S235JR (steel number: 1.0038) is a non-alloy structural steel under the European standard EN 10025-2.
As one of the most widely used general-purpose structural steels, S235JR has moderate strength, good toughness, and excellent weldability.
S235JR has a minimum yield strength of 235MPa and an impact toughness of not less than 27J at +20℃, which can meet the needs of most ordinary load-bearing structures in normal temperature environments. Therefore, it is widely used in industries such as construction, bridges and machinery manufacturing.

S235JR STEEL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
| Grade | C | Mn | P | S | N | Cu |
| S235JR | ≤0.17 | ≤1.4 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.012 | ≤0.55 |
What does S235JR mean?
The “S” in the grade designation represents structural steel. The number 235 indicates a minimum yield strength of 235 MPa, while JR represents the impact energy quality grade, with a Charpy V-notch impact energy ≥27 J at +20℃ (“J” stands for Joule, and “R” indicates room temperature).
Similar grades include S235J0 (0℃ impact) and S235J2 (-20℃ impact). The latter should be selected when higher low-temperature toughness is required.
S235JR STEEL RELATED STANDARD & EQUIVALENT GRADE
- China: Q235B
- USA:A36
- Germany: St37-2
- Japan:SS400
What Can We Supply For S235JR Steel?
S235JR steel Supply Form & Size
| Shapes | Size | Length |
| Round | Ф4-Ф100mm | 5-8m,Can be fixed to length |
| Hexagon | S6-S75 | 5-8m,Can be fixed to length |
| Square | 4x4-90x90 | 5-8m,Can be fixed to length |
| Flat | 3x8-10x120 | 5-8m,Can be fixed to length |
| Irregular | Accumulated more than 800 types,discuss separately | 5-8m,Can be fixed to length |
| Special Requirements | Processing according to customer's design | |
S235JR steel Tolerance Deviation
| Size,mm | h9 | h10 | h11 | Straightness,mm |
| >3-6 | 0,-0.030 | 0,-0.048 | 0,-0.075 | 0.7/1000-0.5/1000 |
| >6-10 | 0,-0.036 | 0,-0.058 | 0,-0.090 | |
| >10-18 | 0,-0.043 | 0,-0.070 | 0,-0.110 | |
| >18-30 | 0,-0.052 | 0,-0.084 | 0,-0.130 | |
| >30-50 | 0,-0.062 | 0,-0.10 | 0,-0.160 | |
| >50-80 | 0,-0.074 | 0,-0.120 | 0,-0.190 |
Construction Joints Specification:S235JR Cold Drawn Flat Bars
| Required(mm) | Tolerance(mm) | |
| Thickness | 10 | ±0.1 |
| Width | 40 | ±0.05 |
| Length | 3000 | ±1 |
| Cut Vert.Gap | 0.35 Max | / |
| Straightnes | ±0.75mm/1000mm Max | / |
| Radius | 0.2 Max | / |



