BUMAX product portfolio

Bumax
BUMAX is a registered trademark and as known as the strongest stainless
steel bolt on the market.
BUMAX is manufactured in BUFAB:s plants in Sweden and meets the
requirements from high-end demanding customers when it comes to quality,
corrosion resistance, high strength, traceability and heat resistance
Some of the products in the BUMAX family are completely unique products
that cannot be found on the market.
All BUMAX products have full traceability and are made of highest quality
steel from European manufacturers

BUMAX Ultra (UNS S46910) Unique grade

BUMAX HyperDuplex (1.4658) Unique grade
BUMAX SuperDuplex (1.4410)
BUMAX Duplex (1.4462)
BUMAX 88, BUMAX 109 (1.4432)

A4 (1.4401)

Typical applications
Oil rigs
Ships and propellers
Chainsaws

Electronics
Whitegoods
Pumps and pump systems
Nuclear and power stations

Pressure equipments
Food industry
Medical equipments
Defence industry
Exhaust system
Turbo chargers

Chemical composition, nominal wt%

Grade

ASTM

EN

C max

Cr

Ni

Mo

A2

304

1.4301

0.07

17-19.5

8-10.5

A4

316

1.4401

0.08

BUMAX 88, 109

316L

1.4432

0.03

BUMAX SuperAustenite

S31254

1.4547

BUMAX Duplex

S31803/S32205

1.4462

BUMAX SuperDuplex

S32750

BUMAX HyperDuplex

S32707

BUMAX Ultra

S46910

A286

660, S66286

Nimonic80A

N07080

Other

Max temp

PRE

300C

20

16.5-18.5 10.5-13

2-2.5

300C

25

16.5-18.5 11-13

2.5-3

300C

27

20

18

6.2

N, Cu

300C

43

0.03

22

5.2

3.2

N 0.18

300C

36

1.4410

0.03

25

N 0.3

300C

42

1.4658

0.03

27

6.5

4.8

N 0.4, Co 300C

49

0.02

12

Al, Ti, Cu

450C

25

1.4980

0.08

15

26

1.5

Ti, V

700C

2.4952

0.10

19

>65

Al, Ti, Co

815C

PRE= Cr% + 3.3 x Mo% + 16 x N%

Other grades can be offered on request:
Stainless Steels ASTM 302, 310, 321, 904L, LDX 2101
Hastelloy , Inconel Alloy 600 , 601, X750, 625, 718 , Incoloy Alloy 800HT, 825, 28 , Monel Alloy 400, 253MA

Mechanical properties
Type

Strength
class

Tensile strength
min

Yield strength
min

Elongation
min

MPa

KSI

MPa

KSI

A2/A4-80

80

800

116

600

87

0.3 x d

BUMAX 88

80

800

116

640

92

0.3 x d

BUMAX 109

100

1000

145

900 (800)1)

130 (116)

0.2 x d

BUMAX SuperAustenite

100

1000

145

900

130

0.2 x d

BUMAX Duplex

100

1000

145

900

130

0.3 x d

BUMAX SuperDuplex

120

2)

1200

174

1080

156

0.3 x d

BUMAX HyperDuplex

120

2)

1200

175

1080

156

0.3 x d

BUMAX Ultra

170

3)

1700

247

1600

232

0.2 x d

Typical size range M3 to M42. Other sizes can be offered on request

1) Yield strength min 900 MPa for dimensions up to M12, min 800 MPa for dimensions over M12.
2) Typical coldheaded strength class, machined fasteners and some dimensions/designs has strength class 100 or 80.
3) Precipitation hardenable material, strength level and ductility depends on ageing cycle . The final tensile strength can be
tailor made depending on fastener type and customer requirements, from 1000 to 2500 MPa.

Physical properties, nominal values

Type

Thermal expansion, mean values in

temperature ranges (x10-6) per C

Resistivity

Max relative permeability

m (in.)
20C (68F)

20 to 100C

20 to 200C

20C (68F)

A2-80

16.5

17.0

0.80 (31)

1.800

A4-80

16.5

17.0

0.80 (31)

1.012

BUMAX 88, 109

16.5

17.0

0.80 (31)

1.007

BUMAX SuperAustenite

16

16

0.84 (33)

1.003

BUMAX Duplex

12.5

13

0.84 (33)

50

BUMAX SuperDuplex

12.5

13

0.83 (32.7)

50

BUMAX HyperDuplex

12.5

13

0.75 (29.5)

50

BUMAX Ultra

11.5

12

0.83 (32.7)

1000

Consistency of BUMAX
Fastener
standard

Steel
standards

316
316L

A4

1.4401
1.4404

BUMAX

1.4432
1.4436
S31603
S31651

Steel manufacturer
grades
Many steel smelters
with different
processes and
quality control.
Some steel
companies might
have up to 50 steel
grade versions of
each standard
Melting process and
raw material has an
huge impact on the
final properties of the
steel

Wire rod/bar
manufacturer
Wire rod/bar/
sheet producers
can be integrated
companies with
the steel smelter
or stand alone
companies.
Each grades can
be produce in
several different
ways depending
on production
capabilities and
process
parameters.

How the material

is rolled and
annealed has an
huge impact on
the final screw
properties.

