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Material selection SS304 vs SS316
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We are manufacturing packaging equipment and just sold a project to China, we would like to select the best Stainless Steel and wonder if we must used the SS316, we are trying to find a selection guide, the only information we have tell us that the SS316 would not perform better.
Humidity 95-98%
Tropical environment
Temperature can drop from 40 to 0 celcius during night
There is condensation on equipment and accumulation of corrosive dust on it.
Products: 1 line-Salt NaCl, 2 line Amonium Chloride Nh4Cl, 3 line light and heavy Soda Ash Na2COl
- Canada
First of two simultaneous responses -- +++++
Neither 304 not 316 stainless will stand up to a chloride environment. Perhaps you should investigate duplex or super-duplex stainless steels (2205 or 2507) for these service conditions.
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Bill Reynolds consultant metallurgist Ballarat, Victoria, Australia It is this website's profoundly sad |
Second of two simultaneous responses -- +++++
T316 will perform better than T304 in chloride, however neither may be entirely satisfactory. I'd suggest you look into duplex satinless alloys for this application.
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Jeffrey Holmes, CEF - Spartanburg, South Carolina |