Sheet Metal Grades

According to the world steel association there are over 3 500 different grades of steel encompassing unique physical chemical and environmental properties.

Sheet metal grades. Ss is a corrosion resistant alloy steel containing more than 10 5 chromium. Ar400 ar500 other grades. Extremely thin sheets are considered foil or leaf and pieces thicker than 6 mm 0 25 in are considered. For alloys in general including steel unified numbering system uns of astm international and the society of automotive engineers sae.

Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal. On the other hand in the case of sae j403 grade 1008 the spec allows for up to 0 10 percent carbon with no minimum. Commonly used stainless steel grades in sheet metal industry. In essence steel is composed of iron and carbon although it is the amount of carbon as well as the level of impurities and additional alloying elements that determine the properties.

Stainless steel offers good corrosion resistance due to naturally occurring chromium rich oxide film formed on the surface of the steel. Steel plate catalog commercial. 33max a285 gr c a515 gr 70 abs grades ar360 common size ranges thickness width length 3 16 8 36 to 120 96 to 480 can cut to size. This article is the first of a four part series on the different types of steel.

Astm s steel standards are instrumental in classifying evaluating and specifying the material chemical mechanical and metallurgical properties of the different types of steels which are primarily used in the production of mechanical components industrial parts and construction elements as well as other accessories related to them. 316 stainless steel sheets with openings body and fender sheet metal tools expanded metal sheet stock magnetic sheet metal fanners metal sheet lubricators metal sheet oilers metal sheet stock one way sheet metal screws oval head sheet metal screws pan head sheet metal screws sealing sheet metal screws security sheet metal screws sheet metal. M d 24 in x 3 ft aluminum sheet metal. International organization for standardization iso ts 4949 2003.

American steel grades. For example 1010 steel is a carbon steel with a nominal 0 10 percent carbon level. Thicknesses can vary significantly. Read part 2 to learn more about alloy steel grades and its attributes.

Aisi sae steel grades standard british standards. European standards en 10027. Japanese steel grades. A36 a572 gr 50 a588 corten type 1045 a516 gr 70 a514 t 1 carbon alloy.

Steel grades standards by country. Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin flat pieces. Hillman 24 in x 24 in cold rolled steel solid sheet metal. The sae j403 grade 1010 specification states that the steel may be supplied with carbon content from 0 08 to 0 13 percent.

Once heat treated it becomes extremely hard and brittle.