Super Stainless Steel

X2CrNiMoWN25-7-4 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

X2CrNiMoWN25-7-4 Product Description

Overview

X2CrNiMoWN25-7-4 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 European standard system.

With about 25% chromium, 7% nickel, 3.6% molybdenum, plus tungsten and copper additions and nitrogen, X2CrNiMoWN25-7-4 reaches a 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 improve resistance in seawater and to non-oxidizing acids (sulphuric, hydrochloric). It offers very high mechanical strength with good ductility and toughness.

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) 500 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 0.035 Residual impurity
Sulphur S 0.015 Residual impurity

3. Mechanical Properties

Solution-annealed (+AT) condition, per EN 10088-3 for W.Nr. 1.4501.

Property Value Unit
Tensile strength (Rm) 730-930 MPa
0.2% proof strength (Rp0.2) >=530 MPa
Elongation at fracture >=25 %
Impact energy (KV, +20 °C) >=100 J
Brinell hardness <=290 HB

Values per EN 10088-3 (resistant to intergranular corrosion in delivery and welded condition). Confirm against the inspection certificate (EN 10204).

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
Intergranular (welded) Resistant Low carbon

The tungsten + copper additions give balanced corrosion resistance 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. 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

Good weldability by common fusion methods; use a matching super-duplex filler (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 and heat input to prevent sigma-phase formation; resistant to intergranular corrosion in the as-welded condition owing to the low carbon.

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 EN 10088-2 / EN 10028-7 · W.Nr. 1.4501 X2CrNiMoCuWN25-7-4
Bar, rod, wire and sections EN 10088-3 · W.Nr. 1.4501
Seamless / welded tube EN 10216-5 / EN 10217-7 · W.Nr. 1.4501
Forgings EN 10222-5 / EN 10272 · W.Nr. 1.4501
Sour service ISO 15156-3 Acid-gas applications

Tungsten- and copper-bearing 25Cr super duplex stainless steel. W.Nr. 1.4501 (X2CrNiMoWN25-7-4); EN 10088-3.

10. Comparison with Related Alloys (EN Symbol System)

EN Symbol Cr % Ni % Mo % W % Cu % Best Used For
X2CrNiMoCuWN25-7-4 24-26 6.0-8.0 3.0-4.0 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0 W+Cu super duplex; seawater + acids
X2CrNiMoN25-7-4 24-26 6.0-8.0 3.0-4.5 super duplex (no W/Cu)
X2CrNiMoCuN25-6-3 24-26 5.5-7.5 3.0-4.0 1.0-2.5 Cu-bearing super duplex
X2CrNiMoN29-7-2 28-30 5.8-7.5 1.5-2.6 High-Cr super duplex (low Mo)
X2CrNiMoN22-5-3 21-23 4.5-6.5 2.5-3.5 Standard duplex

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