Document no.

- GPE/ML4
Material-
Godrej Precision Engineering Sheet 1 of 2
Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel
Rev 0

METAL READY PARTS

[1] CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIAL

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Hardware

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Polymer Chemical Ceramic Gas Textile Wood Others**
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(i)* SPECIFICATIONS: YES

(ii)# INSIGHTS (about usage of this material like for eg. 'Dos' & 'Don'ts' etc): YES

(iii)# APPLICATIONS: YES

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 Document no. - GPE/ML4
Material-
Godrej Precision Engineering Sheet 2 of 2
Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel
Rev 0

Specifications:
→
Precipitation Hardening Stainless steel are ordered against requirement outlined in ASME/ASTM Standard.
→ Refer ASME SA-564 for bars of precipitation Hardening Stainless steel,etc.

Properties
→ This group of stainless steel provides higher strength even higher than some commonly used alloy steels (En 24
in H+T Condition) and corrosion resistance equivalent to SS 304.
→ Precipitation hardenable stainless steels are primarily Cr-Ni Alloy with addition of Cu,Al, Mo, Nb,etc.
→ Precipitation hardenable stainless steels are normally supplied in solution annealed condition. Subsequently age
hardening is carried out at different temperature to obtain varied range of mechanical properties (UTS between
850-1550 MPa and YS between 600-1450 MPa).
→ 17-4 PH which is most commonly used precipitation hardening steel has primarily martensitic structure due to
presence of Cu & Nb in addition to Cr+Ni.
→
17-7 PH is semi-austenitic type precipitation hardening stainless steel due to presence of Al in addition to Cr+No.
→ 17-7 PH grade posses good formability and fatigue properties in addition to good strength and corrosion
resistance found in 17-4 PH grade.
→ 17-4 PH is slightly more magnetic than other PH grades.
→ 15-5 PH (XM-12) is modifed version of 17-4 PH which have greater toughness in transverse direction in
comparison to 17-4 PH.
→ 13-8 Mo is PH stainless steel having 13%Cr+8%Ni+2%Mo.
→ 13-8Mo has good resistance to general and stress corrosion cracking in addition to greater impact properties in
→ All Precipitation Hardenable stainless steel have good machinabilty in solution annealed condition.
→ All PH stainless steels are weldable in solution annealed condition.

Applications
→ 17-4 PH and 15-5 PH are widely used for aerospace components and components for Nuclear reactor.
→ 17-7 PH is widely used for making PH grade springs and washer.
→ 13-8 Mo is used in heavy duty components in aerospace industry(eg. Landing gears) and Nuclear reactors(Ball
Screws,etc).

Sources
→ Local availability scarce. Better to source from reputed foreign sources.

Dos and Don'ts

→
Precipitation Hardening stainless steels are not recommended to be used in Solution Annealed condition in
service. PH steels undergo phase transformation during ageing which leads to minor dimensional changes.
→ Indicate requirement of Impact Testing in Material specification as additional requirement over and above
standard.

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