SPECIMEN MARKINGS

Code: All specimens are identified by color. Hot Rolled (HR) specimens are painted black on one end and Cold Finish (CF) specimens are painted white on one end. The other ends will have the color that identifies the type of steel. Materials, other than these ferrous steels, will only have one color to identify it. The only exception to this is, 304 stainless steel which is coded Black/White.

Steel

Hot Rolled Black
Cold Finish White

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C1018 Blue 1
C1045 Red 2
C1095 Silver/Black 3
4130 Brown 4
4140 Green 5
4150 Pink 6
4340 Gray 7
8620 Ivory 8
C1095 CFW1 Silver/White  
C1095 Oil Hard Yellow  
C1050 Gold  
1213 Orange  
Ledloy Purple  
A36 Blue  

Titanium

6AL-4V White  

Stainless Steel

304 White/Black  
316 Black  

Brass

Free Cutting White  
Naval Hard Blue  

Cast Iron

Gray 20 Copper  
Ductile 60 White  

Plastic

Acrylic-Cast Red  
Polyethylene Hi-Density Green  
Nylon 101 Blue  
Polyvinyle Chloride Black  

Polymers (flat tensiles)

Polycarbonate 300 series Tan  
Polystyrene (injection) Clear  
Polyethylene White  

Copper

110 Red  

Aluminum

2011-T3 White  
2017-T351 Blue  
2024-T351 Red  
3003-H14 Orange  
6061-T651 Green  
6063-T5 Brown  
7075-T651 Yellow  

Magnesium

AZ31B Black