Typical chemistry for 303 stainless steel?
Typical chemistry for 303 stainless steel?
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One of our material suppliers recently sent us 303 stainless steel instead of the specified 304. The material was machined and then welded. The welder noticed the appearance of the weld was much different. The supplier was contacted and they admitted their mistake.
We ran a chemistry on the part and the Cr level was 16.3%, below the 17-18% requirement. Also, P level from the lab was 0.025%, much less than the specified maximum of 0.2%.
If this was true 303 bar, wouldn't the P level be higher than 0.025%? The supplier is questioning the results from out accredited (A2LA) lab.
Thanks in advance for any input.
We ran a chemistry on the part and the Cr level was 16.3%, below the 17-18% requirement. Also, P level from the lab was 0.025%, much less than the specified maximum of 0.2%.
If this was true 303 bar, wouldn't the P level be higher than 0.025%? The supplier is questioning the results from out accredited (A2LA) lab.
Thanks in advance for any input.





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Plymouth Tube
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The supplier sent the wrong material. We asked for 304.
grayseal
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