Applications
- Manufacture of kitchen utensils, cutlery, pots, and pans.
- Microwave ovens, sinks.
- In the construction industry, facades, stairs, and balconies.
- Jewelry and watch industry.
- In the manufacture of fasteners and transmission elements (couplings, shafts, screws, etc.).
Characteristics:
- It is an austenitic steel, highly resistant to corrosion.
- Used in the Food, Medical, and Chemical industry.
- Very good resistance to oxidation and corrosion.
- With good forging and welding characteristics; less sensitive to intense carbide precipitation.
- Lower thermal conductivity than carbon steels, low-alloy steels, or tool-grade steels.
Chemical Composition
| Variant | %C | %Si | %Mn | %P | %S | %Cr | %Ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | 0.08 / 304L 0.030 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.045 | 0.030 | 18.00 - 20.00 | 8.00 - 10.50 |