Stainless Steel Wire Rods

System Diagram of Stainless Steels

System Diagram of Stainless Steels

Austenitic Stainless Steels
Type 304L
(18Cr-8Ni-LC)

Intergranular
corrosion
resistance

Type 321
(18Cr-9Ni-Ti)

Intergranular
corrosion
resistance

Type 316Ti
(18Cr-11Ni-2Mo-Ti)

corrosion resistance

Type 316
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo)

Formability

Machinability

Type 317L
(19Cr-12Ni-3Mo-LC)

Intergranular

NSSC 170
(25Cr-13Ni-1Mo-N)

Pitting corrosion
resistance, High strength

NSSC 270R
(20Cr-23Ni-6Mo-LN)

Seawater-corrosion
resistance

Type 316N
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-N)

Pitting
corrosion resistance

Heat resistance

NSSC 316C
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-Cu)
Type 309S

(23Cr-13Ni)
Heat
resistance

Formability

Formability

Type 304M
(18Cr-9Ni)

(Forging)

(Type 304-J3)
(18Cr-8Ni-2Cu)
Type 305
(18Cr-11Ni)

High strength

NSSC 130M
(18Cr-6Ni-9Mn)

High strength,
Nonmagnetic properties

Strength

Heat
resistance

Type 310S
(25Cr-20Ni)

Type 314
(25Cr-20Ni-2Si)

Oxidation resistance
NSSC 731
(19Cr-13Ni-3Si)

Oxidation
resistance

Type 304S
(18Cr-10Ni)

Formability

Type 302
(18Cr-8Ni-0.1C)
Type 304H
(18Cr-8Ni-0.07C)

Machinability

Corrosion
resistance

Type 304N
(18Cr-8Ni-N)

Strength
Strength

Type 304-P
(18Cr-8Ni--traceS)

Light machinability

Strength

Type 304-HP
(18Cr-8Ni-0.07C--traceS)

Machinability

Type 631
(17Cr-7Ni-1Al)

Machinability
(wools)

(Precipitation hardening grade)

Type 316F

Corrosion (18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-S)
Formability resistance
NSSC 140

Corrosion (19Cr-0.5Mn-9Ni-3Cu-S)
resistance, Outgas resistance
Formability (Type 304-J3P)
(18Cr-8Ni-Cu-traceS)

Corrosion
resistance

Type 316-P
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-traceS)

Intergranular corrosion resistance

Type 316L-P
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-LC-traceS)

(Ferritic Grade)
Type 416
(13Cr-0.3S)

Machinability

Type 420F
(13Cr-0.3C-S)

NSSC 550

(13Cr-1Ni-2Mo)
Corrosion
resistance, High strength

Type 430L
(17Cr-lowC)

Type 430-SK
(17Cr-0.07C)

NSSC 190MS
19Cr-2Mo-Ti,Nb-S

Machinability
Type 430M
(17Cr-traceMo,Cu)

Corrosion
resistance

Corrosion resistance,
Formability

Type 303
(18Cr-9Ni-S)

Type 303Cu
(18Cr-9Ni-3Cu-S)

Type 420
(13Cr-0.3C)

Hardness

Formability,
Weld toughness
High strength

NSSC 131
(18Cr-6Ni-5Mn-2Cu)

Formability

Machinability

Type 410L
(13Cr-LC)

Type 410-C
(13Cr-0.13C)

Hardness

Type 201
(16Cr-5Ni-7Mn)

(Springs)

Machinability

Type 430
(17Cr)

(Type 305-)
(18Cr-12Ni)

Formability
(Forging)

Type 410-P
(13Cr-traceS)

Formability

Ferritic Stainless Steels

Type 304 Cu(302HQ)

(17Cr-9Ni-3Cu)

Formability
(Forging)

Type 410-S
(13Cr-0.07C)

Formability

Type 347

Corrosion
(18Cr-9Ni-Nb)
resistance
Pitting corrosion resistance

Type 316L
(18Cr-12Ni-2Mo-LC)

Corrosion
resistance

Type 410,403
(13Cr-0.1C)

High hardness, High strength

Corrosion resistance

Type 304
(18Cr-8Ni)

Martensitic Stainless Steels

Type 430-P
(17Cr-traceS)

Machinability

NSSC 160R
16Cr-Cu-Nb-LC,N
Type 430F
(17Cr-S)

NSSC 190
19Cr-2Mo-Ti-Nb

Corrosion resistance,
Formability,
Weldability

NSSC 180
19Cr-Cu-Nb-LC,N

Corrosion resistance

Type 430Cu
(17Cr-Cu)

Dual-phase (austenitic-ferritic) Stainless Steels

Type 329
(23Cr-5Ni-1Mo)

Type 434
(17Cr-0.8Mo)

Type 329J3LS31803
22Cr-5Ni-3Mo-N

Pitting corrosion resistance,

Intergranular corrosion resistance

Corrosion resistance

Type 329J4L

Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels

Type 630
(17Cr-4Ni-3Cu)
Type 631
(17Cr-7Ni-1Al)

25Cr-6Ni-3Mo-N

Corrosion resistance
S32750

25Cr-7Ni-4Mo-N