TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS

Stainless Steel Grade J4 Consumer Durables

Steel furniture, Fruit stands, Flower vases,
Jindal Stainless J4 Grade is a Pipes and tubes, Gift items, Thermoware,
chromium-manganese austenitic stainless Gas stoves.
steel with moderate amounts of copper,
nickel and nitrogen. Balancing of the Architecture, Building & Construction
alloying elements (austenitizers versus Handrails, Street furniture, Door knobs,
ferritizers) produces an austenitic Pipes and tubes, Ornamental tubes, dust
structure in the annealed condition even at bin.
sub zero temperatures.
Transport
Type J4 is comparable to Automotive trim, Wheel caps, Wiper
chromium-nickel grades 301, 304 in many arms, Rims, Auto accessories, Roll
respects. It provides some advantages formed sections, Truck parts, Roofing,
over 18-8 grade in certain applications. Siding, Conveyor, Buses, cargo container.
Lower cost manganese and nitrogen
additions render this grade more Industrial
economical while endowing it with good Baking equipment, Dairy equipment,
strength and high formability making it Laundry and Dry cleaning equipment,
highly suitable for a wide variety of Refrigeration equipment.
consumer and structural applications.
Chemical Composition
Presence of copper in this steel
reduces work hardening rate. The alloy is Elements As per Jindal Typical
non-magnetic in annealed condition and Product Standard
like 304 becomes lightly magnetic after Min Max
cold working due to formation of C - 0.10 0.095
martensite. Thus J4 can display a wide Mn 8.5 10.0 9.25
range of mechanical strength depending S - 0.030 0.005
on the degree of cold working, which is P - 0.090 0.065
essential for certain structural Si - 0.75 0.35
applications. Ni 1.00 1.50 1.05
Cr 15.0 17.0 15.30
Typical Applications for J-4 Cu 1.5 2.0 1.75
N - 0.20 0.13
Catering & Food Processing Fe Balance Balance Balance
Shallow/medium drawn utensils,
Tableware, Cutlery, Stands for water
filters, Water tanks, Flasks.
Corrosion Properties Mechanical Properties
Intergranular Corrosion Room Type J4 Type 304
Temperature
Test as per Corrosion Rate Mils Per
UTS (Mpa) 700-750 550-580
ASTM year (MPY)
YS (Mpa) 375-400 270-300
A262
% Elongation 50-55 50-55
Practice B Boiling Ferric Sulfate
Hardness (HRB) 94-96 84-87
50% Sulphuric Acid
Ericcson 10-12 12-14.5
Type J4 Type 304
Cupping Value
250 50
At 350oC
Practice C 65% Nitric Acid, Boiling
UTS (Mpa) 577 463
Type J4 Type 304 YS 222 166
35 10 (0.2%)(Mpa) 38 41
Practice E Copper/16% Copper % Elongation
Sulfate/Sulfuric Acid, At 550oC
Boiling UTS (Mpa) 452 404
Type J4 Type 304 YS 174 142
No cracks No cracks (0.2%)(Mpa)
Practice A Oxalic Acid etch Test % Elongation 33 35
Type J4 Type 304
Step Step Type J4 is mainly used both in
Structure Structure fully annealed condition and in temper
rolled as well as cold rolled condition.
Pitting and Crevice Corrosion The mechanical properties vary
Type J4 is susceptible to pitting & crevice considerably depending upon the amount
corrosion attack in chloride containing of cold work introduced. The strength of
media. Although the alloy can J4 is higher than conventional austenitic
successfully be used in fresh water where steel (such as type 304) and for this reason
chloride ion concentration is very low. have found a wide field of application in
structural assemblies.
Stress Corrosion Test
Heat Treatment
The stress corrosion resistance of the alloy
is comparable to 18/8 types of alloys. The Type J4 is annealed between 1050 –
results of the test conducted on the 1100oC. The annealing temperature
solution-annealed samples as per ASTM should not exceed 1100oC to avoid
G36 (MgCl2.6H2O) are shown in the excessive oxidation and grain coarsening.
following table and comparison is made The primary purposes of annealing is to
with type 304. relieve strain, recrystallize the material if
it has been cold worked and take carbides
into solution. For J4, rapid cooling
Standard Type J4 Type 304
through the carbide precipitation range
ASTM G38 Cracked Cracked in
(500 – 800oC) is necessary to avoid the
(MgCl2.6H2O in 18-16 2-4 hours.
precipitation of the carbide at grain-
U-bend stressed hours
boundaries.
samples)
Fabrication
Welding

Type J4 can be welded by all conventional

methods applied to 18/8 type of austenitic
stainless steel. Filler wire or electrodes of
the conventional chromium-nickel 300
series stainless steel can be used. Type J4
is sensitive to Intergranular corrosion in
weld heat affected zone.

Hot Working
Can be readily rolled or forged. Because
of the presence of nitrogen, more power
for a given reduction is required than with
AISI 304 stainless steel but lesser
compared to AISI 316.

Cold Working
Very tough and ductile and readily
emanable to deep drawing, bending,
stretch forming and spinning. After heavy
cold working, it is only mildly magnetic
like 304.