Materials Technical Specication.

STAINLESS STEEL TYPE X2CrNiMo17-12-2 (1.4404, AISI 316L)

November 13, 2003

Contents
1 GENERAL Applications 2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 3 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION . . . 3.2 PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.1 Structure . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.2 Inclusions . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.3 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . 3.2.4 Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . 4 MANUFACTURING PROCESS 5 QUALITY CONTROL 5.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 HOMOGENEITY . . . . . . . 5.3 CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY 5.4 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . 6 PACKING 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6

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STAINLESS STEEL - Type X2CrNiMo17-12-2 (1.4404, AISI 316L)

GENERAL Applications

This specication relates to type X2CrNiMo12-12-2 (1.4404, AISI 316L) stainless steel for the production of sheet steel or tubing.

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Reference is made in this specication to the documents below: EN 10088-2 (1995) Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip for general purposes Metallic products: Types of inspection documents Standard practice for determining the inclusion content of steel Standard method for determining average grain size General technical delivery requirements for steel and steel products Ultrasonic testing of steel at product of thickness equal to or greater than 6 mm (reection method)

EN 10204 ASTM E45-97e1 ASTM E112-96 EN 10021 prEN 10160

(1991) (1997) (1996) (1993) (1998)

STAINLESS STEEL - Type X2CrNiMo17-12-2 (1.4404, AISI 316L)

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3.1

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Element Cr Ni C Si Mn Mo N P S Fe Content wt% 16.00 - 18.50* 11.00 - 14.00* 0.030 max. 1.00 max. 2.00 max. 2.00 - 2.50 0.050 max.* 0.030 max.* 0.010 max* Remainder

* CERN requirement Special requirements: Cobalt shall be present only as a trace or to a maximum proportion of 0.20% , including measuring tolerance.

3.2
3.2.1

PROPERTIES
Structure

The structure after full quenching shall be completely austenitic. In accordance with the standard ASTM E112-96, grain size 40m shall be accepted. 3.2.2 Inclusions

Amount and denition shall meet standard ASTM E45-97e1, method D. The class of inclusions shall be at most 2. The tolerance for acceptance may be a half-class above the set limit to the extent of 2% of the elds counted.

STAINLESS STEEL - Type X2CrNiMo17-12-2 (1.4404, AISI 316L) 3.2.3 Mechanical

After solution annealing: At 20 25 C 585 260 200 35 180 At 150 C 525 230 186

Tensile strength Yield stress Youngs modulus Elongation at break Brinell hardness 3.2.4 Magnetic

Rm Rp 0.2% E A5 HB

[MPa] [MPa] [GPa] [% ]

min. min. min. min. max.

The relative magnetic permeability after solution annealing and at room temperature shall be lower than or equal to 1.005 for elds of over 80 000 A/m (equivalent to 1000 Oe).

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The manufacturer shall state the method of processing or rening of the steel which they intend to use to obtain the rate of inclusions specied under structural and inclusion properties. The sheet steel must be cold-rolled and annealed, The tube steel must be cold-rolled or drawn and annealed. The nishing of the sheets and tubes must be of type 2B according to EN 10088-2.

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5.1

QUALITY CONTROL
GENERAL

Quality control shall be carried out in accordance with a quality plan established between the manufacturer and NIKHEF. NIKHEF (or its representative) reserves the right to intervene during the dierent stages of fabrication.

5.2

HOMOGENEITY

The homogeneity of the steel shall be ultrasonically inspected solely to detect continuity faults after the last hot working operation. The details of the ultrasonic inspection will be agreed upon between the manufacturer and NIKHEF as a function of the product.

5.3

CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY

Quality to be guarantied at delivery. Quality control has to be done to the standards in force. Test Chemical analysis Structural analysis (structure/inclusions) Ultrasonic Mechanical properties Dimensions Magnetic permeability Frequency Every melt Every ingot at head, centre and foot By sampling on the steel sheet and tubing Each steel sheet and tube Every ingot and by sampling on steel sheet and tubing Each thickness Every ingot and by sampling on steel sheet and tubing

5.4

MARKING
the designation of the steel and the reference of the standard or of the specication, the identication marks of the part or of the batch and of the heat, the Producers name or symbol, where applicable, the stamp of the acceptance agent or of the controller of the producing plant.

a) Unless agreed otherwise, the following marks are applied to each part:

For small-size parts, the above identication marks may be replaced by a single mark codied by the Producer and transferred on the acceptance documents. These markings are to be made on one side only. b) The markings shall be applied using a process which eliminates any risk of notching or chemical attack.

5.5

DOCUMENTS

The supplier shall attach the analysis certicates issued following the qualication controls given in Chapter 5.3 above to each consignment. All these certicates shall be drawn up in accordance with the prevailing standards.

PACKING

The packaging of the sheets and tubes shall be strong enough to preserve the surface condition and evenness during transport.