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S235 vs SS400

Europe EN 10025-2:2019 · Steel

S235

Mild structural steel: 235 MPa minimum yield up to 16 mm, 360–510 MPa tensile.

Japan JIS G 3101 · Steel

SS400

Japan's general structural steel: 245 MPa yield up to 16 mm, 400–510 MPa tensile. Not intended for welded primary structures.

ApproximateHigher yield (245 MPa ≤ 16 mm) and tensile (400–510 MPa), but no impact test and almost no chemistry limits: not for welded primary structures.

Mechanical

PropertyConditionS235SS400Difference
Yield strength ReHt = 16 mm≥ 235MPa2≥ 245MPa1+4.3 %
t = 40 mm≥ 225MPa2≥ 235MPa—+4.4 %
t = 100 mm≥ 215MPa1≥ 215MPa—same
Tensile strength Rmt = 3 mm360–510MPa1400–510MPa1+11 %
t = 100 mm360–510MPa2400–510MPa1+11 %
t = 150 mm350–500MPa1400–510MPa1+14 %
t = 250 mm340–490MPa1400–510MPa1+18 %
t = 400 mm330–480MPa1400–510MPa1+21 %

Rows are matched by condition (thickness band, temperature, product form). A dash means the grade has no sourced value for that condition. Differences are SS400 relative to S235; for ranges the lower bound is compared.