UGIMA® 4511 Annealed

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Description

UGIMA® 4511 is an improved machinability niobium-stabilised ferritic stainless steel containing between 16 and 17% chromium. Apart from good corrosion resistance, this grade is characterised by its high suitability for different methods of working such as machining, cold heading and welding:


  • This UGIMA® version of 4511 enables bar turning productivity significantly greater than that obtained with a standard 4511 to be achieved, as well as good chip breakability.
  • Stabilisation with niobium eliminates the risk of sensitisation during welding.
  • It has excellent cold-heading properties.


    For certain applications, it is an economical replacement for 1.4307. Its ferritic structure ensures excellent ferromagnetic properties, good oxidation resistance (in particular to thermal cycles) and an expansion coefficient similar to that of carbon steel.


    The structure of UGIMA® 4511 is entirely ferritic in the as-delivered condition. The main precipitates are Nb-carbonitrides and Mn-sulphides.

    Ugima® 4511 is a soft ferromagnetic material (it is attracted to a magnet). Magnetic annealing is used to optimise its magnetic properties and therefore achieve high relative permeability and low coercive fields. This treatment can be carried out either on bars produced by Ugitech or on machined parts.

  • Equivalent Materials

    This material data has been provided by Ugitech SA.

    "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

    PropertyValue

    Density

    7.7 g/cm³

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    Mechanical

    PropertyTemperatureValueComment

    Elastic modulus

    20 °C

    220 GPa

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    100 °C

    215 GPa

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    200 °C

    210 GPa

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    300 °C

    205 GPa

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    400 °C

    195 GPa

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    Elongation

    20 %

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    min.

    Hardness, Brinell

    200.0

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    max.

    Tensile strength

    420.0 - 620.0 MPa

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    Thermal

    PropertyValueComment

    Coefficient of thermal expansion

    0.000010 1/K

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    20 to 100°C, 20 to 200°C

    0.0000105 1/K

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    20 to 300°C, 20 to 400°C

    Specific heat capacity

    460 J/(kg·K)

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    Thermal conductivity

    25 W/(m·K)

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    Electrical

    PropertyValue

    Electrical resistivity

    6e-07 Ω·m

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    Chemical properties

    PropertyValueComment

    Carbon

    0.03

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    max.

    Chromium

    16.0 - 18.0 %

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    Manganese

    1.0

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    max.

    Niobium

    0.6000000000000001

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    max., min: 12xC

    Nitrogen

    0.03

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    max.

    Phosphorus

    0.04

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    max.

    Silicon

    1.0

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    Sulfur

    0.03

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    Technological properties

    Property
    Application areas

  • Energy, process (solenoid valves)
  • Automotive: sensor, injection, solenoid valve, valve support
  • Agri-food
  • Cosmetics

    Usage limitations: cryogenic applications (insufficient toughness), applications requiring non-magnetic properties, high mechanical properties by thermal treatment

  • Cold Forming

    Ugima® 4511 is easy to work using the conventional processes of cold forming: cold drawing, shaping, forming, cold heading, etc. Thanks to its moderate work-hardenability, Ugima® 4511 allows to limit the stresses on the tools (thus their wear) during cold working.

    Corrosion properties

    Pitting corrosion : We assessed this type of corrosion by testing the pitting potential: the higher its mV, the greater the pitting corrosion resistance; a neutral, slightly chlorinated pH environment (0.02 moles/litre of sodium chloride) of municipal drinking water was chosen (at 23°C). The following table gives the pitting potential values measured on samples from bars turned in the transverse direction:


    GradesPitting potential in mV/SCEStandard deviation
    UGIMA® 451135818
    UGI 451136615
    UGI 4016L36140


    Intergranular corrosion: Like UGI 4511, UGIMA® 4511 withstands intergranular corrosion after welding, or after sensitising heat treatment, the requirements of which are specified in the standards (test performed in accordance with ASTM A262-75 Practice E; DIN EN ISO 3651-2).

    General machinability

    Compared to a standard 1.4511, UGIMA® 4511 provides significant productivity increases in bar turning, thanks to a slower tool wear and especially a better chip breakability for the same cutting conditions.


    Tests were performed on a TORNOS SIGMA 32 industrial screw machine to compare UGIMA® 4511 with a standard 1.4511 and quantify the differences in machinability. For each grade, the test consists in defining the optimum cutting conditions for different operations to produce 1000 components (see the figure below) without having to change tool.


    Turning (roughing and finishing): The table below shows the cutting conditions that can be achieved to produce 1000 components without having to change any tool for each grade according to the operations (roughing and finishing) and the tools used. The results of a standardised test, the VB15/0.15, have been added to this table.


