Q195 Steel Properties and Introduction
Q195 steel is a Chinese plain carbon structural steel, yield strength: 195 MPa, tensile strength: 315-430 MPa, material density: 7.85 g/cm3. “Q” is the first letter of Chinese spelling of “qu fu dian”, the translation is “Yield Point” or “Yield Strength”, “195” is indicates the unit value “195 MPa”. Datasheet is tested with 16mm thickness steel bars or steel plates.
The latest standard of Q195 steel is GB/T 700 – 2006, for chemical composition, mechanical properties and equivalent, please see the following tables.
Q195 Material Features and Applications
Q195 material has high plasticity, toughness and weldability, good pressure and processability, but low strength. It has many uses, such as the manufacture of wire rods, steel plates. Wire rods can be cold drawn into low carbon steel wires, then to make black or galvanized iron wire, tie wire, welded wire mesh, wire fence, and many more; Cold and hot-rolled steel sheets are widely used in roofing panels, decorative panels, packaging containers, iron drums, instrument cases, switch boxes, protective covers, etc.
Other applications includes making steel pipes, steel angle, anchor bolts, chimneys, roofing slabs, rivets, tie rods, hooks, brackets, welded structures, etc.
Q195 Steel Chemical Composition
Chemical Composition % | ||||||
Steel Grade | C (≤) | Si (≤) | Mn (≤) | P (≤) | S (≤) | Deoxidation Method |
Q195 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.035 | 0.040 | Rimmed / Killed |
Q195 Steel Mechanical Property
Q195 Mechanical Properties | ||||
Steel Grade | Yield Strength | Tensile Strength | Elongation % (Ø ≤40mm) | |
Ø ≤16mm | 16mm < Ø ≤60mm | |||
Q195 | 195 N/mm2 | 185 N/mm2 | 315 to 430 N/mm2 | 33 |
Bending Test Results
Grade | Sample Orientation | Cold Bending Test 180° (B=2a) |
Diameter of Curve Center (Steel Ø ≤ 25mm) | ||
Q195 | Vertical | 0 |
Horizontal | 0.5a |
Q195 Steel Equivalent
Q195 Equivalent (For Reference) | ||||||||||||
China | USA | Germany | Japanese | UK | France | ISO | ||||||
Standard | Grade | Standard | Grade | Standard | Grade | Standard | Grade | Standard | Grade | Standard | Grade | Grade |
GB/T 700 | Q195 | ASTM A283/A283m – 03 | A283 Gr.B A283 Gr.C |
DIN EN 10225; DIN 17100 |
S185, (1.0035); St 33 |
JIS G3101; JIS G3131 |
SS330; SPHC; SPHD |
BS 970-1; BS EN 10025 |
040A10; S185, (1.0035) |
NF EN 10025; NF A35-501 |
S185, (1.0035); A33 |