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What are steel prefixes?

Updated: 11/9/2022
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The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) set up a system of classifying steels and alloys which uses a 4 digit code with letter prefixes. The letters before the 4 digit code identify what method the steel was made with. An "A" before the 4 digits means it's an alloy steel made over an open hearth. A "B" means the steel is carbon steel which is made with an acid bessemer process. A "C" prefix means the steel is a carbon steel made using a basic open hearth. A "D" means the steel is carbon steel made using an acid open hearth. When an "E" is present in the prefix, it means the steel is made using an electric furnace.

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