Draft AISC Stainless Specification Available for Public Review and Comment
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 downs@aisc.org; there is a $35 nominal charge for printed copies.
Please submit comments using the form provided online or by email to Nathaniel Gonner (gonner@aisc.org) by October 6, 2025, for consideration.
For more information contact:
Dani Friedland
Director of Marketing Communications
773.636.8535
About the American Institute of Steel Construction
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit technical institute supported by the steel industry, partners with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material. For more than a century, AISC has been a reliable resource for information and advice on the design and construction of domestically fabricated structural steel buildings and bridges.
