| AA |
Aluminum Association, U.S.A. |
| AAR |
Association of American Railroads, U.S.A. |
| ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping, U.S.A. |
| ACI |
Alloy Casting Institute, U.S.A. |
| ACS |
American Chemical Society, U.S.A. |
| AFBMA |
Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association, U.S.A. |
| AGA |
American Gas Association, U.S.A. |
| AGMA |
American Gear Manufacturers Association, U.S.A. |
| AIIS |
American Institute for International Steel, U.S.A. |
| AIME |
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers, U.S.A. |
| AISA |
Australian Independent Steel Association, Australia. |
| AISC |
American Institute of Steel Construction, U.S.A. |
| AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute, U.S.A. |
| ALCOA |
Aluminum Company of America, U.S.A. |
| AMS |
Aerospace Material Specifications-SAE, U.S.A. |
| AN |
Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Standards, U.S.A. |
| ANSI |
American National STandards Institute, U.S.A. |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute, U.S.A. |
| AREA |
American Railway Engineering Association, U.S.A. |
| AS |
Australian Standards, Australia |
| ASA |
American Standards, Association, U.S.A. (USASI) |
| ASM |
American Society for Metals, U.S.A. |
| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, U.S.A. |
| Aspa |
Alloy Steel Producers Association, India. |
| Aspibi |
Associationof Indonesian Steel Ingot & Billet Manufacturers, Indonesia. |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials, U.S.A. (ASHRAE) |
| ASTPM |
Association of Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturers of South Africa, South Africa |
| AWPA |
American Wire Producers Association, U.S.A. |
| AWS |
American Welding Society, U.S.A. |
| BDS |
Comite Supreme de I'Automobile, France |
| BS |
British Standards, U.K. |
| BV |
Bureau Veritas, France |
| CCS |
China Classification Society, China |
| CII |
Confederation of Indian Industries, India |
| CIMM |
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Canada |
| CNS |
Chinese National Standards, Taiwan |
| CS |
Commerical Standards, U.S.A. |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association, Canada |
| CSB |
Centrala Sjukvardsberedningen-SIS, Sweden |
| CSN |
Ceskoslovenskych Norem, Czekoslovakia |
| CSPA |
Canadian Steel Producers Association, Canada |
| CGSB |
Canadian Government specification Board, Canada |
| DGN |
Direccion General de Normas, Mexico |
| DIN |
Deutsche Industrie-Norm, Germany |
| DNV |
Det Norske Veritas, Norway |
| DS |
Dansk Standards, Denmark |
| ECSC |
European Coal & Steel Community, Europe |
| Eisa |
European Independent Steelworks Association, Europe |
| ENO |
Greek Standards Committe, Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece |
| EOS |
Federal Specifications and Standards, U.S.A. |
| Essdig |
European Stainless Steel Development & Information Group, Europe |
| ESTA |
European Steel Tube Association, Europe |
| FS |
Federal Specifications and Standards, U.S.A. |
| Gapbesi |
Federation of the Indonesia Iron & Steel Manufacturers Association, U.S.A. |
| GB |
China Standards, China |
| GOST |
State Committee on Standards, Russia |
| GL |
Germanischer Lloyd, Germany |
| HDGASA |
Hop Dip Galvanizers Association Southern Africa, South Africa |
| HEI |
Heat Exchange Institute, U.S.A. |
| IBS |
Insituto Brasileiro de Siderurgia, Brazil |
| IFI |
Industrial Fasteners Institute, U.S.A. |
| IISI |
International Iron and Steel Institute |
| ILAFA |
Instituto Latinoamericano del Fierro y el Acero, South American |
| IP |
Institute of Petroleum, U.K. |
| IPLOCA |
International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors' Association |
| Irepas |
International Rebars Exporters & Producers Association |
| IRSS |
Indian Railway Standard Specification, India |
| ISI |
Indian Standards, India |
| I.S. |
Irish Standards, Ireland |
| ISA |
International Federation of the National Standardizing Association |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| Ives |
Venezuelan Steel Institute, Venezuela |
| JASO |
Japanese Automobile Standards Organization, Japan |
| JIS |
Japan Industrial Standards, Japan |
| JISF |
Japan Iron & Steel Federation, Japan |
| JRS |
Japanese National Railway Standards, Japan |
| KOSA |
Korea Iron and Steel Association, Korea |
| KRS |
Korean Register of Shipping, Korea |
| KS |
Korean Standards, South Korea |
| LR |
Lloyd's Register of Shipping, U.K. |
| MAC |
Mining Association of Canada, Canada |
| MBMA |
Metal Building Manufacturers Association, U.S.A. |
| MCA |
Metal Construction Association, U.S.A. |
| MIL |
Military Specifications and Standards, U.S.A. |
| MNC |
Metallnormcentralen-SIS, Sweden |
| MPIF |
Metal Powder Industries Federation, U.S.A. |
| MRA |
Metal roofing Alliance, U.S.A. |
| MSCI |
Metals Service Center Institute, U.S.A. |
| MSS |
Manufacturers standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, U.S.A. |
| MSZ |
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Hivatal, Hungary |
| NB |
Normas Brasileiras, Brazil |
| NEN |
Nederlandse Norm, Netherlands |
| NF |
Norme Francaise, France |
| NK |
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Japan |
| NP |
Norma Portuguesa, Portugal |
| NS |
Norsk Standard, Norway |
| NZSS |
New Zealand Standard Specifications, New Zealand |
| NV |
Norske Veritas, Norway |
| ONORM |
Osterreichische Norm, Austria |
| PCA |
Philippine Constructors Association, Philippine |
| PISI |
Philippine Iron & Steel Institute, Philippine |
| PMA |
Precision Metalforming Association, U.S.A. |
| PN |
Porska Norma, Poland |
| PSA |
Philippine Steelmakers Association, Philippine |
| PRSS |
Pakistan Railway Standard Specification, Pakistan |
| PS |
Pakistan Standards, Pakistan |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers, U.S.A. |
| SAISI |
South African Iron and Steel Institute, South Africa |
| Seaisi |
South-East Asia Iron & Steel Institute, South-East Asia |
| SFS |
Finlands Standardiserings Kommission, Finland |
| SI |
Israel Standards, Sweden |
| SIS |
Swedish Standards Institute, Sweden |
| SMA |
Steel Manufacturers Association, U.S.A. |
| STI |
Steel Tube Institute of North America, North America |
| TS |
Turk Standardlari, Turkey |
| TSIIA |
Taiwan Steel & Iron Industries Association, Taiwan |
| UIC |
International Union of Railways |
| UNCO |
Una Norma Colombiana, Colombia |
| UNE |
Una Norma Espanola, Spain |
| UNI |
Unificazione, Italy |
| UNIT |
Institute Uruguayo de Normas Technicas, Urugray |
| USASI |
United States of American Standards Institute, U.S.A. |
| VSM |
Verein Schweizerischer Maschinenindustrieller, Switzerland |
| VDEH |
Verein Deutscher Eisenhuttenleute, Germany |
