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OEM material standards
24 standards, 1,833 steel designations. Every OEM writes its own material requirement — GMW, MS, VW, DBL, VDA 239-100, TSG, JIS, EN, ASTM. Find the one on your drawing below.
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North America
GM (GMW)157 gradesGeneral Motors writes its material requirements as GMW specifications, and every GM-tier stamper quotes them.
Stellantis / Chrysler150 gradesChrysler material standards (now under Stellantis) use their own designation system for sheet steel, including the coated and high-strength families.
SAE109 gradesSAE standards such as J403 (chemical composition) and J1392 (high-strength sheet) are widely referenced where an OEM has no proprietary spec.
Tesla89 gradesTesla issues its own material specifications rather than borrowing a legacy OEM system.
ASTM81 gradesASTM specifications are what most US and export drawings quote.
Ford (MS)78 gradesFord material specifications start with MS and are referenced directly on Ford drawings and tier-1 purchase orders.
Germany
Volkswagen (VW)164 gradesVW specifies sheet steel through its own VW 500xx and TL series.
VDA 239-100116 gradesVDA 239-100 is the German automotive industry standard for cold-rolled and coated sheet steel.
BMW100 gradesBMW issues material requirements in its GS series.
Mercedes-Benz (DBL)76 gradesDaimler / Mercedes-Benz material sheets are issued as DBL specifications.
Japan
Toyota (TSG)86 gradesToyota specifies sheet steel through its TSG series.
Nissan86 gradesNissan sheet steel designations as used on Nissan drawings and supplier schedules.
Honda68 gradesHonda material standards for sheet steel, as quoted on Honda drawings and tier-1 orders.
JIS58 gradesJIS is the Japanese industrial standard, and G3141 (cold-reduced), G3302 (hot-dip zinc-coated) and G3135 (high-strength cold-rolled) are the three referenced on most Japanese and Southeast Asian drawings.
Mitsubishi53 gradesMitsubishi sheet steel designations.
JISF34 gradesJapan Iron and Steel Federation designations, used where a Japanese OEM references the industry standard rather than its own.
Mazda18 gradesMazda sheet steel designations.
Europe
EN128 gradesThe European norms behind most coated and cold-rolled sheet: EN 10346 (hot-dip coated), EN 10130 (cold-rolled), EN 10111 (hot-rolled low carbon) and EN 10268 (high-yield cold-rolled).
Fiat53 gradesFiat / Stellantis Italy material specifications for sheet steel.
Citroën (PSA)38 gradesPSA (Peugeot-Citroën) material specifications for sheet steel.
Land Rover17 gradesJaguar Land Rover material specifications for sheet steel.
Asia-Pacific
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