Super Austenitic Stainless Steel

These highly alloyed grades are fully austenitic and provide excellent corrosion resistance, especially to chloride, pitting, crevice, and stress corrosion cracking. These alloys may be a lower cost alternative to nickel base alloys depending on the application.

Alloy Properties
Representative Alloys CN3MN, CK3MCuN
Applications Where good resistance to chloride pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking
Limitations Lower strength, prone to hot-shortness
Typical Uses Desalination applications
Machinability Fair
Weldability Fair, special precautions are necessary along with post-weld heat treatment
Corrosion Resistance Very good

Super Austenitic Stainless Steel

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