NIROSTA 4462

(UNS S 31803/UNS S 32205)

Ferritic-austenitic duplex steel
with high strength and corrosion resistance

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta GmbH

Oberschlesienstr. 16
47807 Krefeld, Germany
Postal address:
47794 Krefeld, Germany
Tel. +49(0)21 51 83-01
Fax +49(0)21 51 83-20 22
www.nirosta.de
marketing@ktn.thyssenkrupp.com

Four-high mill plate

profit-center
Sales and Technical product
service can also be reached
Sales Western Europe
Trading/Steel service centers via head office in Krefeld.
Automotive/Pipes and tubes/
Apparatus construction
Precision strip profit-center
Domestic appliances/
Sales and Technical product
Kitchens/Kegs
service
Cold rollers/Hollow-ware/
Volmestr. 69
Civil construction
58579 Schalksmhle, Germany
Logistics-center
P.O. Box 2140
58574 Schalksmhle, Germany
Technical product service
Tel. +49(0)23 55 81-0
Marketing
Fax +49(0)23 55 81-200

Sales USA and Canada

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta
North America, Inc.
2275 Half Day Road, Suite 160
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
Tel. +1 847 317 1400
Fax +1 847 317 1404

Sales other countries

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta
Export GmbH
Hans-Gnther-Sohl-Str. 1
40235 Dsseldorf, Germany
P.O. Box 10 10 46
40001 Dsseldorf, Germany
Tel. +49(0)211 967-0
Fax +49(0)211 967-59 39

Range of products
Cold-rolled strip
and sheet
Hot-rolled strip
and sheet
Four high mill
and checker plate
Precision strip
in the steel grades
NIROSTA
stainless
THERMAX
heat-resistant
CRONIDUR
high-temperature
AMANOX
non-magnetic
RADIONOX
radiation-absorbing

DIN EN ISO 9001

Certificate: 04 100 4494

All Krupp Thyssen

Nirostas plants are certified
acc. to ISO 9001.

All statements as to the properties or utilization of the materials and products mentioned in this brochure are for the purpose
of description only. Guarantees in respect of the existence of certain properties or utilization of the material mentioned are only
valid if agreed upon in writing.

Edition 5,
Status 05/2001

A company
of Krupp Thyssen
Stainless

K T Nirosta

Tk

Cold and hot strip products

Via head office in Krefeld
you can reach:

NIROSTA 4462
(UNS S 31803/UNS S 32205)

Product range

Properties and applications

Welding

Hot-rolled sheet and plate

NIROSTA 4462 is a stainless duplex steel

whose microstructure consists of roughly
equal proportions of ferrite and austenite.
Thanks to this two-phase structure the
steel offers high strength and good
resistance to stress corrosion cracking,
vibrational corrosion and erosion. Its high
chromium and molybdenum contents
provide good resistance to general
corrosion and local corrosion such as
pitting, crevice corrosion and stress
corrosion cracking in chloride- and H2Scontaining media. The addition of nitrogen
has a positive effect on strength, increases
resistance to local corrosion, prevents the
problem of ferritization in weld seam areas
and retards the precipitation of carbides
and intermetallic phases in heat-affected
areas.

NIROSTA 4462 is readily weldable by all

common stainless steel welding processes.
To promote the formation of an adequate
ferritic-austenitic structure in the weld
seam, filler metals containing higher
amounts of nickel (approx. 8 9 %) are
usually used. Suitable filler metals are
available from Thyssen Schweitechnik
Deutschland with the Thermanit 22/09
brand and from Krupp Edelstahlprofile
with the Novonit FALC 233 brand for all
manual and automatic shielded arc
welding methods.

Thickness
2< 3 mm
3< 4 mm
4< 5 mm
4< 5 mm
5< 6 mm
5< 6 mm
6< 7 mm
7< 8 mm
8< 9 mm
9<10 mm
10<12 mm
1245 mm1)

NIROSTA 4462 can be used for tanks and

piping systems in chemical tankers, for
piping and containers in oil and gas
production and processing, the chemical
and petrochemical industries and related
sectors such as cellulose manufacture, and
for moving machine parts such as pump
rotors, agitators, shafts, etc in various
process industry applications.

