304 Stainless Steel (Austentic)
Stainless Steel Grade 304(Austentic)
Stainless Steel
It’s the world’s most commonly used Stainless Steel Grade, Seen in forms of House hold utensils to Equipments in Sugar Industries to Railings in Shopping Mall’s to Infrastructure projects. SS -304 is selected across the Industry.
As per an Estimate by XYZ agency- around 75 % of Stainless Steel used around the world is Stainless Steel 304.
Stainless Steel 304 Equivalent Grade
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UNS
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30400
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Gost – Russian
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18Cr8 Ni1
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Din
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1.4301
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IS
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3304
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Stainless Steel 304 Applications
- Automotive industry
- General Engineering
- Pharmaceuticals
- Sugar Industry
- Food Grade
- Infrastuctres
Stainless Steel 304 Material Suitable/ Not Suitable For
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Material – Suitable for
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Material Not Suitable For.
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✔ Water Resistant
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✖ Concentrated Chemicals
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✔ Food Grade
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✖ Temperature below -50 Degree
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✔ Bending
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✖ Temeperature Above + 200 Degree.
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✔ Resistance to uniform corrosion
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✖ Is costlier then Mild Steel & 200 Series
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✔ Corrosion fatigue
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✔ High mechanical strength
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✔ Good abrasion and erosion resistance
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✔ Good fatigue resistance
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✔ High energy absorption
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✔ Low thermal expansion\good weldability
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Checklist On Selecting SS 304
Stainless Steel 304 Chemical Composition
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ELEMENT
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content%
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CARBON
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0.07
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SILICON
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1.00
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MANGANESE
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2 Max.
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PHOSPHOROUS
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0.045 Max
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SULPHUR
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0.015 Max
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NITROGEN
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0.11 Max
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CHROMIUM
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17.5 Min--19.5 Max
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MOLYBDENUM
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N.A
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NICKEL
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8- Min10.5- Max
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