Stainless Steel 904L

Stainless Steel 904L

Grade 904L stainless steel is a non-stabilized austenitic stainless steel with low carbon content. This high alloy stainless steel is added with copper to improve its resistance to strong reducing acids, such as sulphuric acid. The steel is also resistant to stress corrosion cracking and crevice corrosion. Grade 904L is non-magnetic, and offers excellent formability, toughness and weldability.

Grade 904L contains high amounts of expensive ingredients, such as molybdenum and nickel. Today, most of the applications that employ grade 904L are replaced by low-cost duplex stainless steel 2205.

Forms Available

Rod / Round Bar / Circles / Plates / Sheet / Flat Bar / Forgings / Pipes / Tubes

Composition ranges of grade 904L stainless steels

Grade

C

Mn

Si

P

S

Cr

Mo

Ni

Cu

904L

min.

max.

-

0.02

-

2

-

1

-

0.045

-

0.035

19

23

4

5

23

28

1

2

Mechanical properties of grade 904L stainless steels

Grade

Tensile Strength (MPa) min

Yield Strength 0.2% Proof (MPa) min

Elongation (% in 50mm) min

Hardness

Rockwell B (HR B)

Brinell (HB)

904L

490

220

36

70-90 typical

150

Typical physical properties of grade 904L stainless steels

Grade

Density
(kg/m3)

Elastic Modulus
(GPa)

Mean Co-eff of Thermal Expansion (µm/m/°C)

Thermal Conductivity
(W/m.K)

Specific Heat 0-100°C
(J/kg.K)

Elec Resistivity
(nΩ.m)

0-100°C

0-315°C

0-538°C

At 20°C

At 500°C

904L

7900

190

15

-

-

11.5

-

500

952