Last updated: July 2026
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🇪🇺 European Standards (EN)
Section Dimensions & Properties
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| EN 10365:2017 | Hot-rolled steel channels, I and H sections — Dimensions and masses | IPE, HEA, HEB, HEM, IPN, UPN, UAP beams and channels |
| EN 10034:1993 | Structural steel I and H sections — Tolerances on shape and dimensions | Dimensional tolerances for I and H profiles |
| EN 10056-1:1998 | Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles — Dimensions | Equal angles (L), unequal angles (L) |
| EN 10056-2:1993 | Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles — Tolerances on shape and dimensions | Angle section tolerances |
| EN 10210-2:2006 | Hot-finished structural steel hollow sections — Tolerances, dimensions and sectional properties | RHS, SHS, CHS — hot-finished |
| EN 10219-2:2006 | Cold-formed welded structural steel hollow sections — Tolerances, dimensions and sectional properties | RHS, SHS, CHS — cold-formed |
| EN 10058:2003 | Hot-rolled flat steel bars for general purposes — Dimensions and tolerances on shape and dimensions | Flat bars |
| EN 10060:2003 | Hot-rolled round steel bars for general purposes — Dimensions and tolerances | Round bars |
Material Grades
| Standard | Title | Grades Covered |
|---|
| EN 10025-2:2019 | Hot-rolled products of structural steels — Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy structural steels | S235, S275, S355, S450 |
| EN 10025-3:2019 | Normalised/normalised rolled weldable fine grain structural steels | S275N/NL, S355N/NL, S420N/NL, S460N/NL |
| EN 10025-4:2019 | Thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grain structural steels | S275M/ML, S355M/ML, S420M/ML, S460M/ML |
| EN 10088-1:2014 | Stainless steels — List of stainless steels | 304, 316, duplex grades |
Design Codes
| Standard | Title | Used For |
|---|
| EN 1993-1-1:2005 | Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — General rules | Section classification, beam design, LTB |
| EN 1993-1-8:2005 | Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Design of joints | Bolt design, weld design |
| EN 10204:2004 | Metallic products — Types of inspection documents | Mill certificate references (3.1, 3.2) |
🇮🇳 Indian Standards (IS / BIS)
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| IS 808:2021 | Hot-rolled steel beam, column, channel and angle sections — Dimensions and properties | ISMB, ISLB, ISWB, ISHB, ISMC, ISA sections |
| IS 811:2015 | Cold-formed light gauge structural steel sections — Specification | Cold-formed Indian sections |
| IS 1161:2014 | Steel tubes for structural purposes — Specification | Indian structural steel tubes |
| IS 2062:2011 | Hot rolled medium and high tensile structural steel — Specification | E250, E300, E350, E410 grades |
| IS 800:2007 | General construction in steel — Code of practice | IS section classification (b/tf, d/tw limits) |
🇺🇸 American Standards (ASTM / AISC / ASME / API)
Sections & Material
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| ASTM A6/A6M-19 | Standard specification for general requirements for rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling | W, S, M, HP, C, MC, L shapes |
| AISC Steel Construction Manual, 16th Ed. | American Institute of Steel Construction Steel Construction Manual | W, S, HP, C, L section properties |
| ASTM A36/A36M | Standard specification for carbon structural steel | General structural use, Fy = 250 MPa |
| ASTM A572/A572M | Standard specification for high-strength low-alloy columbium-vanadium structural steel | Grade 50 (Fy = 345 MPa), Grade 60, Grade 65 |
| ASTM A193/A193M | Standard specification for alloy-steel and stainless steel bolting for high temperature or high pressure service | B7 stud bolts (SAES/ARAMCO) |
| ASTM A194/A194M | Standard specification for carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel nuts for bolts for high pressure or high temperature service | 2H heavy hex nuts |
Pipe & Tubular
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| API 5L:2018 | Specification for line pipe | API pipe grades X42–X80, seamless and welded |
| ASME B36.10M:2018 | Welded and seamless wrought steel pipe | Carbon steel pipe schedules (SCH 40, 80, 160, XXH) |
| ASME B36.19M:2018 | Stainless steel pipe | Stainless pipe schedules |
Offshore & Structural Design
| Standard | Title | Used For |
|---|
| API RP 2A-WSD:2014 | Recommended practice for planning, designing and constructing fixed offshore platforms — Working stress design | Offshore jacket design, pile design, wave load |
| API RP 2GEO:2011 | Geotechnical and foundation design considerations | Pile axial and lateral capacity |
| ASME PCC-1:2019 | Guidelines for pressure boundary bolted flange joint assembly | Bolt torque and preload |
| AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2020 | Structural welding code — Steel | Weld design, fillet weld capacity |
| ISO 19902:2020 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Fixed steel offshore structures | Offshore structural design |
🇸🇦🇶🇦 GCC Regional Standards
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| SAES-Q-007 | Structural Design Requirements — Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard | Structural design for ARAMCO projects (KSA) |
| SAES-L-109 | Selection of Flanges, Bolting, Gaskets and Flange Tightening — Saudi Aramco | Flange bolt specs for ARAMCO piping |
| SAES-H-001 | Coating Requirements for Equipment & Structural Piping — Saudi Aramco | Corrosion protection paint systems |
| SBC 301 | Saudi Building Code — Loads and Forces Requirements | Structural loads — Saudi Arabia |
| SBC 303 | Saudi Building Code — Steel Structures Requirements | Steel structural design — Saudi Arabia |
| QCS 2014 | Qatar Construction Specification — Section 16: Structural Steelwork | Structural steel requirements — Qatar |
Corrosion & Surface Protection
| Standard | Title | Applies To |
|---|
| ISO 12944-1 to 9:2018 | Paints and varnishes — Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems | Corrosion categories C1–C5-M, paint DFT requirements |
| ISO 1461:2009 | Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles — Specifications and test methods | Hot-dip galvanizing coating thickness |
| DNVGL-ST-0126:2018 | Support structures for wind turbines | Offshore structural fatigue reference |
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