Stainless steel: nickel and chromium content

20

15

ferritic-austenitic (duplex)
precipitation- stainless steels**
(.)
10
/
e hardening
� stainless steels***
ferritic
stainless steels
5

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martensitic
stainless steels*

o
10 15 20 25 30
% chromium * Up to 1.2% carbon; sorne nickel added.
** 0.05-3% copper; 0.05-5% molybdenum.
© Encyclopoodia Britannica, lnc. *** 3-5% copper.
 Welding of stainless steels
•All standard welding processes is SMAW, GMAW,
FCAW, GTAW, PAW and SAW maybe used depending
on the application.
• Generally corresponding grades of filler metal
composition are used to match corrosion and / or
heat resistance properties along with strength.
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