comparison of 304 or 316 and 304l or 316l type compositions and effect on corrosion resistance
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Comparison of 304 or 316 and 304L or 316L Type Compositions and Effect on Corrosion ResistanceTRANSCRIPT
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3/18/2015 Article:Comparisonof304or316and304Lor316Ltypecompositionsandeffectoncorrosionresistance
http://www.bssa.org.uk/topics.php?article=110 1/2
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Comparisonof304or316and304Lor316Ltypecompositionsandeffectoncorrosionresistance
Introductioncompositionranges
AsAmericanAISIbasicgrades,theonlypracticaldifferencebetween304or316and304Lor316Liscarboncontent.Thecarbonrangesare0.08%maximumfor304and316and0.030%maximumforthe304Land316Ltypes.Allotherelementrangesareessentiallythesame(nickelrangefor304is8.0010.50%andfor304L8.0012.00%).TherearetwoEuropeansteelsofthe'304L'type,1.4306and1.4307.The1.4307isthevariantmostcommonlyoffered,outsideGermany.The1.4301(304)and1.4307(304L)havecarbonrangesof0.07%maximumand0.030%maximum,respectively.Thechromiumandnickelrangesaresimilar,nickelforbothgradeshavingan8%minimum.1.4306isessentiallyaGermangradeandhas10%minimumNi.Thisreducestheferritecontentofthesteelandhasfoundtobenecessaryforsomechemicalprocesses.TheEuropeangradesforthe316and316Ltypes,1.4401and1.4404,matchonallelementswithcarbonrangesof0.07%maximumfor1.4401and0.030%maximumfor1.4404.TherearealsohighMoversions(2.5%minimumNi)of316and316LintheENsystem,1.4436and1.4432respectively.Tofurthercomplicatemattters,thereisalsograde1.4435whichisbothhighinMo(2.5%minimum)andinNi(12.5%minimum).
Effectofcarbononcorrosionresistance
Thelowercarbon'variants'(316L)wereestablishedasalternativestothe'standards'(316)carbonrangegradetoovercometheriskofintercrystallinecorrosion(welddecay),whichwasidentifiedasaproblemintheearlydaysoftheapplicationofthesesteels.Thiscanresultifthesteelisheldinatemperaturerange450to850Cforperiodsofseveralminutes,dependingonthetemperatureandsubsequentlyexposedtoaggressivecorrosiveenvironments.Corrosionthentakesplacenexttograinboundaries.
Ifthecarbonlevelisbelow0.030%thenthisintercrystallinecorrosiondoesnottakeplacefollowingexposuretothesetemperatures,especiallyforthesortoftimesnormallyexperiencedintheheataffectedzoneofweldsin'thick'sectionsofsteel.
Effectofcarbonlevelonweldability
Thereisaviewthatthelowcarbontypesareeasiertoweldthanthestandardcarbontypes.
Theredoesnotseemtobeaclearreasonforthisandthedifferencesareprobablyassociatedwiththelowerstrengthofthelowcarbontype.Thelowcarbontypemaybeeasiertoshapeandform,whichinturnmayalsoaffectthelevelsofresidualstressleftthesteelafterisformingandfittingupforwelding.Thismayresultinthe'standard'carbontypesneedingmoreforcetoholdtheminpositiononcefittedupforwelding,withmoreofatendencytospringbackifnotproperlyheldinplace.
Theweldingconsumablesforbothtypesarebasedonalowcarboncomposition,toavoidintercrystallinecorrosionriskinthesolidifiedweldnuggetorfromthediffusionofcarbonintotheparent(surrounding)metal.
Dualcertificationoflowcarboncompositionsteels
Commerciallyproducedsteels,usingcurrentsteelmakingmethods,areoftenproducedasthelowcarbontypeasamatterofcourseduetotheimprovedcontrolinmodernsteelmaking.Consequentlyfinishedsteelproductsareoftenofferedtothemarket'dualcertified'tobothgradedesignationsastheycanthenbeusedforfabricationsspecifyingeithergrade,withinaparticularstandard.
Forexampleforcoil,sheetorplate
304Types
BSEN1008821.4301/1.4307totheEuropeanstandard.
ASTMA240304/304LORASTMA240/ASMESA240304/304LtotheAmericanpressurevesselstandards.
316Types
BSEN1008821.4401/1.4404totheEuropeanstandard.
ASTMA240316/316LORASTMA240/ASMESA240316/316L,totheAmericanpressurevesselstandards.
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3/18/2015 Article:Comparisonof304or316and304Lor316Ltypecompositionsandeffectoncorrosionresistance
http://www.bssa.org.uk/topics.php?article=110 2/2
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