    OperationsToolsStandard 1.4511UGIMA® 4511
    Rough turning
    (ap = 2 mm ; f = 0.30 mm/rev)
    SECO TM2000 CCMT09T308-F2Vc = 280 m/minVc = 300 m/min
    Finish turning (1)
    (ap = 0.5 mm ; f = 0.10 mm/rev)
    SECO TM2000 CCMT09T304-F1Vc = 240 m/minVc = 250 m/min
    Turning VB15/0.15 (2)
    (ap = 1.5 mm ; f = 0.25 mm/rev)
    SECO TM2000 CCMT09T308-F2Vc < 200 m/minVc = 205 m/min
    (1) cutting conditions ensuring roughness < 1.6 µm on the 1000 machined parts, thanks to limited tool wear (2) VB15/0.15: cutting speed at which 0.15 mm flank wear is noted in 15 minutes of effective machining.


    In the three turning operations, for equivalent tool wear, a potential increase in productivity by 5 to 10% was recorded with UGIMA® 4511 as opposed to a standard 1.4511.


    Furthermore, a spectacular improvement in chip breakability was noted in UGIMA® 4511 as opposed to that obtained with a standard 1.4511 (see the table below). This is likely to prevent the risks that are often encountered on 1.4511, whereby balls of tangled chips are formed and not evacuated, thus requiring frequent production stoppages to allow them to be cleared manually.


    Axial drilling and cross-cutting: The table below shows the cutting conditions that can be achieved to produce 1000 components without having to change any tool for each grade according to the operations and the tools used.


    OperationsToolsStandard 1.4511UGIMA® 4511
    Axial drillingGÜHRING RT100F
    6 mm – DK460UF
    Vc = 80 m/min
    f = 0.125 mm/rev
    Vc = 100 m/min
    f = 0.125 mm/rev
    ISCAR IC908
    9.9 mm – ICM099
    Vc = 80 m/min
    f = 0.10 mm/rev
    Vc = 100 m/min
    f = 0.10 mm/rev
    Cross-cutting *ISCAR IC830 DGN3102JTVc = 250 m/min
    f = 0.15 mm/rev
    Vc = 250 m/min
    f = 0.15 mm/rev
    * screw machine limit conditions achieved in terms of spindle power  does not allow differentiation between the two grades


    For axial drilling with 2 different drills (a GÜHRING full coated carbide drill and an ISCAR drill with a coated carbide tip insert), UGIMA® 4511 allows to increase productivity by approximately 25% on these operations. This significant difference is mainly due to the shorter chips obtained with UGIMA® 4511 (see photo below), which are therefore more easily evacuated, thus preventing the drill from breaking by blocking their rotation during the drilling operation.


    For the cut-off operation, the cutting conditions achieved are so high that the capacity limit of the TORNOS SIGMA 32 screw machine is reached, which does not allow the difference between UGIMA® 4511 and the standard 1.4511 to be quantified. These very high cutting conditions are however only achieved when working at a constant cutting speed and not at a constant rotational speed.

    Heat Treatment

    To restore ductility after cold deformation, Ugima® 4511 can be treated at a temperature between 750 and 850°C and air cooled.

    Hot forming

    Ugima® 4511 has excellent hot workability at all temperatures, due to its entirely ferritic structure. It can be hot formed by forging or rolling at between 800°C and 1150°C. The heating temperature must not exceed 1150°C to prevent excessive grain growth.

    Other

    Available products:


    ProductFormFinitionToleranceDimension
    BarsRoundRolled descaledk13 – k12∅ 22 to 71
    Turned10 + 11∅ 22 to 70
    Ground7+8+9+options∅ 2 to 70
    Drawn9∅ 2 to 30
    Black± 1% ∅∅ 23 to 73
    BilletSquare50 to 120


    Other options: contact the supplier

    Welding

    Thanks to its niobium stabilisation, UGIMA® 4511 can be welded in the same way as a standard 1.4511 by most arc welding processes (GMAW/GTAW, with or without filler metal, SMAW, plasma, etc.), by laser, resistance (spot or seam), friction or electron beam welding, etc.


    No heat treatment must be carried out before or after welding so as to prevent ferritic grain growth in the grade.


    If a welding filler metal is used, a homogeneous (stabilised ferritic) filler metal such as Exhaust F1 (18LNb) is preferred to ensure that the welded area (weld metal zone) [WM] and heat-affected zone [HAZ]) is a 100 % homogeneous ferritic structure; for thick welds (≥ 3mm), an austenitic filler metal such as ER308L(Si) (1.4316) is preferred, in order to eliminate the risk of inducing brittleness of the WZ through excessive grain growth.


    In GMAW, as in GTAW, the shielding gas must not contain hydrogen or nitrogen. In GMAW, welds will be made under Ar (+ possibly He) + 1 to 3% O₂ or CO₂. In GTAW, welds will be made under Ar (+ possibly He).