Producing austenitic stainless steel in heavy section and welded form

摘要

Austenitic stainless steel is produced in heavy sections by melting, casting, a hot and cold rolling the steel to a final gauge greater than 0.065 in and fully annealing at 1900-2100 deg.F. The steel has a compsn. of (in wt.%): 20-40% Ni, 14-21% Cr, 6-12%Mo; 0.15-0.3% N bal Fe.