Stainless Steel 304 Sheets

Stainless steel is the most common steel. The steel contains both chromium (between 18% and 20%) and nickel (between 8% and 10.5%) metals as the main non-iron constituents. It is an austenitic stainless steel. It is less electrically and thermally conductive than carbon steel and is essentially non-magnetic. It has a higher corrosion resistance than regular steel and is widely used because of the ease in which it is formed into various shapes. 304 stainless steel has excellent resistance to a wide range of atmospheric environments and many corrosive media. It is subject to pitting and crevice corrosion in warm chloride environments and to stress corrosion cracking above about 60 °C. It is considered resistant to pitting corrosion in water with up to about 400 mg/L chlorides at ambient temperatures, reducing to about 150 mg/L at 60 °C.
304 stainless steel is also very sensitive at room temperature to the thiosulfate anions released by the oxidation of pyrite (as encountered in acid mine drainage) and can undergo severe pitting corrosion problems when in close contact with pyrite- or sulfide-rich clay materials exposed to oxidation.
304 stainless steel is used for a variety of household and industrial applications such as food handling and processing equipment, screws, machinery parts, and car headers. 304 stainless steel is also used in the architectural field for exterior accents such as water and fire features. It is also a common coil material for vaporizers.
 
The Japanese equivalent grade of this material is SUS304. It is also specified in European norm 1.4301.
Features
Very good corrosion resistance,
weld ability and cold deformability.
Good deep drawing properties and very good high gloss polish ability.
Specifications: 304
UNS: S30400 | X5CrNi18-10 | 1.4301| SUS 304
 
Specifications: 304L
UNS: S30403 | X2CrNi19-11 | 1.4306 | SUS 304L

Typical Applications

Chemical plants

Air conditioning industry

Petroleum refineries

Space heating industry

Refrigeration industry

Power plants industry

Petrochemical plants industry

Natural gas processing industry

Other Usage:
Food processing equipment, particularly in beer brewing, milk processing & winemaking
Kitchen benches, sinks, troughs, equipment and appliances
Architectural paneling, railings & trim
Chemical containers, including for transport
Heat Exchangers
Woven or welded screens for mining, quarrying & water filtration
Threaded fasteners
Springs.

Stainless steel is the most common steel. The steel contains both chromium (between 18% and 20%) and nickel (between 8% and 10.5%) metals as the main non-iron constituents. It is an austenitic stainless steel. It is less electrically and thermally conductive than carbon steel and is essentially non-magnetic. It has a higher corrosion resistance than regular steel and is widely used because of the ease in which it is formed into various shapes. 304 stainless steel has excellent resistance to a wide range of atmospheric environments and many corrosive media. It is subject to pitting and crevice corrosion in warm chloride environments and to stress corrosion cracking above about 60 °C. It is considered resistant to pitting corrosion in water with up to about 400 mg/L chlorides at ambient temperatures, reducing to about 150 mg/L at 60 °C.
304 stainless steel is also very sensitive at room temperature to the thiosulfate anions released by the oxidation of pyrite (as encountered in acid mine drainage) and can undergo severe pitting corrosion problems when in close contact with pyrite- or sulfide-rich clay materials exposed to oxidation.
304 stainless steel is used for a variety of household and industrial applications such as food handling and processing equipment, screws, machinery parts, and car headers. 304 stainless steel is also used in the architectural field for exterior accents such as water and fire features. It is also a common coil material for vaporizers.
 
The Japanese equivalent grade of this material is SUS304. It is also specified in European norm 1.4301.
Features
Very good corrosion resistance,
weld ability and cold deformability.
Good deep drawing properties and very good high gloss polish ability.
Specifications: 304
UNS: S30400 | X5CrNi18-10 | 1.4301| SUS 304
 
Specifications: 304L
UNS: S30403 | X2CrNi19-11 | 1.4306 | SUS 304L

Typical Applications

Chemical plants

Air conditioning industry

Petroleum refineries

Space heating industry

Refrigeration industry

Power plants industry

Petrochemical plants industry

Natural gas processing industry

Other Usage:
Food processing equipment, particularly in beer brewing, milk processing & winemaking
Kitchen benches, sinks, troughs, equipment and appliances
Architectural paneling, railings & trim
Chemical containers, including for transport
Heat Exchangers
Woven or welded screens for mining, quarrying & water filtration
Threaded fasteners
Springs.

