STAINLESS STEEL TUBE & PIPE   

Solution Annealing - Heat to 815-845°C, hold for ½ hour per 25mm of thickness, slow furnace cool to 600°C and then quickly air cool. Slow cooling from 540-400°C will cause embrittlement.

Sub-Critical anneal - Heat to 760-815°C and then air cool or water quench.

This grade is not hardenable by thermal treatment.

Note that 430 is likely to scale more heavily at elevated temperatures than 304, and the scale produced is more difficult to remove by pickling.

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