scope:

This Standard specifies the hot-worked stainless steel bars (round bars, square bars, hexagonal bars and flat bars, hereafter generically referred to as "bars").

NOTE: The International Standard corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows:

ISO 16143-2 : 2004 Stainless steels for general purposes - Part 2 : Semi-finished products) bars) rods and sections (MOD)

The symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standard and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/lEC Guide 21-1.