S235JR equivalent grades: ASTM, EN, JIS, GB, DIN
S235JR is non-alloy hot-rolled structural steel specified in EN 10025-2. Below, the grades that can replace it — 7 standard systems in all — with the deciding limit named for each one rather than left to be looked up. The full S235JR data sheet carries the composition and mechanical tables.
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S235JR is cross-certified with St37-2, S235JRH: the composition windows overlap closely enough that one certificate satisfies the other. A36, A283 Gr. C, S235J0 and 7 more differ on one limit only — a carbon ceiling, an impact temperature or a strength minimum. St 22, S275JR, C15 and 4 more serve the same purpose without being the same steel, so a substitution there needs the design re-checked rather than the certificate. Counted by system: 2 in DIN (superseded German), 9 in EN (European), 2 in ASTM / ASME, 2 in GB/T (China), 1 in GOST (Russia/CIS), 2 in IS (India), 1 in JIS (Japan).
Cross-reference table
| Grade | System | Match | Why / differences |
|---|---|---|---|
| St37-2 | DIN (superseded German) | Identical | Direct successor (1.0038). S235JR guarantees 27 J at +20 °C which St37-2 did not; ordering S235JR always satisfies an St37-2 requirement. |
| S235JRH | EN (European) | Identical | Same steel as flat/long product to EN 10025-2; the H suffix only marks the hollow-section delivery standard. |
| A36 | ASTM / ASME | Near | A36 yield 250 MPa (36 ksi) and Rm 400–550 MPa are slightly higher; no impact requirement. Widely accepted as the US counterpart. |
| A283 Gr. C | ASTM / ASME | Near | Yield 205 MPa, Rm 380–515 MPa; plate only, no Charpy requirement. |
| S235J0 | EN (European) | Near | Same chemistry limits with P/S 0.030 %; impact 27 J at 0 °C instead of +20 °C. |
| S195T | EN (European) | Near | The strip from which most S195T tube is actually made; S235JR coil certified to EN 10255 requirements. |
| Q235 | GB/T (China) | Near | GB/T 700 Q235B: yield 235 MPa, Rm 370–500 MPa, 27 J at +20 °C — the closest Chinese match; C max 0.20 %. |
| Q235 | GB/T (China) | Near | Q235B is the direct counterpart: same 235 MPa yield, same 27 J at +20 °C. Tensile floor is 10 MPa higher and Q235B carries a carbon minimum that S235JR does not. |
| St3sp | GOST (Russia/CIS) | Near | GOST 380 St3sp (killed): yield 245 MPa ≤ 20 mm, Rm 370–480 MPa; impact tested at +20 °C. |
| IS 2062 E250 BR | IS (India) | Near | Yield 250 MPa, Rm 410 MPa min; BR = impact tested at room temperature. |
| E250 | IS (India) | Near | The usual counterpart on quality structure: E250BR is tested to 27 J at room temperature as S235JR is at +20 °C. E250 is 250 MPa yield against 235 and 410 MPa tensile floor against 360, so it is the stronger of the two at both limits. |
| SS400 | JIS (Japan) | Near | JIS G3101 SS400: yield 245 MPa (≤16 mm), Rm 400–510 MPa; no chemistry limits beyond P and S, no impact test. |
| St 22 | DIN (superseded German) | Functional | Often offered as a substitute and often wrong: S235JR is a structural grade with a guaranteed yield and impact test, and it is less formable. Use it only if the part is structural rather than formed. |
| S275JR | EN (European) | Functional | Next strength class (275 MPa); substitutes upward for strength but is not identical. |
| C15 | EN (European) | Functional | Structural steel of similar carbon; not a case-hardening quality (no hardenability or cleanliness control). |
| DC01 | EN (European) | Functional | Hot-rolled structural steel of similar chemistry; not a cold-rolled forming grade and not interchangeable in surface or gauge. |
| DD11 | EN (European) | Functional | Structural steel of similar chemistry with guaranteed 235 MPa yield and impact; DD11 has no minimum yield guarantee for structural design. |
| P235GH | EN (European) | Functional | Same room-temperature yield and similar carbon, but no elevated-temperature proof values, looser P and S, and no normalising requirement. It cannot be substituted into a pressure calculation. |
| S250GD | EN (European) | Functional | Uncoated hot-rolled structural steel of similar strength for members that will be post-galvanized. |
Identical, near and functional are defined once on the grade index; the reason column below says which limit differs in each case.
