Overview of 904L Stainless Steel Pipe
904L stainless steel consists of chromium, nickel, molybdenum and copper contents, these elements give type 904L stainless steel excellent properties to resist corrosion in dilute sulfuric acid because of addition of copper, 904L commonly is used in high pressure and corrosion environment where 316L and 317L perform poorly. 904L has high nickel composition with low carbon content, copper alloy adding improve its resistance to corrosion, the “L” in 904L stands for low carbon, it is typical Super Austenitic stainless steel, equivalent grades are DIN 1.4539 and UNS N08904, 904L has better properties than other austenitic stainless steels.
Specification of 904L Stainless Steel Pipe
Material | Alloy 904L 1.4539 N08904 X1NiCrMoCu25-20-5 |
Standards | ASTM B/ASME SB674 / SB677, ASTM A312/ ASME SA312 |
Seamless Tube Size | 3.35 mm OD To 101.6 mm OD |
Welded Tube Size | 6.35 mm OD To 152 mm OD |
Swg & Bwg | 10 Swg., 12 Swg., 14 Swg., 16 Swg., 18 Swg., 20 Swg. |
Schedule | SCH5, SCH10, SCH10S, SCH20, SCH30, SCH40, SCH40S, STD, SCH80, XS, SCH60, SCH80, SCH120, SCH140, SCH160, XXS |
wall thickness | 0.020" –0.220", (special wall thicknesses available) |
Length | Single Random, Double Random, Standard & Cut length |
Finish | Polished, AP (Annealed & Pickled), BA (Bright & Annealed), MF |
Pipe Form | Straight, Coiled, Square Pipes/ Tubes, Rectangular Pipe/ Tubes, Coiled Tubes, Round Pipes/ Tubes, “U” Shape for heat exchangers, Hydraulic Tubes, Pan Cake Coils, Straight or ‘U’ bent Tubes, Hollow, LSAW Tubes Etc. |
Type | Seamless, ERW, EFW, Welded, Fabricated |
End | Plain End, Beveled End, Treaded |
Delivery time | 10-15 days |
Export to | Ireland,Singapore,Indonesia,Ukraine,SaudiArabia,Spain,Canada,USA,Brazil,Thailand,Korea,Italy,India,Egypt,Oman,Malaysia,Kuwait,Canada,VietNam,Peru,Mexico,Dubai, Russia,etc |
Package | Standard export seaworthy package,or as required. |
SS 904L Tubing Mechanical Properties
Element | Grade 904L |
Density | 8 |
Melting Range | 1300 -1390 ℃ |
Tensile Stress | 490 |
Yield Stress (0.2%Offset) | 220 |
Elongation | 35% minimum |
Hardness (Brinell) | - |
SS 904L Tube Chemical Composition
AISI 904L | Maximum | Minimum |
Ni | 28.00 | 23.00 |
C | 0.20 | - |
Mn | 2.00 | - |
P | 00.045 | - |
S | 00.035 | - |
Si | 1.00 | - |
Cr | 23.0 | 19.0 |
Mo | 5.00 | 4.00 |
N | 00.25 | 00.10 |
CU | 2.00 | 1.00 |
904L Stainless Steel Pipe Properties
l Excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking due to the presence of high amounts of nickel content.
l Pitting and crevice corrosion, intergranular corrosion resistance.
l Grade 904L is less resistant to nitric acid.
l Excellent formability, toughness and weldability, due to low carbon composition, it can be welded using any standard method, 904L cannot be hardened by heat treatment.
l Non-magnetic, 904L is an Austenitic stainless steel, therefor 904L possesses Austenitic structure properties.
l Heat Resistance, Grade 904L stainless steels offer good oxidation resistance. However, the structural stability of this grade collapses at high temperatures, particularly above 400°C.
l Heat Treatment, Grade 904L stainless steels can be solution heat-treated at 1090 to 1175°C, following by rapid cooling. Thermal treatment is suitable for hardening these grades.
904L Stainless Steel Applications
l Petroleum and petrochemical equipment, for example: Reactor
l Storage and transportation equipment of sulphuric acid, for example: heat exchanger
l Sea water treatment equipment, sea water heat exchanger
l Paper industry equipment, sulfuric acid, nitric acid equipment, making acid, pharmaceutical industry
l Pressure vessel
l Food equipment