Draft AISC Stainless Specification Available for Public Review and Comment

August 22, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 370) is now available for public review and comment.

The next edition of AISC 370 will supersede the 2021 edition.

Proposed updates to the standard include:

• Improvements to the provisions on specifying alloys
• Requirements for what to include in design documents and specifications
• New flexural design requirements for singly symmetric I-shaped members and single angles
• Updates to the determination of shear strength of stainless steel bolts
• Updates to inelastic design requirements, based on the latest research

The draft will be available as a free download at aisc.org/publicreview between August 22 and October 6, 2025. If you'd prefer to review a hard copy, please contact Martin Downs at [email protected]; there is a $35 nominal charge for printed copies.

Please submit comments using the form provided online or by email to Nathaniel Gonner ([email protected]) by October 6, 2025, for consideration.

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For more information contact:

Dani FriedlandDirector of Marketing [email protected]

American Institute of Steel Construction

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