Name of stainless steel by American, European and Japanese standards

The difference of name of stainless steel by American, European and Japanese standards.
Each standard has a difference name for each grade of stainless steel. Some body asked me the difference of them. I think this matter is so usefull of knowledge. By collecting many documentaries and arranging them to the same properties, I have finish this table of comparision of stainless steel name.

American
European
Japanese (JIS)
Characteristic and Application
(AISI)
(EN)
Group AUSTENITIC
201
-
-
Content of Nickel is low. It is suit for making cookwares, family tools and spring in plastic industrial.
202
1.4372
SUS 201
303
1.4305
SUS 303
Easy for fabrication, used for making bolts, axis, shafts.
304
1.4301
SUS 304
Most common stainless steel, be used widely in our lives. 304 stainless steel is making for family cookwares, interior and exterior decoration, architecture, food processing industry, many kind of stainless steel spring…
304L
1.4306
SUS304L
This stainless steel grade has a lower carbon content grade of 304, so it withstands crystals corrosion better than 304. Widely used in the chemical industry, refineries and nuclear power, springs of all kinds …
304 HC
-
-
Using for making bolts, ecu, snail and screw…
302 HQ
-
-
316
1.4401
SUS 316
Better corrosion-resistant than grade of 304 in a highly corrosive environment. Used in the food processing industry, paper industry, chemical industry.
316L
1.4404
SUS 316L
This grade has a lower carbon content than grade 316, so it is better crystalline corrosion. This grade of 316L is used for manufacturing machinery and equipments used in the chemical industry.
321
1.4541
SUS 321
Titanium is added to increase the crystals corrosion resisstance. This grade is used for making jet engine parts, boilers, pressure cooker, ...
308L
-
-
Using for making welding materials such as wire welding TIG / MIG, core of electrical welding rod.
309L
-
-
S30815
1.4835

This grade is suitable for welding structure which requires high oxygen resisstance, such as heating transmision system, parts in a furnace (ceramic, glass, clinker).
310S
1.4845
SUS 310S
S35315
1.4854
-
Group MARTENSITIC
410
1.4006
SUS 410
This group can be hard. Used as cutting tools, machine parts, valves, pumps.
420
1.4021
SUS 420J1
Can be hard. This grade was used for making cutting tools, valve body, springs, plastic mold, glass mold.
420
1.4028
SUS 420J2
Group FERRITIC
409
1.4512
SUS 409
Use for exhausted system (smoke exhaust) of the engine (cars, motorcycles), waste treatment plants, chemical plants, …
430F
1.4104
SUS 430F
Highly cutting processing characteristic. Use as shafts, shaft, bolts, …
430
1.4016
SUS 430
High abrasion resistance characteristic. This grade was used for household products, kitchen appliances, decorative architectural products.
stainless steel tank
One of application of stainless steel in chemical industry. This kind of tank is used for storage chemical

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