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BUFAB STAINLESS HISTORY
1674 Svart Bruk was founded
1912 Svart Bruk was
incorporated into the
Hasselfors group.
1947 Production of Stainless
Steel Fasteners started.
1966 The melting house was
closed down.
1975 Change of name to
Hasselfors Stainless.
1660 shammar Forging & Nail Factory was
founded.
1899 sh Forging & Nail change to shammars
Bolt Factory and the fastener production
started.
1926 Production of Stainless Steel
fasteners started.
1947 sh Bolt Factory was
incorporated into the the
Bulten group.
1982 The two companies merged into Bulten Stainless
1992 The cold heading were moved to shammar and Svart concentrated in
machining / marketing/ logistics.
2000 Finnveden invest, the new owner of Bulten.
2004 Change of name to Bufab Stainless AB
2005 Nordic Capital acquire Finnveden and divide Bufab as
own group from Finnveden
The Good old days
Fastener production 1904
The Bulten head office 1897
Vol vo Oc ean Rac e
(f or mer Whi t br ead Round t he Wor l d Rac e)
Volvo Ocean Race.
ASSA Abloy.
12 PCs of
M30 Bolts = 11 Kg
Strength
1550 MPa ~225 ksi
Whitbread Round the
World Race.
EF Language.
18 PCs of
M39 Bolts = 36 Kg
Strength
700 MPa ~101 ksi
Technique
Cold heading
Hot forging
Machine finishing
Machines
Cold headers
Thread rollers
CNC machines
Nut formers
Hot forging lines
Size range
M2 - M42
Production
Design
Production
Know-how
Technical support
Engineering
Quality
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
QS 9000
PED No 97/23/EC
High performance products
Unique products
BUMAX 88
BUMAX 109
BUMAX 129
BUMAX LDX (Under development)
BUMAX 149 200 (Under development)
BUMAX HARD
High temperature products
For end users with stringent requirements for the
best performance
The strongest stainless steel fasteners in the market
Lower weight, higher strength
Superior resistance to corrosion
High and low temperature
Non-magnetic
Complete assortment in stock
The benefits of BUMAX
8.8
10.9
12.9
BUMAX 88
BUMAX 109
BUMAX 129
BUMAX 149
BUMAX 200
A4-80
Steel bolt
standard Stainless steel
bolt standard
Tensile strength 1 200 MPa (174 ksi)
Yield strength 90% of 1 200 = 1 100 MPa (160 ksi)
Strength Range Tensile strength Yield strength Elongation
Group/type class Rm Rp 0.2
M Inch N/mm2 PSI N/mm2 PSI
A4-80 (316) 80 M5 - M24 3/16 - 1 800 116,000 600 87,000 0.3 x d
BUMAX 88 80 M3 - M36 1/8 - 1 3/8 800 116,000 640 92,800 0.4 x d
BUMAX 109 100 M6 - M12 1/4 - 1/2 1000 145,000 900 130,500 0.2 x d
Mechanical properties
1 Mpa = 1 N/mm2 = 145 psi
BUMAX 88/109 are made in material 316L HiMo
PED elongation min 0.4 x D
0
400
600
800
1 000
1 200
200
N/mm2
800
1 100
640
760
900
980
930
1 000
BUMAX 88 BUMAX 109 BUMAX 88 BUMAX 109
Specification
Typical test
result
Tensile
(Rm)
Tensile
(Rm)
Yield
(Rp)
Yield
(Rp)
M20 M14 M12 M10
A4-50 A4-70 88 109
Lower weight
Higher strength
Smaller screw joints
Replace 8.8 and 10.9
Steel grade C max Cr Ni Mo
A2 (304) 0.08 18.0 - 20.0 8.0 - 10.0
A4 (316) 0.08 16.0 - 18.0 10.0 - 14.0 2.0 - 2.5
BUMAX (316L Hi Mo) 0.03 16.5 - 18.5 11.0 - 14.5 2.5 - 3.0
Chemical composition
% sulphuric acid
EN ASTM 3 10 20
1.4301 304 1.08 3.00
1.4401,1.4404 316,316L 0 0.32 1.30
1.4436 316L HiMo (BUMAX) 0 0.04 0.44
General corrosion
Test in Sulphuric acid H
2
SO
4
at 50 C (122 F)
The corrosion rate is expressed as mm/year
