AISI steel designation, composition, and applications

Category Steel Designations Composition (wt.%) Applications.

AISI 1010 0.10 C, 0.45 Mn Automobile panels, nails and wire.

AISI 1020 0.20 C, 0.45Mn Pipe; Structural and sheet metal.

Low carbon steels

0.29 C, 1.00 Mn,
A36 Structural (bridges and buildings)
0.20 Cu (Min.)

A516 Grade
0.31 C, 1.00 MN, 0.25 Si Low- temperature pressure vessel
70
Plain C
steels
AISI 1030 0.30 C, 0.75 Mn Machinery parts, clutches, brakes
Medium carbon
steels
AISI1040 0.40 C, 0.75 Mn Crankshafts, bolts

AISI 1080 0.80 C, 0.75 Mn Chisels, hammers

High carbon steels

AISI 1095 0.95 C, 0.75Mn Knives, hacksaw blades

AISI 4063 0.63 C, 0.25 Mo Springs, hand tools

Low alloy steels

0.40 C, 1.80 Ni,
AISI 4340 Bushings, aircraft tubing
0.80Cr, 0.25 Mo

0.28 C, 1.35 Mn,

Alloy steels A440 Structures that are bolted or rivet
0.30 Si (max.), 0.20 Cu (min)

Micro- alloyed 0.22 C, 1.35 Mn, 0.30 Si, 0.08 V, Structures used at low ambient
A633 Grade E
steels (HSLA) 0.02 N, 0.03 Nb temperatures

0.18 C, 1.60 Mn, 0.60 Si, 0.1 V,

A656 Grade 1 Truck frames and railways cars
0.20 Al, 0.015 N

0.08 C, 9.0 Cr, 1.0 Mn, 0.50 Ni, Automotive exhaust components,
AISI 409
0.75Ti tanks, agricultural sprays
Stainless
Ferritic steels
steels
AISI 430 16% Cr, 0.12% C
 Valves (high temperature), glass
AISI 446 0.20 C, 25 Cr, 1.5 Mn
molds, combustion chambers

AISI 410 0.15 C, 12.5 Cr, 1.0 Mn Rifle barrels, cutlery, jet engine

Martensitic Valves, motor shafts, gears, bolts,

AISI 416 0.12 C, 11.5 Cr, 1.25 Mn
stainless steels nuts

AISI 440A 0.70 C, 17 Cr, 0.75 Mo, 1.0 Mn Cutlery, bearings, surgical tools

Chemical and food processing

AISI 304 0.08 C, 19 Cr, 9 Ni, 2.0 Mn
equipment, Cryogenic vessels
Austenitic stainless
steels
0.03 C, 17 Cr, 12 NI, 2.5 Mo, 2.0
AISI 316L Welding construction
Mn

PH- stainless 0.09 C, 17 Cr, 7 Ni, 1.0 Al, 1.0

17-74H Springs, knives, pressure vessels
steels Mn