Steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material

Steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material

Steel grade Q235B is known to all steel insiders and very common on construction site and machinery plants. In Japan, there is steel material as hot as steel grade Q235B in China, that is JIS SS400 steel. Steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material is SS400.

Steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material SS400 chemical composition:

Grade  C  (t≤16mm) Si Mn P S
Q235B 0.20 max 0.35 max 1.40 max 0.045 max 0.045 max
SS400 - - - 0.050 max 0.050 max

Steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material SS400 mechanical properties:

Grade Yield strength ReH/(N/mm2)
(t≤16mm) min
Tensile strength Rm/(N/mm2) (3mm≤t≤16mm) Elongation A/%
(3mm≤t≤40mm) min
Charpy V test
Temperature/℃ Impact energy (Longitudinal)/J min
Q235B 235 370-500 26 20 27
SS400 245 400-500 21 - -

From steel grade Q235B equivalent JIS steel material SS400 chemical composition and mechanical properties, we can find the two materials have much in common. The common characteristics decide steel grade Q235B and JIS steel material SS400 have common applications also, such as in fields of construction and engineering structures to make high-voltage transmission towers, bridges, vehicles, boilers, containers, ships, etc.