NUT OTILONKG CRT Mee le Structural Stainless Steel - ; NST emt Th a | tie | i. \ | J (| Week| eva EUROPEAN STAINLESS STEEL DEVELOPMENT & INFORMATION GROUPThis publication was sponsored by the Nickel Development Institute, NiDI, on behalf of the members of the European Stainless Steel Development and Information Group (EURO INOX), whose locations are shown on page i. Enquiries and information on material supply should be directed to the appropriate Euro Inox member, and advice on any aspect of stainless steel may be sought from either the advisory services provided by the members or NiDI. While every care has been taken to ensure that all data and information contained herein are accurate at the time of publication, neither NiDI nor Euro Inox members assume responsibility for any errors in, or misinterpretations of, such data, or any loss or damage arising from or related to their use. © Nickel Development Institute April 1994DESIGN MANUAL FOR STRUCTURAL STAINLESS STEEL ‘SUMMARY ‘The contents of this manual relate to an in-depth study carried out by the Steel Construction Institute on the structural application of stainless steel for onshore and offshore structures. Expediency dictated that the project would examine three grades of material only namely austenitic grades 304L and 316L, and a high strength austenitic-ferritic grade commonly known as Duplex 2205. It should be emphasised that this does not however preclude the use of standard 304 and 316 grades or other austenitic grades that designers and manufacturers specify provided that the 0.2% proof strength and the ultimate strength are not lower. In general, ‘L! Brades are selected for highly aggressive corrosion conditions to avoid intergranular corrosion from occurring, however since modern stainless steels contain carbon levels of 0.05% and lower, this phenomena is rarely encountered on thicknesses of material up to 16mm.