High alloy Austenitic Stainless Steel

EN 1.4547 – UNS S31254 – 254 SMO®

A stainless austenitic steel EN 1.4547 – 254SMO® is an austenitic stainless
steel which due to its high molybdenum content
Typical C Cr Ni Mo Others possesses very high resistance to pitting and
analysis % crevice corrosion. The steel grade was developed
EN 1.4547 0,01 20 18 6,1 N, Cu for use in halide-containing environments such as
seawater. EN 1.4547 also shows good resistance
Delivery condition Solution annealed to uniform corrosion and, especially in acids
( EN 1.4547 replaces SS 2378 –02) containing halides, this steel grade is superior to
conventional stainless steel. Due to its high
Characteristic temperatures nitrogen content EN 1.4547 has higher
Temperature°C mechanical strength than most other austenitic
stainless steels.
Solidification range 1400-1325 It is non-magnetic in the annealed condition but
Scaling temperature in air 1000
may become slightly magnetic as a result of cold-
Hot forming 1200-950
working or welding.
Solution annealing 1140-1200
Stress relief annealing 500
(max 5h)
Use in pressure vessels (-60)-400 Design features
⇒ Good to very good resistance to uniform
Mechanical properties corrosion
Values for solution annealed condition acc. to EN 10272
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 650-850 ⇒ Good to exceptionally good resistance to
Proof strength Rp0,2 N/mm2 Min 300 pitting and crevice corrosion
Proof strength Rp1,0 N/mm2 Min 340 ⇒ Very good resistance to various types of stress
Elongation A5 % Min 35 (30) corrosion cracking
Impact energy KV J/cm2 Min 100 (60) ⇒ Good ductility and weldability
20ºC
Hardness HB Max 260
( ) 160<d<250 Corrosion resistance
Uniform corrosion
Physical properties The high content of alloy materials gives the steel
Temperature ºC 20 100 200 300 400 exceptionally good resistance to uniform
Density corrosion. Acids and acid solutions containing
kg/dm3 8,0 - - - - halide ions are very aggressive and EN 1.4547 is
Modulus of preferable to use. Examples of such acids are
elasticity E 200 195 185 178 170 hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, chloride
kN/mm2 contaminated sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid and
Mean coeff. of pickling acids based on nitric acid and
therm.expansion hydrofluoric acid solutions.
20°C –Temp. - 16 16 16,5 17
10-6 K-1 α Intercrystalline corrosion
SpecificTherm. EN 1.4547 has a very low carbon content. This
Capacity λ 13 14 15 17 18 means that there is very little risk of carbide
W/m °C
precipitation in connection with heating. On the
Electrical
0,85
other hand there is a risk of precipitation of
Resistivity 0,90 0,95 1,03 1,10
intermetallic phases in the temperature range 600-
μΩm
1000° C. These precipitations do not involve a risk
Specific heat
J/kg °C 500 520 540 555 570 of intercrystalline corrosion in the corrosive
media where this steel is used. Thus welding can
be carried out without risk of intercrystalline
corrosion.

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Stress corrosion cracking Welding
Conventional steels of the 1.4301 and 1.4401 type EN 1.4547 has a good weldability and the
are sensitive to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) methods used for welding conventional austenitic
under certain conditions, i.e. a special steels are used. However, due to its stable
environment in combination with tensile stress in austenitic structure, it is somewhat more sensitive
the material and often also an elevated to hot cracking in connection with welding and
temperature. Resistance to SCC increases with the generally welding should be performed using the
increased content of nickel and molybdenum. lowest heat input possible. Remelting of the
This implies that the high-alloyed EN 1.4547 has parent metal, such as during welding without filler
very good resistance to SCC. metal may cause microscale variations in
composition for elements such as chromium,
Pitting and crevice corrosion nickel and particulary, molybdenum. These
Resistance to pitting corrosion and crevice variations may reduce the pitting resistance of the
corrosion is determined mainly by the content of weld. GTA- (TIG) and plasma-arc-welding
chromium, molybdenum and nitrogen in the without filler metal should therefore be avoided.
material. This is often illustrated by using the Filler metal of type Avesta Welding P12 and P16
pitting resistance equivalent (PRE) for the with a very high alloy type of composition are
material,which can be calculated using the recommended. These filler metals will give a
formula weld with a pitting resistance comparable to the
PRE = %Cr + 3.3 x %Mo + 16 x %N base metal.
More detailed information concerning the
Heat treatment procedures for welding these steels can be
Solution annealing 1140-1200º C. Holding time at obtained from Avesta Welding AB
solution annealing temperature approx. 30 min,
followed by rapid cooling in air or water.
Surface finish
Hardening
This grade cannot be hardened by heat treatment, EN 1.4547 is available with pickled or machined
but it can be hardened by cold working. and peeled surface.

Fabrication Stock standard

Hot and cold forming
Please refer to our stock standard leaflet.
Hot forming should be carried out in the
temperature range 1200-950°C. It is important that
the entire workpiece has been exposed to a
sufficiently high temperature. In the case of Technical support
partial heating, or cooling that is too slow, hot VALBRUNA NORDIC AB will be helpful in
working should be followed by solution giving further advice and recommendations
annealing. The temperature should be at least concerning choice of materials, cutting data,
1150°C to avoid residual intermetallic phases from welding, heat treatment, etc.
the working.
Bending, pressing and other forming operations
can easily be done in cold condition. The steel
MATERIAL STANDARDS
work-hardens rapidly. In complicated cold-
forming operations, it may sometimes be
SS-EN 10272 Stainless steel bars for
necessary for intermediate annealing, especially if
pressure purposes
it includes welds.
SS-EN 10088-3 Stainless steels-Part 3
Machining Technical delivery
High alloy austenitic steels, such as EN conditions for semi-
1.4547, are generally more difficult to machine finished products, bars,
than conventional austenitic steels. It requires rods and sections for
higher cutting forces and causes more rapid tool general use.
wear than lower alloyed stainless steels, due to its ASTM A 276/ Stainless steel bars for
higher strength and alloy content. For more ASME SA-276 general purposes
detailed information on machining please ASTM A 479/ Stainless steel bars for
refer to “Cutting data recommendations for ASME SA-479 pressure boilers/pressure
EN 1.4547” which can be obtained on vessels
request.

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