ASME P Material Numbers

This is a general guide ASME P numbers and their equivalent EN288 groupings. Groups referred to in the Base Metal column are ASME sub
groups. EN288 material groups are included for comparison only.
P No.

2
3
4
5
5A
5B
5C
6
7

9A, B, C
10A,B,C,F,G
10 H
10J
11A
11B
12 to 20
21
22
23
24
25
26 to 30
31
32
33
34
35
36 to 40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
47 to 50
51
52
53
61, 62

Base Metal
Carbon Manganese Steels, 4 Sub Groups
Group 1 up to approx 65 ksi
Group 2 Approx 70ksi
Group 3 Approx 80ksi
Group 4 ?
Deleted (wrought irondeleted)
low-alloy steel : 3 Sub Groups:- Typically half moly and half chrome half moly
1.25 % Cr-0.5 % Mo nominal : 2 Sub Groups:- Typically one and a quarter chrome half moly
Cr-Mo steeldeleted, substitued with 5A/5B/5C
Typically two and a quarter chrome one moly
2 Sub Groups:- Typically five chrome half moly and nine chrome one moly
5 Sub Groups:- Chrome moly vanadium
6 Sub Groups:- Martensitic Stainless Steels Typically Grade 410
Ferritic Stainless Steels Typically Grade 409 and 410S
Austenitic Stainless Steels, 4 Sub groups
Group 1 Typically Grades 304, 316, 347
Group 2 Typically Grades 309, 310
Group 3 High manganese grades
Group 4 Typically 254 SMO type steels
Typically two to four percent Nickel Steels (9A-2%Ni, 9B-3.5%Ni, 9C-4.5% Ni)
Mixed bag of low alloy steels, 10G 36 Nickel Steel
Duplex and Super Duplex Grades 31803, 32750
Typically 26 Chrome one moly
low-alloy steelquench and tempered (9 Nickel Steels)
Mixed bag of high strength low alloy steels. (higher Group = higher strength)
low-alloy steelquench and tempered, 105 ksi (725 MPa) min.
10 Sub Groups:- Mixed bag of high strength low alloy steels.
Not Used
Pure Aluminium
Aluminium Magnesium Grade 5000
Aluminium Magnesium Silicone Grade 6000
Not Used
Aluminium Magnesium Manganese Typically 5083, 5086
Not used
Pure Copper
Bronze, Brass
Copper Silicone
Copper Nickel
Copper Aluminium
Not Used
Pure Nickel
Nickel Copper:- Monel 500
Inconel - NiCrFe alloys (nickel chrome ferrite alloy)
Hastelloy -Nickel Moly:- C22, C276
Nickel Chrome :- Incoloy 800, 825
NiCrSi alloys (Nickel Chrome Silicone)
Nickel Chrome Tungstone
Not Used
Titanium Alloys (alpha, unalloyed or alloyed)
Titanium Alloys (alpha-beta)
Titanium Alloys (alpha)
Zirconium Alloys
(Some parts has been edited by J.W. Jung)

EN288

4
5
5
5
6
8
8

7
?
10
?
7
?
21
22a
23
22b