S235JR in DIN (superseded German)
- St37-2 — Identical Direct successor (1.0038). S235JR guarantees 27 J at +20 °C which St37-2 did not; ordering S235JR always satisfies an St37-2 requirement.
- St 22 — Functional Often offered as a substitute and often wrong: S235JR is a structural grade with a guaranteed yield and impact test, and it is less formable. Use it only if the part is structural rather than formed.
S235JR in EN (European)
- S235JRH — Identical Same steel as flat/long product to EN 10025-2; the H suffix only marks the hollow-section delivery standard.
- S235J0 — Near Same chemistry limits with P/S 0.030 %; impact 27 J at 0 °C instead of +20 °C.
- S195T — Near The strip from which most S195T tube is actually made; S235JR coil certified to EN 10255 requirements.
- S275JR — Functional Next strength class (275 MPa); substitutes upward for strength but is not identical.
- C15 — Functional Structural steel of similar carbon; not a case-hardening quality (no hardenability or cleanliness control).
- DC01 — Functional Hot-rolled structural steel of similar chemistry; not a cold-rolled forming grade and not interchangeable in surface or gauge.
- DD11 — Functional Structural steel of similar chemistry with guaranteed 235 MPa yield and impact; DD11 has no minimum yield guarantee for structural design.
- P235GH — Functional Same room-temperature yield and similar carbon, but no elevated-temperature proof values, looser P and S, and no normalising requirement. It cannot be substituted into a pressure calculation.
- S250GD — Functional Uncoated hot-rolled structural steel of similar strength for members that will be post-galvanized.
S235JR in ASTM / ASME
- A36 — Near A36 yield 250 MPa (36 ksi) and Rm 400–550 MPa are slightly higher; no impact requirement. Widely accepted as the US counterpart.
- A283 Gr. C — Near Yield 205 MPa, Rm 380–515 MPa; plate only, no Charpy requirement.
S235JR in GB/T (China)
- Q235 — Near GB/T 700 Q235B: yield 235 MPa, Rm 370–500 MPa, 27 J at +20 °C — the closest Chinese match; C max 0.20 %.
- Q235 — Near Q235B is the direct counterpart: same 235 MPa yield, same 27 J at +20 °C. Tensile floor is 10 MPa higher and Q235B carries a carbon minimum that S235JR does not.
S235JR in GOST (Russia/CIS)
- St3sp — Near GOST 380 St3sp (killed): yield 245 MPa ≤ 20 mm, Rm 370–480 MPa; impact tested at +20 °C.
S235JR in IS (India)
- IS 2062 E250 BR — Near Yield 250 MPa, Rm 410 MPa min; BR = impact tested at room temperature.
- E250 — Near The usual counterpart on quality structure: E250BR is tested to 27 J at room temperature as S235JR is at +20 °C. E250 is 250 MPa yield against 235 and 410 MPa tensile floor against 360, so it is the stronger of the two at both limits.
S235JR in JIS (Japan)
- SS400 — Near JIS G3101 SS400: yield 245 MPa (≤16 mm), Rm 400–510 MPa; no chemistry limits beyond P and S, no impact test.
Superseded names for S235JR
- St37-2 — DIN 17100 (withdrawn 1994): Most common legacy name; still on many drawings and in Turkish, Polish and Middle-East specifications.
- Fe360B — EN 10025:1990 / UNI 7070: Renamed S235JR in EN 10025:1993.
- 40A / 40B — BS 4360 (withdrawn 1994): 40B is the closer match (impact at +20 °C).
- E24-2 — NF A 35-501 (withdrawn): French designation.
- S235JRG2 — EN 10025:1993: Fully killed variant; merged into S235JR (1.0038) in EN 10025-2:2004.
Key data for S235JR
Yield235 MPa ≤ 16 mm
Tensile360–510 MPa
Carbon≤ 0.17 %
StandardEN 10025-2
Full composition, mechanical properties by thickness, heat treatment and applications for S235JR →
Verified against EN 10025-2:2019. Last checked: September 2026.