Fastener
manufacturer

Consistency of BUMAX
Cr
%

Ni
%

Mo
%

Si
%

Mn
%

C
%

S
%

C
%

Chemical composition
tolerances of A4 vs
BUMAX 316
BUMAX is a very

reliable material with

very little variation from
lot to lot and heat to
heat
Tighter tolerances of
chemical composition
gives a better material

BUMAX Grade
Selection Cross

BUMAX HyperDuplex
BUFAB is the first in the world to offer cold-headed fasteners of
SANDVIK SAF 2707HD (PRE min 48)
Wire and Tubes of SAF 2707HD are used in the most demanding
applications, such as aggressive corrosive environments in
combination with high mechanical stresses and high temperatures

Wirelines for the Oil/Gas industry

Tubes for heat exchanger, refinery condensers and seawater
coolers.

BUMAX HyperDuplex is suited for use in severe environments such

as hot chlorinated seawater and for aggressive acidic, chloride
containing media in chemical, oil, gas and petrochemical industry

BUMAX Ultra
SANDVIK Nanoflex TM A unique ultra high strength, precipitaion
hardenable steel
Nano-Particles with Quasi-Crystalline Structure precipitates after ageing
Can be tempered to ultra high strength levels
Low thermal expansion (~40% lower than Austenitic
High Modulus of Elasticity
Weldable
Good corrosion properties (PRE 25), slightly lower than BUMAX 88

2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry would be awarded to Israels Daniel Shechtman of Technion for his discovery of quasicrystals in 1982. Daniel Shechtmans
discovery also has a link to Sandviks research. In the mid-1990s, Sandviks scientists were first in the world to discover quasicrystals in steel.

Why use high strength fasteners ?

Reduce size
Save weight with reduced size and fewer bolts
Important in aerospace, automotive, sports (sailing boats, bicycles)

Smaller screw joints

Compact designs

Fewer amount of bolts- maintained clamp load

Increased clamping force
Increased safety factor

Better relaxation and fatigue resistance

Downsizing
Rm, min
(MPa)
Rp0.2, min
(MPa)
Load (ton)

A4-50

A4-70

A4-80

BUMAX 88

BUMAX 109

BUMAX
HD

BUMAX
Ultra

500

700

800

800

1000

1200

1700

210

500

600

640

900

1080

1530

M27

M18

M16

M16

M14

M12

M10

Smallest possible screw size to avoid plastic deformation at static load of 8 tons (78.5 kN).
Calculation based on yield strength and no safety factor is used.

The most common types of corrosion

General corrosion
Pitting corrosion
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

Galvanic corrosion
Crevice corrosion

Pitting Corrosion
Critical pitting temperatures
(CPT) at varying
concentrations of sodium
chloride. Potentiostatic
determination at +300 mV
SCE.
Start at 20C at a given
chloride content and the
temperature is increased by
5C each 15 min up to
boiling point or initial
corrosion occurs.
Sandvik Corrosion Data

Pitting Corrosion
Critical pitting temperatures
(CPT) at varying
concentrations of sodium
chloride. Potentiostatic
determination at +600 mV
SCE
Start at 20C at a given
chloride content and increase
the temperature by 5C
each 15 min till initial
corrosion occurs.

Sandvik Corrosion Data

Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)

SCC resistance in oxygenbearing chloride solutions.
Testing time 1000 hours.
Applied stress equal to yield
strength at testing temperature.
Below line is the safe area, no
signs of cracks or pitting
corrosion

Sandvik Corrosion Data

Long time coastal exposure

Outokumpu Corrosion Data

Pulp and Paper

Sulphate process is the most common and are quite mild compared to Sulphite
Tests has showed that the resistance in alkaline (sulphate) liquors increases
with Chromium content. However Molybdenum is not beneficial
Grade

ASTM

Weight loss (mg)

A4

316L

4.8

LDX 2101

S32101

0.4

BUMAX D

S32205

0.7

BUMAX SD

S32750

0.7

Outokumpu laboratory
test done in white
liquor (alkaline
solution mainly of
sodium hydroxide and
sodium sulfide at
103C, 21 days

Higher alloys such as 1.4462, 1.4410, 1.4547 is used in used in the toughest

processes such as bleaching

Keel Bolts
Whitbread Round the
World Race.
EF Language.
18 PCs of
M39 Bolts = 36 Kg
Strength
700 MPa ~101 ksi

Volvo Ocean Race.

ASSA Abloy.
12 PCs of
M30 Bolts = 11 Kg
Strength
1550 MPa ~225 ksi

Pulp and paper

Tanks
Slurry pump
Pulp dissolving equipment

Marine

Thrusters
Propellers and waterjets
Pump systems

Defence

Nuclear

High
temperature
applications

Turbo chargers
Exhaust systems
Heat shields

Science

Fusion reactor
Particle accelerator
Superconducting

Oil and Gas

Christmas tree
monitors and
controls the
production of a
subsea well

The benefits of BUMAX

The strongest stainless steel fasteners in the market
Excellent resistance to corrosion
Good in low- and high temperature applications

Localised stock when needed

Full traceability from melting to final product
Production in our own facilities
Innovative company with close cooperation with leading steel
producers

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