This Standard specifies the characteristics of parallel pins of steel and austenitic stainless steel with nominal diameters d from 0.6 mm to 50 mm inclusive.
NOTE：The International Standard corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows.
ISO 2338-1997 Parallel pins, of unhardened steel and austenitic stainless steel (MOD)
In addition, 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/IEC Guide 21-1.