Metrode FV520-1 description: Used for welding very high strength martensitic stainless steels, precipitation hardened by additions of copper. Strength can be up to three times that of standard 300 series austenitic stainless steels. The FV520/450 type alloys have corrosion resistance comparable to 304 stainless steel. The 630/17-4PH types, with no Mo and higher carbon, do not have such good resistance to intergranular and pitting corrosion as the FV520/450 types. Applications include pump shafts, impellers, hydraulic equipment used in oil and gas industries, petrochemical, marine and nuclear engineering.