Welding is usually carried out without

preheating, and the interpass temperature
should not exceed 150 C. To achieve a
good ferrite-to-austenite ratio the heat
input should be between 0.5 and 2.0
KJ/mm depending on plate thickness, and
the seam should not be subjected to
accelerated cooling.
Joints with austenitic steels and carbon
steels are also possible.
More detailed information on all weldingrelated questions to be obtained from our
technical advisory service.

Width
2,000 mm
2,500 mm
2,000 mm
2,500 mm
2,300 mm
2,500 mm
2,700 mm
2,800 mm
2,900 mm
3,000 mm
3,200 mm
3,400 mm

Length
4,000 mm
6,000 mm
8,000 mm
6,000 mm
9,000 mm
8,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm

1) max. plate weight 6.5 t

Surface finish to EN 10 088: 1 D
(hot-rolled, heat-treated, pickled)

Typical chemical composition

(% by mass)

Notch impact strength

(ISO V specimens, transverse)

C
0.025

at 20 C:
at 30 C:

Cr
22

Ni
5.5

Strength properties
at RT
480 N/mm2
680 880 N/mm2

A5

25 %

Hot-rolled strip:
Thickness 6 8 mm,
Width up to max. 1,500 mm,
Coil weight 10 16 t,
Finish 1 D (hot-rolled, heat-treated,
descaled)

Density
(g/cm2)
7.8

Other products
Forgings, merchant bar, tube rounds, wire
and weld filler metals, pipe and piping
accessories such as fittings and flanges as
well as formed parts such as shells and
dished boiler ends are obtainable from
allied companies.

100 J
75 J

at elevated temperatures

Rp 0.2
Rm

Physical properties

Cut-to-length sheet and plate from hot or

cold rolled strip and other sizes on request.

N
0.12 0.18

Mechanical properties for hot-rolled sheet and plate

(solution annealed)

Hot- and cold-rolled strip

Cold-rolled strip:
Thickness 1.5 4 mm,
Width 50 1,500 mm,
Coil weight 10 15 t,
Finish 2 B (cold-rolled, annealed,
pickled, skin-passed)

Mo
3

T ( C)
50
Rp 0.2 410
min. (N/mm2)

Modulus of elasticity
at 20 C (103 N/mm2)
200

100
360

150
335

Thermal conductivity
at 20 C (W/m K)
16

Thermal expansion between 20 C and

100 C
200 C
300 C
(10-6 m/m K)
12.0
12.5
13.0

Electr. resistance
at 20 C
(Ohm mm2/m)
0.80

200
310

250
295

Specific heat
at 20 C (J/g K)
0.45
Magnetizability
yes

Heat treatment
All products forms are usually supplied in the solution annealed condition.
Hot forming
C
Cooling
1,200-900 in air

Heat treatment
C
Holding time
Cooling in
1,040-1,100 approx. 2 min/mm wall water or air,
thickness after reaching sufficiently
core temperature
quick
Microstructure after heat treatment: ferrite-austenite (ferrite proportion 40 60 %)
Standards
In composition
and properties
NIROSTA 4462
meets the requirements
of German and
international standards

Germany:1)
Europe:
USA:

EN 10088-2
EN 10028-7
EN 10 088-2
EN 10028-7
ASTM/UNS
UNS

1) For requirement AD W2, technical specification VdTV Wb 418 applies.

1.4462
X2 CrNiMo 2253
1.4462
S 31803
S 32205

280
285

NIROSTA 4462
(UNS S 31803/UNS S 32205)

Product range

Properties and applications

Welding

Hot-rolled sheet and plate

NIROSTA 4462 is a stainless duplex steel

whose microstructure consists of roughly
equal proportions of ferrite and austenite.
Thanks to this two-phase structure the
steel offers high strength and good
resistance to stress corrosion cracking,
vibrational corrosion and erosion. Its high
chromium and molybdenum contents
provide good resistance to general
corrosion and local corrosion such as
pitting, crevice corrosion and stress
corrosion cracking in chloride- and H2Scontaining media. The addition of nitrogen
has a positive effect on strength, increases
resistance to local corrosion, prevents the
problem of ferritization in weld seam areas
and retards the precipitation of carbides
and intermetallic phases in heat-affected
areas.

NIROSTA 4462 is readily weldable by all

common stainless steel welding processes.
To promote the formation of an adequate
ferritic-austenitic structure in the weld
seam, filler metals containing higher
amounts of nickel (approx. 8 9 %) are
usually used. Suitable filler metals are
available from Thyssen Schweitechnik
Deutschland with the Thermanit 22/09
brand and from Krupp Edelstahlprofile
with the Novonit FALC 233 brand for all
manual and automatic shielded arc
welding methods.

