
| [1.0038](/materials/material-no/1.0038 "1.0038") | [1.0038](/materials/material-no/1.0038 "1.0038") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 152 | 0,035 | 0,035 | ≤0,17 | 0,012 | ≤1,40 |
| [Fe430B](/materials/iso/fe430b "Fe430B") | [1.0044](/materials/material-no/1.0044 "1.0044") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 130 | 0,035 | 0,035 | ≤0,21 | 0,012 | ≤1,50 |
| **SS400** | — | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 2 | max 0.05 | max 0.05 | — | — | — |

## Not sure which one your print means?

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