Good news! We’ve developed a super-austenitic stainless steel alloy called Sanicro® 35. It is easy to work with and bridges many material property gaps between stainless steel and costly nickel alloys. The alloy won the materials design category in the Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards in 2021 hosted by AMPP.
Sanicro is the trademark name for our family of high-alloy, multi-purpose stainless steels. As a member, Sanicro® 35 (UNS N08935) is a structurally stable, PRE 52 super-austenitic alloy that offers extreme localized corrosion resistance and outperforms conventional 6Mo grades, with only moderate nickel content.
The best of both worlds
Designed for service in aggressive corrosive environments, the material bridges gaps between standard duplex or austenitic grades and nickel alloys. It offers the desirable corrosion resistance of high nickel grades as demonstrated by its extreme critical pitting and crevice temperatures combined with excellent mechanical properties.
Ease of fabrication
When it comes to welding, Sanicro® 35 requires no pre-heating or post-weld heat treatment. Thanks to its high structural stability, it is not prone to intermetallic phases. The excellent formability of the grade permits cold bending to tight bending radii.
All you need is one
For hydraulic and instrumentation distributors sitting on big inventories of specialized tube grades, Sanicro® 35 can replace many grades and free tied-up capital. This is largely due to its versatility, stability and ease of handling in securing leak-free fittings. Grades it can replace include 6Mo alloys, Alloy 825, and Alloy 625.