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Q235 Steel, Q235A Q235B Q235C Q235D

Specification, Chemical Composition, Properties &
Equivalent
November 2, 2018

Steel plate made from Q235 steel

Q235 Steel Properties and Introduction

Q235 steel is a Chinese GB standard plain carbon structural steel, and divided into 4 quality grades: Q235A,
Q235B, Q235C and Q235D, material density is 7.85 g/cm3, tensile strength is from 370 to 500 MPa, and yield
strength is 235 MPa (data are for steel bar or steel plate diameter ≤ 16mm). The latest standard of steel Q235 is
GB/T 700 – 2006.

Meaning and Designation

“Q” is the first letter of Chinese spelling of “Qu Fu Dian”, which means Yield Point.

“235” refers to the minimum yield strength 235 MPa tested with steel diameter ≤ 16mm.

Features and Applications

Q235 steel has good plasticity, toughness and weldability, as well as a certain strength, good cold bending
performance. Q235 material is usually rolled into wire rod or round steel, square steel, flat steel, angle steel, I
beam, channel steel, other sections and steel plates. These products are widely used in construction and
engineering welded structures, to make steel bars or build factory buildings, high voltage transmission towers,
bridges, vehicles, boilers, containers, etc., and also used as a mechanical part with less demanding performance
such as less stressed rods, connecting rods, screws, nuts, ferrules, brackets, and stands, etc.

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Steel wire rod made from Q235 steel in accordance with “GB/T 701 – Hot rolled carbon steel wire rods”

Data sheet and Specification

The following tables show Q235A, Q235B, Q235C and Q235D steel datasheet and specification, including
chemical composition, mechanical properties and equivalents.

Q235A, Q235B, Q235C, Q235D Steel Chemical Composition

Q235 Steel Chemical Composition, %, ≤

Steel Grade Quality Grade C Si Mn P S Deoxidation Method
Q235A 0.22 0.35 1.40 0.045 0.050 Rimmed / Killed
Q235B 0.20 0.35 1.40 0.045 0.045 Rimmed / Killed
Q235
Q235C 0.17 0.35 1.40 0.040 0.040 Killed
Q235D 0.17 0.35 1.40 0.035 0.035 Exceptionally Killed

Q235 Mechanical Properties

Yield strength and tensile strength are listed in the table below.

1 MPa = 1 N/mm2

Yield Strength (≥ MPa); Thickness or Dia. (d)

Tensile Strength (MPa)
mm
16< d 40< d 100< d 150< d
Steel Grade Quality d≤16 d≤100
≤40 ≤100 ≤150 ≤200
Q235A
Q235B
Q235 235 225 215 195 185 370 – 500
Q235C
Q235D

Minimum Elongation

Elongation (≥ %); Thickness or Dia. (d) mm

Steel Grade d≤40 40< d ≤60 60< d ≤100 100< d ≤150 150< d ≤200
Q235 26 25 24 22 21

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Minimum Charpy Impact

Charpy impact (V notch)

Steel Grade Quality Temp. ℃ Impact energy (longitudinal, ≥ J)
Q235A – –
Q235B +20
Q235
Q235C 0 27
Q235D -20

Bending Test Results of Q235 Material

Cold Bending Test 180° (B=2a)

Steel Ø of Curve Center
Grade Sample Orientation
≤ 60mm > 60-100 mm
Vertical a 2a
Q235
Horizontal 1.5a 2.5a

B= Sample Steel Width; a= Sample Diameter or Thickness.

Steel rolled with q195 and q235B grade rimmed steel, the thickness or diameter of which is not more than
25mm.

Q235 Steel Equivalent

Q235 material equivalent to US ASTM, ISO, European EN (Germany DIN EN, British BS EN, France NF EN),
Japanese JIS Standard.

Q235 India equivalent is E250, Indian standard is IS 2062.

S235JRG2 and S235J2G4 are old designations in EN 10025:1993, S235JRG2 is replaced by the new
designation S235JR (1.0038), and S235J2G4 replaced by S235J2 (1.0117) in EN 10025-2: 2004.

You may be interested in Q235 vs A36, SS440, S235JR & E250 Steel;

Q235 vs Q195, Q215 and Q275 Steel

Q235 steel equivalent grades

China US Germany Britain (UK) Japan
Grade Grade
Standard Grade Standard Grade Standard (Steel Standard (Steel Standard Grade
Number) Number)
ASTM A36 JIS G
GB/T A36/A36M; steel; BS 970 3101; SS440;
Q235A 080A15
700 ASTM Grade Prat 1 JIS G SM400A
A283/A283M D 3106
JIS
ASTM A36; A36;
GB/T DIN EN S235JR BS EN S235JR G3101; SS440;
Q235B ASTM Grade
700 10025-2 (1.0038) 10025-2 (1.0038) JIS SM400A
A283/A283M D
G3106
ASTM A36; A36;
ASTM Grade
GB/T DIN EN S235J0 BS EN S235J0 JIS SM400A
Q235C A283/A283M; D;
700 10025-2 (1.0114) 10025-2 (1.0114) G3106 SM400B
ASTM Grade
A573/A573M 58

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GB/T Q235D ASTM A36; A36; DIN EN S235J0 BS EN S235J0 JIS SM400A
700 ASTM Grade 10025-2 (1.0114); 10025-2 (1.0114); G3106
A283M D S235J2 S235J2
(1.0117) (1.0117)

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