Thickness
2< 3 mm
3< 4 mm
4< 5 mm
4< 5 mm
5< 6 mm
5< 6 mm
6< 7 mm
7< 8 mm
8< 9 mm
9<10 mm
10<12 mm
1245 mm1)

NIROSTA 4462 can be used for tanks and

piping systems in chemical tankers, for
piping and containers in oil and gas
production and processing, the chemical
and petrochemical industries and related
sectors such as cellulose manufacture, and
for moving machine parts such as pump
rotors, agitators, shafts, etc in various
process industry applications.

Welding is usually carried out without

preheating, and the interpass temperature
should not exceed 150 C. To achieve a
good ferrite-to-austenite ratio the heat
input should be between 0.5 and 2.0
KJ/mm depending on plate thickness, and
the seam should not be subjected to
accelerated cooling.
Joints with austenitic steels and carbon
steels are also possible.
More detailed information on all weldingrelated questions to be obtained from our
technical advisory service.

Width
2,000 mm
2,500 mm
2,000 mm
2,500 mm
2,300 mm
2,500 mm
2,700 mm
2,800 mm
2,900 mm
3,000 mm
3,200 mm
3,400 mm

Length
4,000 mm
6,000 mm
8,000 mm
6,000 mm
9,000 mm
8,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm
11,000 mm

1) max. plate weight 6.5 t

Surface finish to EN 10 088: 1 D
(hot-rolled, heat-treated, pickled)

Typical chemical composition

(% by mass)

Notch impact strength

(ISO V specimens, transverse)

C
0.025

at 20 C:
at 30 C:

Cr
22

Ni
5.5

Strength properties
at RT
480 N/mm2
680 880 N/mm2

A5

25 %

Hot-rolled strip:
Thickness 6 8 mm,
Width up to max. 1,500 mm,
Coil weight 10 16 t,
Finish 1 D (hot-rolled, heat-treated,
descaled)

Density
(g/cm2)
7.8

Other products
Forgings, merchant bar, tube rounds, wire
and weld filler metals, pipe and piping
accessories such as fittings and flanges as
well as formed parts such as shells and
dished boiler ends are obtainable from
allied companies.

100 J
75 J

at elevated temperatures

Rp 0.2
Rm

Physical properties

Cut-to-length sheet and plate from hot or

cold rolled strip and other sizes on request.

N
0.12 0.18

Mechanical properties for hot-rolled sheet and plate

(solution annealed)

Hot- and cold-rolled strip

Cold-rolled strip:
Thickness 1.5 4 mm,
Width 50 1,500 mm,
Coil weight 10 15 t,
Finish 2 B (cold-rolled, annealed,
pickled, skin-passed)

Mo
3

T ( C)
50
Rp 0.2 410
min. (N/mm2)

Modulus of elasticity
at 20 C (103 N/mm2)
200

100
360

150
335

Thermal conductivity
at 20 C (W/m K)
16

Thermal expansion between 20 C and

100 C
200 C
300 C
(10-6 m/m K)
12.0
12.5
13.0

Electr. resistance
at 20 C
(Ohm mm2/m)
0.80

200
310

250
295

Specific heat
at 20 C (J/g K)
0.45
Magnetizability
yes

Heat treatment
All products forms are usually supplied in the solution annealed condition.
Hot forming
C
Cooling
1,200-900 in air

Heat treatment
C
Holding time
Cooling in
1,040-1,100 approx. 2 min/mm wall water or air,
thickness after reaching sufficiently
core temperature
quick
Microstructure after heat treatment: ferrite-austenite (ferrite proportion 40 60 %)
Standards
In composition
and properties
NIROSTA 4462
meets the requirements
of German and
international standards

Germany:1)
Europe:
USA:

EN 10088-2
EN 10028-7
EN 10 088-2
EN 10028-7
ASTM/UNS
UNS

1) For requirement AD W2, technical specification VdTV Wb 418 applies.

