DUPLEX STEEL

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Duplex stainless steels are called “duplex” because they have a two-phase microstructure consisting of grains of ferritic and austenitic stainless steel. The picture shows the yellow austenitic phase as “islands” surrounded by the blue ferritic phase. When duplex stainless steel is melted it solidifies from the liquid phase to a completely ferritic structure. As the material cools to room temperature, about half of the ferritic grains transform to austenitic grains (“islands”). The result is a microstructure of roughly 50% austenite and 50% ferrite.

Duplex stainless steel was developed in Sweden in 1930, but commercial production didn’t commence until the 1970s due to the very complicated process of its production. There has been a re-emergence in the steel in modern times after significant advances in steelmaking techniques have made it easier to produce it. However, they are still a relatively under-utilized group of stainless steels, with the world’s usage only between 1 – 3% due to the limitations of their application.

We are the biggest producers for bigger diameter bolts and nuts in India, as our name suggests we are manufacturing big bolts and nuts in Duplex steel grades in the under mentioned table.

We manufacture duplex steel bolts as per grade Alloy 2205, DUPLEX steel is a mix of Austenite and Ferratic steel microstructure, which is why they are also known as Duplex steel. They also have great resistance to corrosion and have higher strength as compared to stainless steel grades like 316 or 304.

We have in house storage of Hex & round Duplex Steel bars as per customer item required.

• The properties of duplex stainless steel

The microstructure of duplex stainless steels features both the crystallographic structures of approximately 50% ferrite (a body-centred cubic structure) and 50% austenite (a face-centred cubic structure). Both of these phases co-exist as a stable mixture, unlike two-phase alloys, where one of the two phases manifests as precipitates. The alloying elements in duplex stainless steels are either ferritisers (e.g. chromium, silicon, molybdenum) or austenitisers (e.g. carbon, nickel, nitrogen), which means they favour the formation of the ferritic and austenitic phases, respectively.

Properties of selected heat treated duplex steel grades (all values taken at 20 °C).

• The Grades of duplex stainless steels

Duplex stainless steels are usually divided into three groups based on their pitting corrosion resistance, characterised by the pitting resistance equivalence number, PREN = %Cr + 3.3 %Mo + 16 %N.

Standard duplex (PREN range: 28–38)

Typically Grade EN 1.4462 (also called 2205). It is typical of the mid-range of properties and is perhaps the most used today

Super-duplex (PREN range: 38-45)

Typically grade EN 1.4410 up to so-called hyper duplex grades (PREN: >45) developed later to meet specific demands of the oil and gas as well as those of the chemical industries. They offer a superior corrosion resistance and strength but are more difficult to process because the higher contents of Cr, Ni, Mo, N and even W promote the formation of intermetallic phases, which reduce drastically the impact resistance of the steel. Faulty processing will result in poor performance and users are advised to deal with reputable suppliers/processors. Applications include deepwater offshore oil production.