(Test made by Sandvik, Sweden)
Pitting/crevice Corrosion
PRE-value (Pitting Resistance Equivalent)
PRE = % Cr + 3,3 x % Mo + 16 x % N
PRE > 40 is totally resistance against pitting/crevice corrosion in sea-water
PRE >40 (254 SMO,SAF 2507) BSI manufactures in these steels
EN ASTM % Cr % Mo % N PRE
1.4301 304 16.0 - 18.0 16.00 - 18.00
1.4401,1.4404 316,316L 16.0 - 18.0 2.0 - 2.5 22.60 - 26.25
1.4436 316L Hi Mo (BUMAX) 16.5 - 18.5 2.5 - 3.0 24.75 - 28.40
CR.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 PRE
Pitting/crevice Corrosion
PRE-value (Pitting Resistance Equivalent)
PRE = % Cr + 3,3 x % Mo + 16 x % N
Corrosion rating after ten years expose to marine atmosphere as a
function of alloying element content. (CR up to 3 = no corrosion)
AISI 304L
AISI 316L
Bumax
CR3
Steel grade Yi el d strength Maxi mum rel ati ve permabi l i ty
and cl ass N/mm2 PSI km
A2-70 (304) 450 65,000 1.400
A2-80 (304) 600 87,000 1.800
A4-80 (316) 600 87,000 1.012
BUMAX 88 (316L Hi Mo) 640 92,800 1.006
BUMAX 109 (316L Hi Mo) 900 130,500 1.007
Permeability
Permeability is a measurement on a materials ability to let a magnetic field go through and its
described as the permeability value km. This is the value for the permeability of a material in
relation with to vacuum, where Km 1,000 is totally non-magnetic.
BUMAX can be regarded as non magnetic.
High temperature applications
Remaining Yield strength in % of RT
Steel and 100C 200C 300C 400C 500C 600C
strength class 218 F 398 F 578 F 758 F 938 F 1118 F
A4 80 (316) 85 80 75 70
BUMAX 88 90 90 85 80 75 70
BUMAX 109 95 95 95 90 90 85
Mechanical properties at high temperature
Note: creep strength at around 550C
BUMAX 88 PED can be used from -200 C up to 400 C
The solution
(Working temperature 350 - 450C)
BUMAX 88
M36 studs + nuts
Higher temperature resistant
Higher strength
Higher tightening torque
Pressure vessel fasteners
approved by TV to
PED No 97/23/EC
(2002-06-01)
Pressure equipment
> 0,5 bar
above
atmospheric
Pressure
(1013mbar)
M8
A2/A4-50
5.6
A2/A4-70
8.8
PED
200 MPa (SS)
200 MPa (S)
ADW 2
450 MPa (SS)
640 MPA (S)
Before PED
2002-05-30
M8
(SS)
M8
(S)
M14/16
(S)
M10/12
(SS)
2002-08-01
BUMAX 88
640 MPa (SS)
BUMAX 88
M6
Mechanical properties
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 1 200 (174 ksi)
Yield strength RP 0,2/mm2 1 100 (160 ksi)
Elongation min 0,2 x d
Material
254 SMO
1.4313
Chemical composition
C 0,02 Cr 19,5-20,5 Ni 17,5-18,5 Mo 6,0-7,0
C 0,05 Cr 12,0-14,0 Ni 3,5-4,5 Mo 0,3-0,7
Material under testing.
LDX 2101, EN 1.4161 (Outokumpu, former Avesta polarit)
BUMAX 129 (special item)
Dacromet
Zinc
Copper
Silver
Surface treatment
Material
Outokumpu LDX (Lean Duplex)
Standards
EN 1.4162 ASTM 32101
Mechanical properties
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 1 250
Yield strength Rp 0,2/mm2 1 020
Elongation min > 0,85 x d
Corrosion resistance
In between A2 and A4 closer to A4
Chemical composition
C 0,03 N 0.22 Cr 21.5 Ni 1.5 Mo 0.3
BUMAX LDX
Mechanical properties
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 1 400 - 2 000 (203 - 290 ksi)
Yield strength RP 0,2/mm2 1 200 - 1 800 (174 - 261 ksi)
Elongation min < 0,2 x d
Material
Sandvik Nanoflex
Chemical composition
C 0,02 Cr 12,0 Ni 9,0 Mo 4,0 Cu 2,0 Ti 0,9 Al 0,4
BUMAX 149 200 (Under development)
We have reached
Rm 1 700 N/mm2
RP 1 600 N/mm2