Characteristic properties
-Good to very good resistance to uniform corrosion.
- Good to very good pitting and crevice corrosion.
-High resistance to stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue.
-High mechanical strength.
-Good fatigue resistance.
-Low thermal expansion.
-Good weldability.
Applications
-Pulp and paper industry.
-Desalination plants.
-Flue-gas cleaning.
-Cargo tanks and pipe systems in chemical tankers.
-Seawater systems.
-Firewalls and blast wall on offshore platforms.
-Bridges.
-Components for structural design.
-Storage tanks.
-Pressure vessels.
-Heat exchangers.
-Water heaters.
-Rotors, impellers and shafts.
-Reinforcing bars for concrete structures.