Delivery designations and abbreviations

Delivery condition designations

Delivery condition Designation Meaning of the designation
Hot Rolled +AR As rolled
Normalised Rolled +N Corresponds to normalising
Normalised +N Normalised in the furnace
Thermomechanically Rolled +M Thermomechanically rolled
Quenched +Q Quenched (hardened)
Quenched and Tempered +QT Quenched and tempered

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning of the abbreviation
HR Hot Rolled
N Normalised or Normalised Rolled
NL Normalised or Normalised Rolled Low Temperature Toughness - 50 °C (L)
TM Thermomechanically Rolled
TMCP Thermomechanically Controlled Process
MC Thermomechanically Rolled (M) Special Cold Forming (C)
M Thermomechanically Rolled (M)
ML Thermomechanically Rolled (M) Low Temperature Toughness - 50 °C (L)
QC Quenched (Q) Special Cold Forming (C)
S Structural Steel
P Steel for Pressure Purposes
S Simple Pressure Vessel (instandard EN 10207)
L Low Temperature