318LN / 1.4462

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Description

The stainless austenitic special steel 1.4462 has good resistance to pitting. Depending on the requirements and conditions, it is used in chemical equipment, pulp and food industries as well as for sea water piping systems.

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Equivalent Materials

This material data has been provided by Hempel Special Metals.

"Typical" values were obtained via a literature search. "Predicted" values were imputed via artificial intelligence technology. While we have placed significant efforts in ensuring data accuracy, "typical" and "predicted" data should be considered indicative and verified by appropriate material testing. Please do contact us if additional information on the the predicted data method is required.
All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	23.0 °C	7 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 7 g/cm³

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Hardness, Brinell	23.0 °C	270 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 270 [-]	max.

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Comment
Carbon	0.03 % Show Supplier Material materials with Carbon of 0.03 %	max.
Chromium	21 - 23 % Show Supplier Material materials with Chromium of 21 - 23 %
Copper	0.11 % Show Supplier Material materials with Copper of 0.11 %	max.
Iron	Balance
Manganese	2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Manganese of 2 %	max.
Nickel	2.5 - 3.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Nickel of 2.5 - 3.5 %
Nitrogen	0.1 - 0.22 % Show Supplier Material materials with Nitrogen of 0.1 - 0.22 %
Phosphorus	0.04 % Show Supplier Material materials with Phosphorus of 0.04 %	max.
Silicon	1 % Show Supplier Material materials with Silicon of 1 %	max.
Sulfur	0.015 % Show Supplier Material materials with Sulfur of 0.015 %	max.

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	1.4462 is used mainly in sector of chemical industry, petrochemical industry, offshore, sea water lines, sea water desalination plants, nuclear engineering, paper and pulp industry.