DESCRIPTION
Avesta Sheffield 2205 is a ferritic-austenitic stainless steel
which combines many of the beneficial properties of both ferritic and austenitic steels.
As a result of high chromium and molybdenum contents, the steel has very good pitting and uniform corrosion resistance to stress corrosion cracking as well as high mechanical strength.
2205 has good weldability and can be welded using most of the welding techniques for stainless steels. Due to the balanced composition, when welded correctly, the heat affected zone contains sufficient austenite to avoid the risk of localized corrosion.
The chemical composition of 2205 is balanced to give a microstructure containing roughly equal amounts of ferrite and austenite.
