Super Stainless Steel

654SMO Supply Detail

Category

  • Bar and Rod

  • Plate and Sheet

  • Strip

  • Pipe and Tube

  • Wire

  • Welding

  • Powder Material

  • Cast Products

  • Forged Products

  • Fittings

  • Fastening

    Forms & Sizes

    Round Bar:
    φ2–500 mm, 1–6 m length

    Flat/Square Bar:
    4–100 mm thickness/width

    Hex Bar:
    A/F 3–100 mm

    Hollow Bar:
    OD 20–300 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Sheet:
    0.3–6 mm thickness

    Medium Plate:
    6–25 mm thickness

    Heavy Plate:
    25–100 mm thickness

    Forms & Sizes

    Standard Strip:
    0.05–3 mm thick,
    10–600 mm wide

    Precision strip:
    0.01–0.5 mm thick,
    tight tolerance ±0.005 mm

    Foil:
    0.005–0.1 mm thick

    Forms & Sizes

    Seamless Tube:
    OD 6–450 mm,
    WT 1–50 mm,
    1–12 m length

    Welded Tube:
    OD 10–600 mm,
    WT 1–20 mm

    Capillary Tube:
    OD 1–10 mm,
    WT 0.1–2 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Wire Form:
    Cold Drawn Wire,
    Bright Wire,
    Spring Wire,
    Fine Wire,
    Ultra-fine Wire

    General Diameter:
    φ0.1–10 mm

    Coil Weight:
    50–500 kg,
    customizable tolerance

    Forms & Sizes

    Solid Wire:
    φ0.8–4.0 mm

    Flux-cored Wire:
    φ1.2–4.0 mm

    Welding Rod:
    φ2.0–5.0 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Powder Form:
    AM 3D Printing Powder,
    Spherical Powder,
    Gas-atomized Powder,
    Water-atomized Powder

    Particle Size:
    10–150 μm

    Sphericity:
    ≥90% for AM grade

    Forms & Sizes

    Cast Ingot:
    φ200–800 mm

    Precision Casting:
    min wall 0.5 mm

    Cast Pipe:
    OD 100–600 mm,
    WT 10–50 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Forged Bar:
    Φ35–500 mm

    Forged Ring:
    OD 200–2000 mm

    Forging Weight:
    1–5000 kg

    Forms & Sizes

    Fittings Form:
    Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Flange, Cap, Outlet, Lap Joint

    Size range:
    1/2''–24'' (DN15–DN600)

    Wall thickness:
    Sch10–Sch160, STD, XS, XXS

    Pressure Class:
    150–2500 LB

    Forms & Sizes

    Fastening Form:
    Bolt, Nut, Screw, Stud, Washer, Pin, Rivet

    Metric: M3–M64

    Imperial: #4–2.5''

    Length: 6–500 mm

654SMO Product Description

Overview

654SMO is a 7% molybdenum, high-nitrogen super-austenitic stainless steel — one of the most corrosion-resistant stainless steels produced. This datasheet presents the material within the American standard system.

With approximately 24% chromium, 22% nickel, 7.3% molybdenum and 0.5% nitrogen, 654SMO has a pitting-resistance equivalent number (PREN) above 56, placing its localized-corrosion resistance close to that of nickel-base alloys and titanium. Its nitrogen content is roughly twice that of the 6Mo grade 254SMO, giving it higher mechanical strength while retaining good ductility, toughness and weldability. The alloy resists pitting, crevice corrosion and chloride stress-corrosion cracking in aggressive chloride and seawater environments.

Typical applications include chlorinated seawater systems, flue-gas desulphurization plant, seawater heat exchangers, desalination equipment, bleach plants and other high-halide process equipment where 6Mo grades are insufficient.

1. Physical Properties

Values for the solution-annealed condition.

Property Value Unit
Density 8.0 g/cm³
Melting range 1410–1450 °C
Young's modulus (20 °C) 210 GPa
Thermal conductivity (20 °C) 11 W/m·K
Coefficient of thermal expansion (20–100 °C) 15 µm/m·°C
Specific heat (20 °C) 460 J/kg·K
Electrical resistivity (20 °C) ~0.78 µΩ·m
Magnetic response Non-magnetic (austenitic)

2. Chemical Composition (wt %)

Composition per ASTM A240.

