Stainless Steel Pipes - Comparing American and European Standards

he table below can be used to compare American and European stainless steel standards.

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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]USA[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]UK[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFCC, colspan: 2"]Germany[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]Sweden[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]ASTM A312[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]BS 3605[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]WSN[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]DIN type[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, bgcolor: #FFFFCC"]SIS[/TD]
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[TD]TP 304[/TD]
[TD]Grade 801[/TD]
[TD]4301[/TD]
[TD]X 5 CrNi 18 9[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2333-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 304H[/TD]
[TD]Grade 811[/TD]
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[TD]X6 CrNi 18 11[/TD]
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[TD]TP 304L[/TD]
[TD]Grade 801L[/TD]
[TD]4306[/TD]
[TD]X 2 CrNi 18 9[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2352-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 310[/TD]
[TD]Grade 805[/TD]
[TD]4841[/TD]
[TD]X 15 CrNiSi 25 20[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2661-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 316[/TD]
[TD]Grade 845[/TD]
[TD]4401 / 4436[/TD]
[TD]X 5 CrNiMo 18 10[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2343-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 316H[/TD]
[TD]Grade 855[/TD]
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[TD]TP 316L[/TD]
[TD]Grade 845L[/TD]
[TD]4404[/TD]
[TD]X 2 CrNiMo 18 10[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2353-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 317[/TD]
[TD]Grade 846[/TD]
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[TD]TP 321[/TD]
[TD]Grade 822 Ti[/TD]
[TD]4541[/TD]
[TD]X10 CrNiTi 18 9[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2337-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 321H[/TD]
[TD]Grade 832 Ti[/TD]
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[TD]TP 347[/TD]
[TD]Grade 822 Nb[/TD]
[TD]4550[/TD]
[TD]X10 CrNiNb 18 9[/TD]
[TD]SIS 2338-02[/TD]
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[TD]TP 347 H[/TD]
[TD]Grade 832 Nb[/TD]
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[LIST][*]A312/A312M-02 Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes covers seamless, straight-seam welded, and heavily cold worked welded austenitic stainless steel pipe intended for high-temperature and general corrosive service.[*]BS 3605-[1-2]:1991 Austenitic stainless steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes[/LIST]