N08367 Stainless Steel Alloy Plate Flange Steel AL6XN Pipe Flanges
AL-6XN is an upgrade to 300 series alloys such as 316L/1.4435 and 304 when high concentration of chlorides, high temperature, acidic pH levels, and time of contact are introduced to the process.
AL-6XN Stainless Steel Flange is made of a super-austenitic metal designed to resist crevice corrosion, pitting, chloride-induced corrosion, and stress corrosion cracking. AL-6XN Stainless Steel Flange can also withstand alkaline and salt solutions, protecting against metallic contamination of product and preventing rapid degradation of the fluid transfer system. The chromium, molybdenum and nitrogen improve the resistance to pitting corrosion while the nickel and molybdenum increase the resistance to chloride-stress corrosion. The nitrogen increases the tensile strength to a higher level compared to the common austenitic stainless steels. The alloy has good cold formability, which makes it easy for drawing, bending, pressing or any other forming process required to produce fabricated items. However, bending over a sharp male die can cause cracking of the material.