Carbon steels are designated by distinct AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute) four-digit numbers. The first two digits indicate the grades of the steels, while the last two digits give the nominal carbon content of the alloy in hundredths of a percent. Here is an example:
| XX | :0.xx% average carbon content |
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AISI | 10 | 60 | |
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10 | :Nonresulfurized grades |
11 | :Resulfurized grades |
12 | :Resulfurized and rephosphorized grades |
15 | :Nonsulfurized grades; max Mn content > 1% |
If a letter L or B shows up between the second and third digits of an AISI number, it means that this grade is either a Leaded steel or a Boron steel; Sometimes a suffix H is attached to a AISI number to indicate that the steel has been produced to prescribed hardenability limits. Examples are:
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Leaded steels | :AISI 12L14, AISI 12L15... |
Boron steels | :AISI 15B48H... |
H-steels | :AISI 1038H, AISI 15B48H... |
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