1.4462
X2 CrNiMo 2253
1.4462
S 31803
S 32205

280
285

Corrosion
NIROSTA 4462 is not susceptible to
intercrystalline corrosion and even in the
welded condition meets the requirements
of the Strauss test to SEP 1877, Pract. 1
and the Streicher test to ASTM A262,
Pract. B.
Resistance to pitting and crevice
corrosion, reflecting the pitting resistance
equivalent of Cr + 3.3 Mo + 16 N, is
significantly higher than with the
austenitic materials 1.4429 (AISI 316 LN)
and 1.4438 (AISI 317 L). Laboratorydetermined critical temperatures are
given in Table A.
Resistance in seawater is generally very
good, although under unfavourable
conditions corrosive attack may occur in
narrow crevices.
Thanks to the high chromium and
molybdenum contents corrosion
resistance and in particular the capacity
for repassivation in acids, also in the
presence of impurities, is better than with
the austenitic steels 1.4429 and 1.4438
(Tables B to E).
On account of its high alloy content
and two-phase microstructure
NIROSTA 4462 exhibits excellent
resistance to stress corrosion cracking,
both in chloride-containing media and
under sour gas conditions.

Advantages in
chemical tanker construction

Table A
Critical pitting and crevice corrosion temperatures in
6 % iron (III) chloride solution
Material
DIN
1.4429
1.4438
1.4462

ASTM
316 LN
317 L
S 31803

CPT ( C)
25
25
40

CCT ( C)
5
5
15

Table B
Influence of chloride concentration on repassivation in
synthetic wet-process phosphoric acid at 50 C
test solution:
52 % P2O5, 0,5% Fe3+, 1 % F+800 ppm chloride
+400 ppm chloride
+ 0 ppm chloride

repassivation yes/no
1.4429
1.4438
no
no
no
no
no
no

1.4462
no
yes
yes

repassivation yes/no
1.4429
1.4438
no
no
no
no
no
no

Advantages for
offshore applications
Low weight of modules through
strength benefits
Good seawater resistance
Resistant to stress corrosion
cracking

Table C
Influence of fluoride concentration on repassivation in
synthetic wet-process phosphoric acid at 50 C
test solution:
52 % P2O5, 0,5 % Fe3+, 800 ppm Cl +1,000 ppm fluoride
+ 500 ppm fluoride
+
0 ppm fluoride

Reduction in weight through

strength benefits
Improved corrosion resistance
in a large number of media
Tolerates elevated impurity
concentrations in wet-process
phosphoric acid
Ballast loadings with seawater
Cleaning of tanks with seawater
Joints with austenitic and carbon
steels without problems
Reasonable life-cycle costs

1.4462
no
yes
yes

Table D
Mass loss rates in test in 20 % sulphuric acid
Test conditions: 80 C, 24 h, nitrogen-saturated
Material
1.4429
1.4438
1.4462

Mass loss rates (g/m2 h)

21.0
6.0
3.8

Table E
Critical temperatures for repassivation in
10 % sulphuric acid with 2000 ppm Cl Material
1.4429
1.4462

Critical temperature ( C)
< 20
25

Advantages for
applications in the chemical
process industry
High strength
Good resistance to general
corrosion as well as pitting and
crevice corrosion
Good resistance to stress corrosion
cracking in chloride-containing
media, e.g. cooling water

Corrosion
NIROSTA 4462 is not susceptible to
intercrystalline corrosion and even in the
welded condition meets the requirements
of the Strauss test to SEP 1877, Pract. 1
and the Streicher test to ASTM A262,
Pract. B.
Resistance to pitting and crevice
corrosion, reflecting the pitting resistance
equivalent of Cr + 3.3 Mo + 16 N, is
significantly higher than with the
austenitic materials 1.4429 (AISI 316 LN)
and 1.4438 (AISI 317 L). Laboratorydetermined critical temperatures are
given in Table A.
Resistance in seawater is generally very
good, although under unfavourable
conditions corrosive attack may occur in
narrow crevices.
Thanks to the high chromium and
molybdenum contents corrosion
resistance and in particular the capacity
for repassivation in acids, also in the
presence of impurities, is better than with
the austenitic steels 1.4429 and 1.4438
(Tables B to E).
On account of its high alloy content
and two-phase microstructure
NIROSTA 4462 exhibits excellent
resistance to stress corrosion cracking,
both in chloride-containing media and
under sour gas conditions.

