Super Stainless Steel

Super Duplex F55 Supply Detail

Category

  • Bar and Rod

  • Plate and Sheet

  • Strip

  • Pipe and Tube

  • Wire

  • Welding

  • Powder Material

  • Cast Products

  • Forged Products

  • Fittings

  • Fastening

    Forms & Sizes

    Round Bar:
    φ2–500 mm, 1–6 m length

    Flat/Square Bar:
    4–100 mm thickness/width

    Hex Bar:
    A/F 3–100 mm

    Hollow Bar:
    OD 20–300 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Sheet:
    0.3–6 mm thickness

    Medium Plate:
    6–25 mm thickness

    Heavy Plate:
    25–100 mm thickness

    Forms & Sizes

    Standard Strip:
    0.05–3 mm thick,
    10–600 mm wide

    Precision strip:
    0.01–0.5 mm thick,
    tight tolerance ±0.005 mm

    Foil:
    0.005–0.1 mm thick

    Forms & Sizes

    Seamless Tube:
    OD 6–450 mm,
    WT 1–50 mm,
    1–12 m length

    Welded Tube:
    OD 10–600 mm,
    WT 1–20 mm

    Capillary Tube:
    OD 1–10 mm,
    WT 0.1–2 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Wire Form:
    Cold Drawn Wire,
    Bright Wire,
    Spring Wire,
    Fine Wire,
    Ultra-fine Wire

    General Diameter:
    φ0.1–10 mm

    Coil Weight:
    50–500 kg,
    customizable tolerance

    Forms & Sizes

    Solid Wire:
    φ0.8–4.0 mm

    Flux-cored Wire:
    φ1.2–4.0 mm

    Welding Rod:
    φ2.0–5.0 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Powder Form:
    AM 3D Printing Powder,
    Spherical Powder,
    Gas-atomized Powder,
    Water-atomized Powder

    Particle Size:
    10–150 μm

    Sphericity:
    ≥90% for AM grade

    Forms & Sizes

    Cast Ingot:
    φ200–800 mm

    Precision Casting:
    min wall 0.5 mm

    Cast Pipe:
    OD 100–600 mm,
    WT 10–50 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Forged Bar:
    Φ35–500 mm

    Forged Ring:
    OD 200–2000 mm

    Forging Weight:
    1–5000 kg

    Forms & Sizes

    Fittings Form:
    Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Flange, Cap, Outlet, Lap Joint

    Size range:
    1/2''–24'' (DN15–DN600)

    Wall thickness:
    Sch10–Sch160, STD, XS, XXS

    Pressure Class:
    150–2500 LB

    Forms & Sizes

    Fastening Form:
    Bolt, Nut, Screw, Stud, Washer, Pin, Rivet

    Metric: M3–M64

    Imperial: #4–2.5''

    Length: 6–500 mm

Super Duplex F55 Product Description

Overview

Super Duplex F55 is a tungsten- and copper-bearing super duplex stainless steel, with a microstructure of roughly equal ferrite and austenite. This datasheet presents the material within the American standard system.

With about 25% chromium, 7% nickel, 3.6% molybdenum, plus deliberate tungsten and copper additions and nitrogen, Super Duplex F55 has a pitting-resistance equivalent number (PREN) of at least 40, giving outstanding resistance to chloride pitting, crevice corrosion and stress-corrosion cracking, with a critical pitting temperature above 50 °C. The tungsten and copper additions distinguish it from 2507 and improve resistance in seawater and to non-oxidizing acids such as sulphuric and hydrochloric. It offers roughly double the yield strength of austenitic grades.

Typical applications include oil-and-gas subsea and topside equipment, seawater systems, desalination plant, acid-leach mining, pulp-and-paper and chemical-process equipment, and high-strength corrosion-resistant components.

