Compare / S355 vs A572 Grade 50

S355 vs A572 Grade 50

Europe EN 10025-2:2019 · Steel

S355

Europe's workhorse structural steel: 355 MPa minimum yield up to 16 mm, 470–630 MPa tensile from 3 to 100 mm.

United States ASTM A572/A572M · Steel

A572 Grade 50

The common US high-strength structural plate: 50 ksi (345 MPa) yield, 65 ksi (450 MPa) tensile.

ApproximateMinimum yield 345 MPa (50 ksi), 10 MPa below S355; minimum tensile 450 MPa (65 ksi) with no upper limit. No impact test unless ordered as a supplement.

Mechanical

PropertyConditionS355A572 Grade 50Difference
Yield strength ReHt = 16 mm≥ 355MPa3≥ 345MPa3−2.8 %
t = 40 mm≥ 345MPa3≥ 345MPa3same
t = 63 mm≥ 335MPa2≥ 345MPa3+3.0 %
t = 80 mm≥ 325MPa3≥ 345MPa3+6.2 %
t = 100 mm≥ 315MPa3≥ 345MPa3+9.5 %
t = 101.6 mm≥ 295MPa2≥ 345MPa3+17 %
Tensile strength Rmt = 3 mm510–680MPa3≥ 450MPa3−12 %
t = 100 mm470–630MPa5≥ 450MPa3−4.3 %
t = 150 mm450–600MPa2≥ 450MPa3same
t = 250 mm450–600MPa1≥ 450MPa3same
t = 400 mm450–600MPa1≥ 450MPa3same

Rows are matched by condition (thickness band, temperature, product form). A dash means the grade has no sourced value for that condition. Differences are A572 Grade 50 relative to S355; for ranges the lower bound is compared.