AISI 316L or AISI 316 stainless steel filters made by uniaxial compaction
The material used to produce these filters is AISI 316L or AISI 316 stainless steel. They are made by uniaxial compaction of powder in a rigid tool with the negative shape of the part, and then sintered. The pore size is adjusted by changing the compaction pressure and/or the particle size of the powder.
| Material | Chemical composition | Other characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Sintered austenitic AISI 316L or AISI 316L stainless steel |
Cr: 16-18%
Ni: 11-14% Mo: 2-3% C: < 0,03% Others: 2% max., Fe: Rest |
Suitable for strongly oxidizing environments.
Suitable for contact with food or sanitary water. Maximum working temperature: 600°C in an oxidizing atmosphere, 850°C in a reducing atmosphere. Coefficient of linear expansion: ≈12·10-6 K-1 |
| Grade1 | Total
porosity(%) |
Pore size(µm) | Filtering efficiency3 x (T=98%) (µm) |
Permeability α (10-12m2) |
Shear strength (MPa) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Maximum2 | |||||
| SSU2 | 25 | 1,7 | 5 | 1 | 0,13 | 280 |
| SSU5 | 37 | 7,6 | 20 | 5 | 1,67 | 190 |
| SSU10 | 37 | 10,9 | 30 | 7 | 2,00 | 170 |
| SSU15 | 37 | 13,5 | 33 | 8,5 | 3,07 | 160 |
| SSU25 | 37 | 26,5 | 50 | 17 | 7,68 | 125 |
| SSU40 | 50 | 39,0 | 127 | 25 | 12,9 | 110 |
| SSU60 | 43 | 59,5 | 198 | 37 | 18,8 | 90 |
| SSU80 * | 50 | 83,7 | 199 | 54 | 31,0 | 70 |
- Intermediate grades can be manufactured on demand.
- Equivalent to the bubble point, determined at a continuous flow rate of 5 ml/min.
- Single-pass measurement in water at 1 bar and 1 m/s.
* SSU80 grade is not available for AmesPore® SSU stainless steel filter plates.
Air pressure loss
Water pressure loss
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