1. Physical Properties

Property Value Unit
Density 7.8 g/cm³
Melting range 1350-1400 °C
Young's modulus (20 °C) 200 GPa
Thermal conductivity (20 °C) 15 W/m·K
Coefficient of thermal expansion (20-100 °C) 13 µm/m·°C
Specific heat (20 °C) 480 J/kg·K
Magnetic response Ferromagnetic (duplex)

2. Chemical Composition (wt %)

Element Symbol Min % Max % Role in Alloy
Iron Fe Balance Base element
Chromium Cr 24.0 26.0 Ferrite former; corrosion resistance
Nickel Ni 6.0 8.0 Austenite former; phase balance
Molybdenum Mo 3.0 4.0 Pitting + crevice resistance
Tungsten W 0.50 1.00 Pitting resistance
Copper Cu 0.50 1.00 Non-oxidizing-acid resistance
Nitrogen N 0.20 0.30 Austenite former; strength; pitting
Manganese Mn 1.00 Deoxidiser
Silicon Si 1.00 Deoxidiser
Carbon C 0.030 Low (intergranular resistance)
Phosphorus P 0.030 Residual impurity
Sulphur S 0.010 Residual impurity

3. Mechanical Properties

Solution-annealed condition, per ASTM A240 for UNS S32760.

Property Value Unit
Tensile strength >=750 MPa
0.2% yield strength >=550 MPa
Elongation at break >=25 %
Brinell hardness <=270 HB
Rockwell hardness <=32 HRC

Confirm against the mill test report.

4. Corrosion Resistance

Environment Performance Notes
Chloride pitting Outstanding PREN >=40; CPT > 50 °C
Crevice corrosion Outstanding Cr + Mo + W + N
Chloride SCC Excellent Duplex structure
Non-oxidizing acids (H₂SO₄, HCl) Excellent Copper addition
Seawater Excellent Warm chlorinated seawater
Sulphide / sour Good Listed in NACE MR0175

The tungsten + copper additions give a balanced PREN-controlled corrosion resistance suitable for the most aggressive chloride and acid service.

5. Heat Treatment

Not hardenable by heat treatment; properties are set by solution annealing and phase balance.

Solution Anneal approximately 1100-1140 °C, followed by rapid water quench to retain the balanced ferrite-austenite structure and avoid embrittling intermetallic phases. Rapid cooling is critical owing to the high alloy content. Avoid prolonged exposure in the 300-1000 °C range (sigma-phase / 475 °C embrittlement).

6. Weldability and Joining

Weldable by common fusion methods; use a matching super-duplex filler (e.g. 25 9 4-type) and controlled heat input to maintain phase balance.

Process Applicability Filler / Consumable
GTAW / TIG Good Matching super-duplex filler
GMAW / MIG Good Super-duplex filler
SMAW / stick Good Matching super-duplex electrode

No preheat; control interpass temperature (typically <=150 °C) and heat input to prevent sigma-phase formation.

7. Machinability and Fabrication

Machining Guidelines

Parameter Recommendation
Machinability Difficult; high strength + work-hardening; rigid setup, carbide tools, low speeds
Work hardening High rate; positive feeds, avoid dwelling
Coolant Ample flood coolant

Forming Processes

Process Notes
Hot forming ~1200-1000 °C; solution anneal + quench afterward
Cold forming Higher forces than standard duplex (very high strength)

8. Applications

Industry Typical Components Key Requirements
Oil & gas Subsea, topside, downhole equipment Pitting + sour-service resistance
Marine / seawater Seawater systems, pumps, valves Warm chloride resistance
Mining Acid-leach equipment Sulphuric-acid resistance (Cu)
Desalination Heat exchangers, piping Hot chloride resistance
Chemical / pulp & paper Vessels, piping Localized-corrosion resistance

9. Available Product Forms and Standards

Product Form Standard Notes
Plate, sheet and strip ASTM A240 / ASME SA-240 · UNS S32760
Forgings / fittings / flanges ASTM A182
Bar and shapes ASTM A276 / A479 · UNS S32760
Seamless / welded tube ASTM A789 · UNS S32760
Seamless / welded pipe ASTM A790 · UNS S32760
Sour service NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 Acid-gas applications

Tungsten- and copper-bearing 25Cr super duplex stainless steel. UNS S32760.

10. Comparison with Related Alloys (UNS System)

UNS Cr % Ni % Mo % W % Cu % Best Used For
Super Duplex F55 24-26 6.0-8.0 3.0-4.0 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0 W+Cu super duplex; seawater + acids
S32750 24-26 6.0-8.0 3.0-5.0 Super duplex (no W/Cu)
S32550 24-27 4.5-6.5 2.9-3.9 1.5-2.5 Cu-bearing super duplex
S32520 24-26 5.5-8.0 3.0-5.0 0.5-3.0 Cu/N super duplex
S32205 22-23 4.5-6.5 3.0-3.5 Standard duplex

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