Duplex & Super Duplex Steels

At voestalpine Specialty Metals North America, we’re the leaders in high-performance metals for the oil and gas industry. In addition to nickel superalloys and austenitic stainless steel, we produce precision Duplex and Super Duplex steels. As a trusted duplex steel supplier, we have a global network for just-in-time delivery.

The Advantages of Duplex and Super Duplex Steels

Duplex and Super Duplex alloys have two phases, taking advantage of both austenitic and ferritic properties. This avoids many weaknesses of popular 300-series stainless steel and offers enhanced benefits:

  • Excellent mechanical performance, creep resistance, and impact resistance
  • Higher tensile and yield strength
  • Higher resistance to corrosive environments and stress-corrosion cracking
  • Strong resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion
  • More comfortable market pricing compared to specialized nickel alloys

Other stainless steel grades (as well as copper parts) are more limited. They can either offer maximum corrosion resistance or maximum strength, but not both.

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Duplex and Super Duplex Specifications

The extraordinary qualities of these high-performance stainless steel alloys come from their high content of chromium (22% to 26%), molybdenum, and nitrogen, along with 4% to 8% nickel. As a longtime duplex 2205 and super duplex steel supplier, voestalpine offers stainless steel bar in many industry specs, including ASTM A182/ASTM A479, ASTM A484, and NACE MR0175.

Duplex Capabilities Versus Super Duplex

Duplex offers greater corrosion resistance and strength than 304 and 316 stainless steel. It’s an excellent wide-ranging solution when running into performance issues with other stainless steel grades. Common applications include heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and corrosion-resistant piping systems.

Super Duplex does everything even better, with superior tensile and yield strength, resistance to acids, and pitting resistance. It usually also costs more because of the higher nickel content. Super Duplex shows up more frequently on offshore oil and gas platforms and chemical manufacturing facilities.

A Duplex Steel Supplier You Can Trust

Choose a Duplex steel supplier with a reputation for quality, precision, and durability. We’ve been working with Duplex and Super Duplex stainless steel for over 90 years. Request more information on product sizes and specifications today.