Quick Answers: Materials

Quick reference guides for steel grades, ASTM material specifications, corrosion mechanisms, welding processes, weld defects, and material properties.

• 2205 vs 2507 Duplex: Grade Comparison
• 304 vs 316 Stainless Steel
• 304L vs 316L: Low Carbon Stainless Grades
• 321 vs 347 Stainless Steel
• A106 vs A333: Temperature Service Range
• A182 F304 vs F316
• A193 B7 vs B16: Bolt Material Comparison
• A216 WCB vs WCC
• A320 L7 vs A193 B7
• A335 P11 vs P22 vs P91
• A995 4A vs 5A vs 6A
• ASTM A182 Forged Fitting Materials
• ASTM A216 WCB Cast Steel Explained
• ASTM A351 CF8M Material Properties
• ASTM vs ASME Material
• Carbon Steel vs Alloy Steel
• Cast vs Forged Steel
• CF8 vs CF8M vs CF3M
• CF8 vs CF8M: Cast Stainless Steel Grades
• Does Stainless Steel Rust?
• Duplex vs Super Duplex: When to Upgrade
• Fillet Weld Leg Size Chart
• Fillet Weld Size: How to Measure
• Fillet Weld Strength Calculation
• Fillet Weld Symbol Explained
• Fillet Weld Throat Calculation
• Fillet Weld vs Butt Weld: Differences
• Hastelloy C276 vs C22
• Hot Rolled vs Cold Drawn
• What Is Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC)?
• Inconel 625 vs 825
• Killed vs Semi-Killed Steel: Deoxidation
• Minimum Fillet Weld Size per AWS
• Monel 400 vs K500: Hardened vs Standard
• Normalized vs Quenched and Tempered
• Seamless vs ERW vs LSAW
• What Is Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)?
• Types of Welding Joints
• WCB vs LCB vs WCC: Cast Carbon Grades
• What Is Weld Joint Efficiency?
• What Is 6Mo Stainless Steel?
• What Is 904L Stainless Steel?
• What Is A182 F11?
• What Is A182 F22? 2.25Cr-1Mo Forged Steel
• What Is A182 F51?
• What Is A182 F53?
• What Is A182 F55?
• What Is A182 F91? Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel
• What Is ASTM A217 C12? 9Cr-1Mo Cast Steel
• What Is ASTM A217 C5?
• What Is ASTM A217 WC6?
• What Is ASTM A217 WC9?
• What Is ASTM A352 LCC?
• What Is ASTM A494? Cast Nickel Alloy
• What Is ASTM A995?
• What Is Alloy 20? Acid Resistant Steel
• What Is Alloy Steel? Low vs High Alloy
• What Is Arc Strike? Surface Damage
• What Is ASTM A105? Forged Carbon Steel
• What Is ASTM A182?
• ASTM A216 WCB: Cast Carbon Steel
• What Is ASTM A217? Cast Alloy Steel
• What Is ASTM A351 CF8M?
• What Is ASTM A352 LCB?
• What Is ASTM B564? Forged Nickel Alloy
• What Is Cold Welding? Solid-State Joining
• What Is Crevice Corrosion?
• What Is Delta Ferrite? Stainless Weld
• What Is Erosion Corrosion?
• What Is FCAW Welding?
• What Is a Fillet Weld? Complete Guide
• What Is Galvanic Corrosion?
• What Is GMAW Welding?
• What Is GTAW Welding?
• What Is Hardness?
• What Is Hastelloy C276?
• What Is Hot Cracking?
• What Is Hot Tapping?
• What Is Hydrogen Cracking? Cold Cracking
• What Is Hydrostatic Testing?
• What Is Inconel 625?
• What Is Inconel 718?
• What Is Intergranular Corrosion?
• What Is Knife-Line Attack?
• What Is Lack of Fusion? Weld Defect
• What Is Lamellar Tearing? Plate Welding
• What Is Low Alloy Steel? Grades and Uses
• What Is Mild Steel?
• Mill Test Certificate (MTC)
• What Is Monel 400? Nickel-Copper Alloy
• What Is NACE MR0175?
• What Is Pitting Corrosion?
• What Is PMI Testing?
• What Is Porosity? Weld Defect
• What Is PQR?
• What Is Root Gap? Weld Preparation
• What Is SAW Welding?
• What Is Slag Inclusion? Weld Defect
• What Is SMAW Welding?
• What Is Stellite? Hardfacing Alloy
• What Is Tantalum? Acid Service Material
• What Is Titanium Grade 2?
• What Is Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS)?
• What Is Undercut? Weld Defect
• What Is UNS Numbering System?
• What Is Weld Decay? Sensitization
• What Is Weld Leg? Fillet Dimensions
• What Is Weld Mapping?
• What Is Weld Overlay? Cladding Process
• What Is Penetration? Full vs Partial
• What Is Weld Spatter?
• What Is Weld Throat? Fillet Weld Sizing
• What Is WPQ?
• What Is WPS?
• What Is Xylan Coating?
• What Is Yield Strength?
• What Is Zirconium?