Specifications

Alloy 255
1.4507
Norsok MDS D54
UNS S32550 (Super Duplex 32550)

Ferralium 255 – 3SF for Forgings (UNS S32550)

Ferralium^® 255 – 3SF is a super duplex stainless steel supplied as forgings. As a 25% Cr alloy, with significant additions of Cu, it offers excellent corrosion resistance in a variety of corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, sulphuric, nitric and phosphoric acid.

In seawater and other chloride contaminated environments it also provides outstanding resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion, with a critical pitting temperature exceeding 50°C.

Excellent ductility and impact strength at both ambient and sub-zero temperatures combine with a high resistance to abrasion, erosion and cavitation erosion.

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Specifications

Alloy 255
1.4507
Norsok MDS D54
UNS S32550 (Super Duplex 32550)

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Data Tables

Chemical Composition:

	Cr	Ni	Mo	Co	Nb (+Ta)	Ti	V	W	Cu	C	Mn	N	Si	P	S	Fe	Al
Min	24.00	4.50	2.90						1.50			0.10
Max	27.00	6.50	3.90						2.50	0.040	1.50	0.25	1.00	0.040	0.030	Balance

Mechanical Properties:


0.2% Proof Stress	550 N/mm²	79.8 ksi
Tensile Strength	750 N/mm²	108.8 ksi
Elongation, 5.65√S₀ and 4D	25%
Reduction of Area
Hardness (Brinell)	220 - 270
Impact Strength (Room Temp)	80J	59.0 ft.lb

Notes:

Testing shall be carried out in accordance with ASTM A370 or EN ISO 6892-1 (tensile), EN ISO 6506-1 (hardness)
Minimum properties quoted (tested at room temperature in a longitudinal direction)
Testing performed on each melt of material per heat treatment batch
Hardness shall be in accordance with NACE MR 1075 with a maximum HRC value of 28 (270HB)
ASTM G48A corrosion test (at 50°C) no pitting and < 0.8g/m² weight loss
Ferrite content 35-55%
Microstructure certified free from grain boundary carbides, sigma, chi and laves phases

Physical Properties:

Density (Kg/m³)	7810
Magnetic Permeability (20°C)	33
Young’s Modulus (kN/mm²)	199
Specific Electrical Resistance, 20°C (µΩ-m)	0.8
Mean coefficient of thermal expansion, 20-100°C (m/m/degC)	11.1 x 10^-6
Specific Heat, 20°C (J/kg.K)	475
Thermal conductivity, 20°C (W/m.K)	14.2
Fracture Toughness, KQ (MPa/m²)	98

Key Features:

Particularly suitable for larger components as the formation of sigma phase is much less likely than it is for other Super Duplexes
Ferralium® was originally developed in 1960’s, pioneering the addition of nitrogen, to create the first super duplex stainless steel
Continuously developed through 1990’s to extend PREN > 40, and more recently to increase mechanical properties
Pitting Resistance Equivalent (PREN) >40, indicating outstanding resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion
Higher copper content provides self-healing effect at sites of pitting to inhibit further growth
Available as bars, plate, pipe and fittings with complementary weld wire
Listed in NACE MR 0175 for sour service

Applications:

Oil & Gas industry pumps, valves, wellhead and subsea equipment
Pollution control scrubbers, precipitators, fans and pumps
Marine propellers, shafts, rudders, seals, pumps, valves
Bolts and fasteners
Process industry equipment in sulphuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, PP / PVC/TiOx production, agrochemicals
Grain and vegetable processing plant, sugar cane centrifuges
Pulp and paper digester blow vales, feed valves, washers, black liquor heater tubes, bleaching components
Copper smelting fans, tuyere bars, wet scrubbers, leaching area precipitators
Water and sewage treatment, desalination, swimming pools

Specifications

Ferralium 255 – 3SF for Forgings (UNS S32550)

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