Stainless steel is the most common steel. The steel contains both chromium (between 18% and 20%) and nickel (between 8% and 10.5%) metals as the main non-iron constituents. It is an austenitic stainless steel. It is less electrically and thermally conductive than carbon steel and is essentially non-magnetic. It has a higher corrosion resistance than regular steel and is widely used because of the ease in which it is formed into various shapes. 304 stainless steel has excellent resistance to a wide range of atmospheric environments and many corrosive media. It is subject to pitting and crevice corrosion in warm chloride environments and to stress corrosion cracking above about 60 °C. It is considered resistant to pitting corrosion in water with up to about 400 mg/L chlorides at ambient temperatures, reducing to about 150 mg/L at 60 °C.
304 stainless steel is also very sensitive at room temperature to the thiosulfate anions released by the oxidation of pyrite (as encountered in acid mine drainage) and can undergo severe pitting corrosion problems when in close contact with pyrite- or sulfide-rich clay materials exposed to oxidation.
304 stainless steel is used for a variety of household and industrial applications such as food handling and processing equipment, screws, machinery parts, and car headers. 304 stainless steel is also used in the architectural field for exterior accents such as water and fire features. It is also a common coil material for vaporizers.
 
The Japanese equivalent grade of this material is SUS304. It is also specified in European norm 1.4301.
Features
Very good corrosion resistance,
weld ability and cold deformability.
Good deep drawing properties and very good high gloss polish ability.
Specifications: 304
UNS: S30400 | X5CrNi18-10 | 1.4301| SUS 304
 
Specifications: 304L
UNS: S30403 | X2CrNi19-11 | 1.4306 | SUS 304L

Typical Applications

Chemical plants

Air conditioning industry

Petroleum refineries

Space heating industry

Refrigeration industry

Power plants industry

Petrochemical plants industry

Natural gas processing industry

Other Usage:
Food processing equipment, particularly in beer brewing, milk processing & winemaking
Kitchen benches, sinks, troughs, equipment and appliances
Architectural paneling, railings & trim
Chemical containers, including for transport
Heat Exchangers
Woven or welded screens for mining, quarrying & water filtration
Threaded fasteners
Springs.

Alloy 904L (UNS N08904) is a super austenitic stainless steel that is designed for moderate to high corrosion resistance in a wide range of process environments. The combination of high chromium and nickel content, coupled with additions of molybdenum and copper, assure good to excellent corrosion resistance. With its highly alloyed chemistry — 25% nickel and 4.5% molybdenum, 904L provides good chloride stress corrosion cracking resistance, pitting and general corrosion resistance superior to 316L and 317L molybdenum enhanced stainless steels. Alloy 904L was originally developed to withstand environments containing dilute sulfuric acid. It also offers good resistance to other inorganic acids such as hot phosphoric acid as well as most organic acids. Alloy 904L is easily welded and processed by standard shop fabrication practices.

Specification
Alloy 904L (UNS N08904)
W. Nr. 1.4539

Standards
ASTM .A 240, B 625
ASME SA 240, SB 625

Corrosion Resistance
The high content of alloying elements in 904L gives the alloy exceptionally good resistance to uniform corrosion. 904L was originally developed to withstand environments containing dilute sulfuric acid, and is one of the few stainless steels that, at temperatures up to 95°F (35°C), provides full resistance in such environments within the entire concentration range of 0 to 100%. 904L also offers good resistance to a number of other inorganic acids, such as phosphoric acid and most organic acids. However, acids and acid solutions containing halide ions can be very aggressive, and the corrosion resistance of 317L, 317LMN and 904L may be insufficient. Fractional distillation of tall oil often needs better material than 316L or even the more frequently used 317LMN. In these hot concentrated caustic solutions, the corrosion resistance is mainly determined by the nickel content of the material. With a nickel content of 25%, 904L has proven to be a good alternative to most conventional stainless steels. Conventional stainless steels such as 304L and 316L are susceptible to chloride stress corrosion cracking (SSC) under certain conditions. Resistance to SSC increases with the increased content of nickel and molybdenum. Therefore, the higher performance austenitic stainless steels such as 904L have very good resistance to SSC. The table in the upper right corner shows resistance to SSC in a chloride solution under evaporative conditions. High performance austenitic steels and duplex stainless steels clearly outperform 316L.

Applications
Air Pollution Control — scrubbers for coal-fired power plants
Chemical Processing — process equipment for the production of sulfuric, phosphoric, inorganic and organic acids and the production of phosphate-based fertilizers
Metallurgical Processing — pickling equipment using sulfuric acid
Oil and Gas Production — offshore process equipment
Pharmaceutical Industry — process equipment
Pulp and Paper — processing equipment
Seawater and Brackish Water — condensers, heat exchangers and piping systems

Alloy 904L can be easily welded and processed by standard shop fabrication practices.

Cold Forming
904L is quite ductile and forms easily. The addition of molybdenum and nitrogen implies more powerful processing equipment may be necessary when compared with the standard 304/304L grades.

SS 904 Polished Plates
904L SS Polished Plates
904 Stainless Steel Polished Plates
Alloy 904L Hot Rolled Plates
904 SS Hot Rolled Plates
904L Stainless Steel Hot Rolled Plates
SS 904 Cold Rolled Plates
904 SS Cold Rolled Plates
904 Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Plates