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Creating
POSCO GLOBAL
Another Success Story
in VIETNAM POSCO Overview
Foundation : 1968.4.1 (Pohang, Korea)

Pro le General Completion of Steel Works : 1992. 10. 2 (Gwangyang & Pohang, Korea)

Crude Steel Production : 35.4 Mt (World No.3 in 2010)

World No.1 Competitive Steel Producer (WSD, 2010 ~ 2015)

Leading Steel Producer
Competitiveness : Advanced technology, Cost competency, Strong nancials

Global Production : Korea, China, Vietnam, India, USA, Mexico

Global Player
Operation of Global Processing Center in over 50 Countries

Operating Pro t : 7.9% (2011) * Consolidated

Sound Financials
Liability to Equity : 92.4% (2011) * Consolidated

POSCO named as the World’s Most Competitive Steelmaker by WSD

for 6 straight years

1 POSCO 7.91
2 Nucor 7.55
3 NSSMC 7.49
4 Gerdau 7.34
5 Severstal 7.31
6 JSW Steel 7.20
7 NLMK 7.14
8 JFE 7.10
9 Hyundai 7.05
10 Erdemir 7.03

* Annual rankings of global steel makers based on evaluation on 23 items incl. tech, profitability,
cost-saving and financial soundness - Source : World Steel Dynamics (June 2015)

Product
Industry
Mix
Mix

Cold-rolled 39.1% Hot-rolled 22.4% Auto 22.3% Re-rolling 15.9%

Plate 18.5% Wire rod 6% Pipe 9.8% Dist 6.3%
Elec. Steel 2.8% STS 5.1% Ship building 12.6% Home appliance 7.4%
Others 6.1% Specialty Steel 12% Others 13.7%

POSCO, POHANG KOREA

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

200 Series Austenite

201 16Cr-4Ni-5.5Mn
Austenite 204Cu (1) 15Cr-1Ni-7Mn-0.8Cu
204Cu (2) 15Cr-1Ni-7Mn-1.5Cu

Characteristics
200 series Low-Ni austenitic steel increasing the Mn content instead of high price Ni.
200 series have inferior corrosion resistance compared with 304 and high Cr 400 series.

Products available
PRODUCT INFORMATION
201,204 : Hot rolled coil, Cold rolled coil, sheet

Applications
Home appliances : Water tank, sink, water tank leg, tableware 300 Series
Industrial appliances : Pipe/tube decoration

304 / 304L 12
304J1 13
316 / 316L 14

Chemical compositions and physical properties

Designations Chemical compositions (%) Mechanical properties Physical properties

Posco C Cr Ni Mn Cu Yield Tensile Elon- HV Speci c Speci c Thermal Thermal

(min) (min) (min) (min) (min) Strength Strength gation (max) Heat Gravity Expansion Conductivity
(N/mm2) (N/mm2) (%) J/g°C Coe cient W/m -°C
W/m -°C (100°C)
(20-100°C)

201 (4.0Ni) 0.15 16.0 4.0 5.5 - 330 655 35 250 0.5 7.82 17.3 16.3
204 (0.8Cu) 0.15 13.0 1.0 7.0 0.8 330 655 35 250 0.5 7.82 17.3 16.3
204 (1.5Cu) 0.15 13.0 1.0 7.0 1.5 330 655 35 250 0.5 7.82 17.3 16.3

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300 Series Austenite 300 Series Austenite

304 18Cr-8Ni
Austenite Austenite 304J1 17Cr8Ni-2Cu
304L 18Cr-9Ni-LC

Characteristics Characteristics
304 : Most widely used steel type because of its good corrosion resistance, thermal resistance, With an addition of Cu, 304J1 has excellent antibiosis, formability, and deep drawability, also used
strength at low-temperature and mechanical properties. for products requiring sanitary environment.
304L : Low-carbon 304 stainless steel. It is excellent in intergranular corrosion resistance.
Products available
Products available Hot rolled coil, Cold rolled coil
304, 304L : Hot rolled coil, Cold rolled coil, Plate
Applications
Applications

Automotive components (wiper, mu er, molding), medical instruments, building materials,

some industries (chemical, food processing, textile) and vessel parts.

intergranular corrosion resistance, building materials, heat resistant parts and parts that is
di cult to implement heat treatment, LNG tank.

Chemical compositions and physical properties Chemical compositions and physical properties

Designations Chemical compositions (%) Mechanical properties Physical properties Designations Chemical compositions (%) Mechanical properties Physical properties

JIS Posco C Cr Ni Mo Others Yield Tensile Elongati Hardness Speci c Speci c Thermal Thermal JIS Posco C Cr Ni Mo Others Yield Tensile Elongati Hardness Speci c Speci c Thermal Thermal
(KS) Strength Strength (%) (Hv) Heat Gravity Expansion Conductivity (KS) Strength Strength (%) (Hv) Heat Gravity Expansion Conductivity
(N/mm2) (N/mm2) J/g°C Coe cient W/m -°C (N/mm2) (N/mm2) J/g°C Coe cient W/m -°C
W/m -°C (100°C) W/m -°C (100°C)
(20-100°C) (20-100°C)

304 304 ≤0.08 18.0~20.0 8.00~10.5 ≥205 ≥520 ≥40 ≤200 0.50 7.93 17.3 16.3 304J1 304J1 ≤0.08 15.0~18.0 6.0~9.0 - Cu ≥155 ≥450 ≥40 ≤200 0.50 7.93 17.3 16.3
- - 1.0~3.0
304L 304L ≤0.03 18.0~20.0 9.00~13.0 ≥175 ≥480 ≥40 ≤200 0.50 7.93 17.3 16.3

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