Table 12 Commercial P/M grades of water-atomized stainless steel powder

Composition, wt%
Cr
Ni
Si
Austenitic grades
303
17-18
303LSC
17-18
18-19
304L
ULTRA 304L 19(b)
16.5-17.5
316L
316LSC
16.5-17.5
317L
19(c)
SS100
20(c)
Martensitic grades(d)
12-13
410L
Ferritic grades
16-17
430L
434L
16-18

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Mo

Cu

Sn

Mn

Fe

O (ppm)

N (ppm)

Apparent
(a)
density ,
g/cm3

Flow
(a)
rate ,
s/50 g

Sieve analysis, %
+100 mesh -325 mesh

24-28
26-30
28-32
30(c)
24-32
25(c)
27(c)
29(c)

3(b)
1-3
1-4
3(c)
1-4
1(c)
2(c)
2(c)

12-13
12-13
10-12
11(c)
13-14
13-14
14(c)
17(c)

0.6-0.8
0.6-0.8
0.7-0.9
0.8(c)
0.7-0.9
0.7-0.9
0.8(c)
0.8(c)

...
...
...
...
2-2.5
2-2.5
3(c)
5(c)

...
2 (c)
...
0.8 (c)
...
2(c)
...
...

...
1(c)
...
2(c)
...
1(c)
...
...

0.3(b)
0.3(b)
0.3(b)
0.2(c)
0.3(b)
0.3(b)
0.3(b)
0.2(c)

0.03(b)
0.03(b)
0.03(b)
0.02(c)
0.03(b)
0.03(b)
0.3(b)
0.2(c)

0.1-0.3
0.1-0.3
0.03(b)
0.01(c)
0.03(b)
0.03(b)
0.3(b)
0.3(b)

0.03(b)
0.03(b)
0.03 (b)
0.01 (c)
0.03 (b)
0.03 (b)
0.3 (b)
0.2 (c)

bal
bal
bal
bal
bal
bal
bal
bal

1000-2500
1000-2500
1000-2500

200-500
200-500
200-500

1000-2500
1000-2500
1000-2500
1000-2500

200-500
200-500
200-500
200-500

3.0-3.2
2.8-3.0
2.5-2.8
2.7(c)
2.6-3.0
2.9(c)
2.9(c)
2.9(c)

...

0.7-0.9

...

...

...

0.3(b)

0.3(b)

0.3(b)

0.3 (b)

bal

1500-2500

200-500

2.9(c)

27(c)

...
...

0.7-0.9
0.7-0.9

...
0.5-1.5

...
...

...
...

0.3(b)
(b)
0.3

0.3(b)
(b)
0.3

0.3(b)
(b)
0.3

0.3 (b)
(b)
0.3

bal
bal

1500-2500
1500-2500

200-500
200-500

2.8-3.0
2.8-3.0

27-30
27-30

40-60
30-40
35-45
40(c)
35-45
42(c)
44(c)
45(c)
39(c)

1-3
1-3

Determined on unlubricated powder.

Maximum.
Typical.
With C <0.03%, this grade is ferritic; graphite addition to the low-carbon grade powder renders it martensitic upon sintering.

40-50
40-50