253 MA - High Temperature Resistant Welded Stainless Tubes

Characteristics
253 MA is a Nitrogen alloyed heat resistant Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel. Optimal performance is achieved at 850-1100 C, and the scaling temperature is 1150 C. Its specific characteristics are: Austenitic micro structure High mechanical strength at elevated temperatures Low sensitivity to form sigma phase High resistance to: - oxidation - high temperature corrosion Good ductility and weldability

Heat and corrosion resistance

For details see Outokumpus brochure about High Temperature Austenitic Stainless Steels (trycksaksnummer?), or use our website at www.outokumpu.com/ostp.

Inspection standards
Europe EN 10296-2 Welded SS tubes for general purposes USA ASTM A 249 Welded Austenitic SS Heat Exchanger Tubes ASTM A 312 Welded and seamless Austenitic SS Pipes ASTM A 358 EF Welded Austenitic Pipe with filler metal ASTM A 409 Large Diameter Welded Pipes

Dimensions
Outokumpu 253 MA is manufactured to minimum quantities in most standard sizes within the product range of Outokumpu Stainless Tubular Products. Pipe OD: 16-1026 mm Wall thickness: 1.0-25.0 mm Length: 4-12 m Heat exchanger tubes OD: 6-114.3 mm Wall thickness: 0.5-6.0 mm Length: 2-16 m Strip stock Cold rolled coils in thicknesses 1.55 to 4.0 mm

Pressure vessel approvals

Europe No approvals for welded tubes as present. USA Pressure vessel regulations are authorized to ASME. ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Table UHA-23, shows design values for tube and pipe manufactured and tested according to ASME SA-249, SA-312 and SA-358 respectively. Creep strength values for 253 MA are shown in the table on next page.

similar should be used. Welding without filler metal not followed by post weld heat treatment, will reduce the corrosion resistance of the weld, and is therefore not recommended. The base of the shielding and welding gases should consist of pure Ar with additions of 2-3 % Hydrogen, in order to get optimal penetration and corrosion resistance. Cold forming Excellent cold forming properties. The same properties as for other standard austenitic stainless steels. Heat treatment 1020-1100 C followed by rapid cooling.

Applications
Heat exchanger tubes and pipes in processes for: Exhaust system Furnace rolls Furnaces for drying Heat recovery, carbon black Hydrocarbon gases, painting Flue gas and synthetic graphite Production of Aluminium Sulphate Production of mineral wool Pyrometer Recuperators Waste combustion Waste incineration

Executions
Pipe With or without filler metal Not heat treated and pickled or Solution annealed and pickled Heat exchanger tubes Cold worked weld Not heat treated and pickled or Solution annealed and pickled

Design
The creep strength is much higher than those for similar high temperature austenitic steels. This means that the possibility of designing thinner walls can save costs in material, transport, welding and maintenance.

Fabrication
Welding Recommended welding methods for tube and pipe are GTAW, PAW and MMA. Filler metal of type Outokumpu 253 MA or

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Grade 253 MA EN 1.4835 UNS S30815

C 0.05-0.10 4162 0.05-0.12 0.05-0.10

Cr 20.0-22.0 20.0-22.0 20.0-22.0

Ni 10.0-12.0 10.0-12.0 10.0-12.0

Si 1.4-2.0 1.4-2.5 1.4-2.0

N 0.14-0.20 0.12-0.20 0.14-0.20

Ce 0.03-0.08 0.03-0.08 0.03-0.08

Design
EN 10095 Temp. C 50 100 200 300 400 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 min Rp1.0 MPa 315 265 215 200 190 180 175 170 162 155 Rm MPa 630 585 545 535 530 495 470 445 400 360 Rkm 10 000 MPa 250 157 98 63 41 27 18 13 9.5 7 5.5 4 Rkm 100 000 MPa 160 88 55 35 22 15 11 8 5.5 4 3 2.3 RA1 10 000 MPa 230 126 74 45 28 19 14 10 7 5 3.5 2.5 RA1 100 000 MPa 150 80 45 26 16 11 8 6 4.5 3 2 1.2

Mechanical properties
At 20 C min Rp0.2 (MPa) min Rp1.0 (MPa) min Rm (MPa) Elongation A5 % Hardness HBmax EN 1.4838 310 350 650 40 210 ASTM/UNS S30815 310 600 35 RB 95

Physical properties
Temperature C Density Modulus of elasticity Linear expansion Thermal conductivity Thermal capacity Electric resistivity kg/dm Gpa (20-t)x10-6/C W/m, C J/kg, C nWm 15.0 500 0.85 20 7.8 200 155 18.5 22.5 600 1.37 135 19.0 25.5 630 1.43 120 19.5 29.0 660 1.45 600 800 1000

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