“Usage of Large Diameter Stainless Steel Pipes for

Water Conveying (Transportation) Systems in India”

 What is Stainless Steel?

Steel containing minimum 10.5% chromium is generally termed as Stainless Steel.

Iron + <10.5%
Mild Steel Chromium

ust)
Oxide Film (R

Film
Passive Oxide

Iron + >10.5%
Chromium

Stainless Steel
 Why is Stainless Steel – Stainless?

In contact with the atmosphere

Stainless Steel Carbon Steel

Stainless steel resists Carbon steel rusts and

corrosion by forming a corrodes due to the layer
layer of chromium oxide of iron oxide on its surface
on the surface
 Types and Grades
Type Properties Grades

16 to 26% Chromium
6 to 22% Nickel 301, 302, 303, 304, 304L, 310, 316,
Non- magnetic with excellent corrosion resistance 316L, 317L, 321, 904L
Austenitic
12 to 16% Chromium
200 Series – 201, Low Ni – N1, N2,
1 to 4.5% Nickel
N3
Non- magnetic, alloyed with manganese

12 to 30% Chromium with no: Nickel. ASTM, JIS, EN (DIN, AFNOR, BS, UNI, SIS)
Global standards
Ferritic 409, 409M, 430, 439, 441, 445
Less corrosion
BISresistant and less durable IS
Standards: than austenitic
6911, grades. Magnetic
5522, 15997

11 to 14% Chromium with no Nickel.

Martensitic Higher carbon than Austenitic and Ferritic 410, 420, 440
Extremely strong, tough, Magnetic, Hardenable by heat treatment

Mixed microstructure of Austenite and Ferrite. Combines the best features of

Duplex 2205, 2101
Austentic and Ferritic steels with higher strength and higher corrosion resistance

Contain Chromium and Nickel to provide optimum combination of the properties

Precipitation
ofAustenitic and Martensitic steels to give higher strength . 600 Series, 630, 631
Hardening
Stainless Steel Work Horse Austenitic 304
Chemical Composition of – 304 Grade as pes 6911
Stainless Steel Tube Making
Accumulated Volume Loss due to Corrosion for High and Low Frequency
Abrasion
 Abrasive Wear

Stainless steel has low friction angle and good surface finish

Material Friction angle Surface finish

(degrees) (micron)
Concrete 25 24
Low alloy steel 32 16
Stainless steel 20 5
 Properties - Comparison
Parameter Austenitic Stainless Steel IS-2062/Grade B
Yield Strength (Mpa) 350 (0.2 proof stress) 205
UTS (Mpa) 600 410
% Elongation 45 (30 min) 25
Roughness – Micron 5 24 (for concrete lined)
16 (without concrete lined
Coefficient of thermal expansion – 17 11.5
10.6/°C
Thermal Conductivity (Cal/cm-sec°C) 0.039 0.142
Electric Resistivity (μ Ω-cm) 72 14
Corrosion Study at Submerged Water Pipes in Japan

Material Corrosion Rate

Carbon Steel 0.5 mm / year
Stainless steel Nil

Concrete lining corrodes faster causing pitting corrosion

resulting in pin holes / leakages
 Life Cycle Costing

Parameter Austenitic stainless steel pipe MS pipe with

concrete lining
Size of pipe 8 mm thick 8mm thick 8mm thick 12mm thick
1600 mm dia 1720 mm dia 1800 mm dia 2000mm dia
Expected life 50 years 50 years 50 years 25 years
Initial cost of pipe 48,150 51,750 54,150 41,000
Maintenance cost - - - 8,000
Repair cost - - - 8,000
Major repair cost after - - - 25,000 (with
25 years salvation)
Total cost INR 48,150 51,750 54,150 82,000
Lifecycle cost per year 963 1,035 1,083 1,640

Hygiene No corrosion No corrosion No corrosion Pitting

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