Austenitic stainless steels offer:
- Improved weldability
- Resistance to a great variety of corrosives
- Good castability, machinability, weldability
- Improved strength at elevated temperatures
Typical uses and applications for austenitic stainless steels include:
- Paper pulp solutions and nitric acids
- Hot sulfuric acids
- Dilute hydrochloric acid and hot chloride solutions
- Nitric-hydrofluoric pickling solutions