Advantages in
chemical tanker construction

Table A
Critical pitting and crevice corrosion temperatures in
6 % iron (III) chloride solution
Material
DIN
1.4429
1.4438
1.4462

ASTM
316 LN
317 L
S 31803

CPT ( C)
25
25
40

CCT ( C)
5
5
15

Table B
Influence of chloride concentration on repassivation in
synthetic wet-process phosphoric acid at 50 C
test solution:
52 % P2O5, 0,5% Fe3+, 1 % F+800 ppm chloride
+400 ppm chloride
+ 0 ppm chloride

repassivation yes/no
1.4429
1.4438
no
no
no
no
no
no

1.4462
no
yes
yes

repassivation yes/no
1.4429
1.4438
no
no
no
no
no
no

Advantages for
offshore applications
Low weight of modules through
strength benefits
Good seawater resistance
Resistant to stress corrosion
cracking

Table C
Influence of fluoride concentration on repassivation in
synthetic wet-process phosphoric acid at 50 C
test solution:
52 % P2O5, 0,5 % Fe3+, 800 ppm Cl +1,000 ppm fluoride
+ 500 ppm fluoride
+
0 ppm fluoride

Reduction in weight through

strength benefits
Improved corrosion resistance
in a large number of media
Tolerates elevated impurity
concentrations in wet-process
phosphoric acid
Ballast loadings with seawater
Cleaning of tanks with seawater
Joints with austenitic and carbon
steels without problems
Reasonable life-cycle costs

1.4462
no
yes
yes

Table D
Mass loss rates in test in 20 % sulphuric acid
Test conditions: 80 C, 24 h, nitrogen-saturated
Material
1.4429
1.4438
1.4462

Mass loss rates (g/m2 h)

21.0
6.0
3.8

Table E
Critical temperatures for repassivation in
10 % sulphuric acid with 2000 ppm Cl Material
1.4429
1.4462

Critical temperature ( C)
< 20
25

Advantages for
applications in the chemical
process industry
High strength
Good resistance to general
corrosion as well as pitting and
crevice corrosion
Good resistance to stress corrosion
cracking in chloride-containing
media, e.g. cooling water

NIROSTA 4462
(UNS S 31803/UNS S 32205)
Ferritic-austenitic duplex steel
with high strength and corrosion resistance

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta GmbH

Oberschlesienstr. 16
47807 Krefeld, Germany
Postal address:
47794 Krefeld, Germany
Tel. +49(0)21 51 83-01
Fax +49(0)21 51 83-20 22
www.nirosta.de
marketing@ktn.thyssenkrupp.com

Four-high mill plate

profit-center
Sales and Technical product
service can also be reached
Sales Western Europe
Trading/Steel service centers via head office in Krefeld.
Automotive/Pipes and tubes/
Apparatus construction
Precision strip profit-center
Domestic appliances/
Sales and Technical product
Kitchens/Kegs
service
Cold rollers/Hollow-ware/
Volmestr. 69
Civil construction
58579 Schalksmhle, Germany
Logistics-center
P.O. Box 2140
58574 Schalksmhle, Germany
Technical product service
Tel. +49(0)23 55 81-0
Marketing
Fax +49(0)23 55 81-200

Sales USA and Canada

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta
North America, Inc.
2275 Half Day Road, Suite 160
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
Tel. +1 847 317 1400
Fax +1 847 317 1404

Sales other countries

Krupp Thyssen Nirosta
Export GmbH
Hans-Gnther-Sohl-Str. 1
40235 Dsseldorf, Germany
P.O. Box 10 10 46
40001 Dsseldorf, Germany
Tel. +49(0)211 967-0
Fax +49(0)211 967-59 39

Range of products
Cold-rolled strip
and sheet
Hot-rolled strip
and sheet
Four high mill
and checker plate
Precision strip
in the steel grades
NIROSTA
stainless
THERMAX
heat-resistant
CRONIDUR
high-temperature
AMANOX
non-magnetic
RADIONOX
radiation-absorbing

DIN EN ISO 9001

Certificate: 04 100 4494

All Krupp Thyssen

Nirostas plants are certified
acc. to ISO 9001.

All statements as to the properties or utilization of the materials and products mentioned in this brochure are for the purpose
of description only. Guarantees in respect of the existence of certain properties or utilization of the material mentioned are only
valid if agreed upon in writing.

Edition 5,
Status 05/2001

A company
of Krupp Thyssen
Stainless

K T Nirosta

Tk

Cold and hot strip products

Via head office in Krefeld
you can reach: