Ferritic Stainless Steel (1.

4003)
Square and Rectangular Tubes for
Bus and Coach building
 EN 1.4003 (”3CR12”)

• Ferritic stainless steel widely used in Bus and Coach manufacturing

(> 10 000 tons per year)
• Stainless properties with lower and more stable price compared to
austenitic stainless steel
• Longer life time compared to mild steel
• Reduced need for maintenance
• Low need for coating or painting
• Good strength properties
• Impact toughness at low temperatures
• Good weldability
• Workability compared to mild steel
Chemical composition
Min Max

C% 0.03

Mn % 1.50

P% 0.04

Ni % 0.3 1.0

Cr % 10.5 12.5

Si % 1.00

S% 0.015

N% 0.03
Mechanical properties, coil
Rp0,2 Rm A80 A5
MPa MPa % %

Minimum 320 450 20

values
Typical 320-340 470-490 30-40
values
Mechanical properties, tube

Dimension Typical values

Rp0,2 Rm A5
MPa MPa %
40x40x3 500 - 550 530 - 560 13 - 17

50x50x3 470 - 520 500 - 540 18 - 22

60x60x3 460 - 500 480 - 520 25 - 29

80x80x3 420 - 460 470 - 510 27 - 31

 Impact strength, tube

Dimension Typical values

C-V -20°C C-V -20°C C-V -40°C C-V -40°C

J J/cm2 J J/cm2

40x40x3 50-57 220-244 40-47 175-241

60x60x3 50-56 200-249 30-50 139-243

Requirement for 27 35 - -
mild steel tube
acc. to EN10219
 Availability rectangular tubes
H B 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0
30 20
40 20
40 30
50 20
50 30 In stock, lead
time to Spain 10
50 40
days
60 20
From production,
60 30 lead time to
60 40 Spain 24 days

70 50
80 40
80 60
100 40
100 50
100 60
120 40
120 80
 Availability square tubes

H B 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0

25 25
30 30 In stock, lead
time to Spain 10
35 35
days
38 38
From production,
40 40 lead time to
50 50 Spain 24 days

60 60
70 70
75 75
80 80
100 100
 Welding
Weld connection Recommended Recommended
Welding wire (MIG) Shielding gas

Stainless to stainless EN ISO 14343/G 19 9 L Si Ar + 2 % CO2

(1.4003 or 1.4301) AWS A5.9/ER308 Lsi Ar + 2 % O2
Ex. AVESTA 308 L-Si

Stainless to mild steel EN ISO 14343/G 18 8 Mn Ar + 2 % CO2

Ex. AVESTA 307-Si Ar + 2 % O2

Complete welding instructions f.ex. In Avesta Welding instructions www.avestawelding.com

 Value added services
Special length 4 – 18 m, tolerance -0/+20 mm
Cut to length 20-9000 mm, tolerance ± 1 mm
Angle cutting Tolerance +/- 1º
Laser cutting Up to 180x180/200x150, max thickness 8
mm, max length 6500 mm, tol. +/- 0,1 mm
Tube bending Up to 80x80x6/100x50x6
Component kits Ready to install components on one pallet
Robot welding Max size 1000x2500
Marking Ink jet or laser
Special surfaces Pickling, polishing, glass beat blasting
Logistical service Delivery from stock acc. to delivery plans
Profiles Acc. to customer specifications
References