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SULPHURIC ACID
These corrosion data are mainly based on results of general corrosion laboratory tests, carried out with
pure chemicals and water solutions nearly saturated with air (the corrosion rate can be quite different if the
solution is free from oxygen).

All concentrations are given in weight-% and the solvent is water if nothing else is shown. The corrosion
data apply to annealed materials with normal microstructure and clean surfaces, throughout.

Symbol clarification

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

Conc. % 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Temp. °C 100=BP 20 50 100=BP 20 50 70 85 100=BP 20 50
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
13 Cr 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 1802 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2
Sandvik 3R12 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1
Sandvik 3R60 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sanicro 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
254 SMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
654 SMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2304 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2205 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Titanium (CP Ti) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

 Conc. % 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 1
Temp. °C 85 100=BP 20 35 60 75 85 101=BP 20 50 60 80 1
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
13 Cr 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 1802 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 3R12 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 3R60 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
Sanicro 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
254 SMO 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
654 SMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2304 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2205 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
Sandvik SAF 2507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Titanium (CP Ti) 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2906 0 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2707 HD 0 0 0
Sandvik SAF 3207 HD 0 0 0
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

Conc. % 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40
Temp. °C 50 60 80 100 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 90
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
13 Cr 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 1802 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 3R12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 3R60 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
 Conc. % 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40
Temp. °C 50 60 80 100 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 90
Sanicro 28 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
254 SMO 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
654 SMO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sandvik SAF 2304 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2205 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2507 0 0 0 1 0 2
Titanium (CP Ti) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2906 0 2 2 0 2
Sandvik SAF 2707 HD 0 2 2 0 0
Sandvik SAF 3207 HD 0 2 2 0 0
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

Conc. % 60 60 60 70 70 70 80 80 80 85 85 85
Temp. °C 20 40 70 20 40 70 20 40 60 20 30 40
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2
13 Cr 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
Sandvik 1802 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Sandvik 3R12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Sandvik 3R60 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
Sanicro 28 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
254 SMO 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
654 SMO 0 1 0 1
Sandvik SAF 2304 2 1 1
Sandvik SAF 2205 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Sandvik SAF 2507 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 
Titanium (CP Ti) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2906 0 1 2 1
Sandvik SAF 2707 HD 1 2 2 1
 Conc. % 60 60 60 70 70 70 80 80 80 85 85 85
Temp. °C 20 40 70 20 40 70 20 40 60 20 30 40
Sandvik SAF 3207 HD 0 2 2 1
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

Conc. % 90 90 94 94 94 94 96 96 96 96 98
Temp. °C 40 70 20 30 40 50 20 30 40 50 30
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1
13 Cr 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1
Sandvik 1802 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0
Sandvik 3R12 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sandvik 3R60 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sanicro 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
254 SMO 1 1
654 SMO 2 2 2 0 1 2
Sandvik SAF 2304 1 1 0
Sandvik SAF 2205 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sandvik SAF 2507 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Titanium (CP Ti) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sandvik SAF 2906 2
Sandvik SAF 2707 HD 2
Sandvik SAF 3207 HD 2
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

Conc. H2SO4 % 100 100 100 100 100
Conc. SO3 % 7 11 11 60 60
Temp. °C 60 60 100 20 70
Grade or type of alloy:
Carbon steel 0 0 2
 Conc. H2SO4 % 100 100 100 100 100
Conc. SO3 % 7 11 11 60 60
Temp. °C 60 60 100 20 70
13 Cr 0 0 2
Sandvik 1802 0 0
Sandvik 3R12 0 0 1 0 0
Sandvik 3R60 0 0 0 0 0
18Cr13Ni3Mo 1) 0 0 0 0
17Cr14Ni4Mo 2) 0 0 0 0
Sandvik 2RK65 ('904L') 0 0 0 0
Sanicro 28
254 SMO
654 SMO
Sandvik SAF 2304
Sandvik SAF 2205
Sandvik SAF 2507
Titanium (CP Ti) 2 2 2 2 2
1)
ASTM 317L, e.g. Sandvik 3R64
2)
EN 1.4439, e.g. Sandvik 3R68

Symbol clarification
These corrosion tables use a number of symbols, having the following meanings:

Symbol Description
0 Corrosion rate less than 0.1 mm/year. The material is corrosion proof.
1 Corrosion rate 0.1—1.0 mm/year. The material is not corrosion proof, but useful in certain cases
2 Corrosion rate over 1.0 mm/year. Serious corrosion. The material is not usable.
p, P Risk (severe risk) of pitting and crevice corrosion.
c, C Risk (Severe risk) of crevice corrosion. Used when there is a risk of localised corrosion only if cre
Under more severe conditions, when there is also a risk of pitting corrosion, the symbols p or P a
s, S Risk (Severe risk) of stress corrosion cracking.
ig Risk of intergranular corrosion.
BP Boiling solution.
ND No data. (Used only where there are no actual data to estimate the risk of localised corrosion ins

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