Element Symbol Min % Max % Role in Alloy
Iron Fe Balance Base element
Chromium Cr 24.0 25.0 Passivity; pitting resistance
Nickel Ni 21.0 23.0 Austenite stability; SCC resistance
Molybdenum Mo 7.0 8.0 Pitting + crevice resistance
Manganese Mn 2.0 4.0 Austenite stability; raises N solubility
Nitrogen N 0.45 0.55 High strength; pitting resistance
Copper Cu 0.30 0.60 Reducing-acid resistance
Silicon Si 0.50 Deoxidiser
Carbon C 0.020 Very low (intergranular resistance)
Phosphorus P 0.030 Residual impurity
Sulphur S 0.005 Residual impurity

Nominal: 24Cr-22Ni-7.3Mo-0.5N. PREN = %Cr + 3.3×%Mo + 16×%N ≈ 56–57.

3. Mechanical Properties

Solution-annealed condition, per ASTM A240 for UNS S32654.

Property Value Unit
Tensile strength ≥750 MPa
0.2% yield strength ≥430 MPa
Elongation at break ≥40 %
Brinell hardness ≤250 HB

Typical solution-annealed values are higher (UTS ~850 MPa, yield ~490 MPa); confirm against the mill test report.

4. Corrosion Resistance

Environment Performance Notes
Chloride pitting Outstanding PREN > 56; CPT often > 90 °C
Crevice corrosion Outstanding Among the best of stainless steels
Chloride SCC Excellent High Ni + N
Seawater (chlorinated) Excellent Resists warm chlorinated seawater
Reducing acids Good Mo + Cu assist
Oxidizing acids Excellent High Cr

The alloy approaches nickel-base alloys and titanium in seawater and high-halide service.

5. Heat Treatment

A solid-solution alloy; it is not hardenable by heat treatment.

Solution Anneal approximately 1150–1200 °C, followed by rapid quenching (water) to retain nitrogen in solution and dissolve secondary phases. Because of its high alloy content, sufficiently rapid cooling is essential to avoid intermetallic precipitation.

6. Weldability and Joining

Weldable by GTAW, GMAW and SMAW. Owing to its high alloy content, an over-alloyed nickel-base filler is normally used to match corrosion resistance in the weld.

Process Applicability Filler / Consumable
GTAW / TIG Excellent Over-alloyed Ni-base (e.g. ERNiCrMo-type)
GMAW / MIG Good Over-alloyed Ni-base
SMAW / stick Good Matching Ni-base electrode

No preheat; keep interpass temperature low and heat input controlled to avoid intermetallic precipitation.

7. Machinability and Fabrication

Machining Guidelines

Parameter Recommendation
Machinability Difficult; high strength + work-hardening; rigid setup, sharp tooling, slow speeds, positive feeds
Work hardening High rate; avoid dwelling
Coolant Ample flood coolant

Forming Processes

Process Notes
Cold forming Work-hardens rapidly; higher forces than standard austenitics
Hot forming ~1150–1200 °C; solution anneal + quench afterward

8. Applications

Industry Typical Components Key Requirements
Marine / seawater Chlorinated seawater piping, pumps, valves Pitting + crevice resistance
Pulp & paper Bleach-plant equipment Halide + acid resistance
Flue-gas desulphurization Scrubbers, ducting Chloride + acid resistance
Desalination Heat exchangers, evaporators Hot chloride resistance
Chemical processing Process equipment in high-halide media General + localized resistance

9. Available Product Forms and Standards

Product Form Standard Notes
Plate, sheet and strip ASTM A240 / ASME SA-240 · UNS S32654
Bar and shapes ASTM A479 / ASME SA-479 · UNS S32654
Seamless / welded pipe ASTM A312 · UNS S32654
Seamless / welded tube ASTM A269 / A249 · UNS S32654
Forgings / fittings ASTM A182 · UNS S32654
Sour service NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 Acid-gas applications

7Mo super-austenitic stainless steel. UNS S32654.

10. Comparison with Related Alloys (UNS System)

UNS Cr % Mo % N % PREN Best Used For
S32654 24–25 7.0–8.0 0.45–0.55 ~56 Most severe seawater / halide service
S31254 (254SMO) 19.5–20.5 6.0–6.5 0.18–0.22 ~43 6Mo seawater service
N08367 (AL-6XN) 20–22 6.0–7.0 0.18–0.25 ~45 6Mo seawater service
N08926 (926) 19–21 6.0–7.0 0.15–0.25 ~43 6Mo seawater service
N08904 (904L) 19–23 4.0–5.0 ~35 Sulphuric-acid service

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