{"id":5991,"date":"2026-07-16T07:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gns-nederland.nl\/?p=5991"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:45:36","slug":"corrosion-resistance-of-stainless-steel-acc-crc-classification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gns-nederland.nl\/en\/corrosion-resistance-of-stainless-steel-acc-crc-classification\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel acc CRC Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1pbhl6l\" data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"344\">Corrosion Resistance Classification of Stainless Steels for Structural Applications<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"513\">According to <strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"374\">EN 1993-1-4<\/strong>, stainless steel grades are classified according to their corrosion resistance, depending on the environment in which they are to be used.\u00a0The environmental conditions are assessed using three <strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"607\">Corrosion Resistance Factors (CRF)<\/strong>. Based on the resulting CRF value, stainless steel grades are assigned to a <strong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"720\">Corrosion Resistance Class (CRC)<\/strong> from I to V. The higher the class, the greater the corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"862\">The <span style=\"color: #de5307;\"><strong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"836\">Corrosion Resistance Factor (CRF)<\/strong><\/span> is calculated as follows:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"886\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">CRF = F1 + F2 + F3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">F<sub>1<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0Risk of exposure to chlorides from salt water, seawater or de-icing salts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">F<\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">2\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/sub><\/span>Risk of exposure to sulphur dioxide.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">F<\/span><sub><span style=\"color: #de5307;\">3\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/sub><\/span>Cleaning or washing by rain.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"1mhg5d0\" data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1150\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\"><strong>F<sub>1<\/sub> \u2013 Risk of Exposure to Chlorides from Salt Water, Seawater or De-Icing Salts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1187\"><strong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1157\">M<\/strong> is the distance from the sea.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1252\"><strong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1194\">S<\/strong> is the distance from roads where de-icing salts are used.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1272\"><strong>F<sub>1<\/sub> categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>1\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">Internal, controlled environment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">Low exposure risk: M &gt; 10 km or S &gt; 0.1 km<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-3<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0M<span style=\"color: #383e42;\">edium exposure risk: 1 km &lt; M \u2264 10 km or 0.01 km &lt; S \u2264 0.1 km<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-7 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">High exposure risk: 0.25 km &lt; M \u2264 1 km or S \u2264 0.01 km<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-10 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">Very high exposure risk: Road tunnels where de-icing salts are\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_____\u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">used and where de-icing salts may be carried into the tunnel by <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #383e42;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0vehicles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-10 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">Very high exposure risk: M \u2264 0.25 km from the North Sea coast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">____\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #383e42;\">of Germany and all Baltic Sea coastal areas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-15 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 Very high exposure risk: M \u2264 0.25 km from all other EU coastal<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">__\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #383e42;\">areas<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_____<\/span><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"1k32g84\" data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1960\"><span style=\"color: #de5300;\"><strong>F<sub>2<\/sub> \u2013 Risk of Exposure to Sulphur Dioxide<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"2232\">In European coastal environments, sulphur dioxide concentrations are generally low. In inland environments, concentrations are typically low to moderate. High concentrations are generally found at heavily industrialised sites or in specific environments such as tunnels.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2332\">Sulphur dioxide concentrations can be evaluated according to the method specified in <strong data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2331\">ISO 9225<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F<sub>2<\/sub> categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Low exposure risk: &lt; 10 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 average gas concentration.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-5<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medium exposure risk: 10\u201390 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 average gas concentration.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-10<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High exposure risk: 90\u2013250 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3 average gas concentration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-section-id=\"g6nm3e\" data-start=\"2608\" data-end=\"2644\"><span style=\"color: #de5300;\"><strong>F3 \u2013 Cleaning or Washing by Rain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2699\">F3 relates to the cleaning regime or washing by rain.\u00a0The following applies:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2757\">If F1 + F2 \u2265 0, then F3 = 0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F<sub>3<\/sub> categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Fully exposed te rain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-2<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Specified cleaning regim.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-7<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Not exposed to rain or subject to a specific cleaning regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-section-id=\"v3ksge\" data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"2996\"><span style=\"color: #de5300;\"><strong>Calculation of the CRC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3172\">The required <strong data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3047\">Corrosion Resistance Class (CRC)<\/strong> for a given environment is determined by first calculating the <strong data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3148\">Corrosion Resistance Factor (CRF)<\/strong> by adding F1 + F2 + F3.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3295\">The resulting CRF value is then used to assign the stainless steel grade to one of the five corrosion resistance classes.<\/p>\n<p>Corrosion Resistance Factor (CRF)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corrosion Resistance Class (CRC)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8212;-_&#8212;<\/span>CRF = <span style=\"color: #de5300;\">1\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">0<\/span> \u2265\u00a0 \u00a0 CRF &gt; <span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-7\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 II<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-7<\/span> \u2265\u00a0 \u00a0 CRF &gt;<span style=\"color: #de5300;\"> -15<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0III<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-15<\/span> \u2265 \u00a0CRF \u2265<span style=\"color: #de5300;\"> -20\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 IV<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8212;&#8212;_-<\/span>CRF &gt; <span style=\"color: #de5300;\">-20\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 V<\/p>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">Using the above method, the following stainless steel grades can be classified according to their Corrosion Resistance Class (CRC):<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"-1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">I<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01.4003 | 1.4016 | 1.4512<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">II<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01.4301 | 1.4307 | 1.4311 | 1.4541 | 1.4318 | 1.4306 | 1.4567 | 1.4482<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">III\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1.4401 | 1.4404 | 1.4435 | 1.4571 | 1.4429 | 1.4432 | 1.4162 | 1.4662<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span>1.4362 | 1.4062 | 1.4578<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">IV\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1.4439 | 1.4462 | 1.4539<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #de5300;\">V<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01.4529 | 1.4547 | 1.4565 | 1.4410 | 1.4501 | 1.4507<\/p>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">A stainless steel grade from a <strong data-start=\"4135\" data-end=\"4172\">higher corrosion resistance class<\/strong> may be used instead of the specified class.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4245\" data-end=\"4432\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4245\" data-end=\"4432\">The corrosion resistance classes (<strong data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4286\">CRC<\/strong>) according to <strong data-start=\"4301\" data-end=\"4316\">EN 1993-1-4<\/strong> are intended only for the stainless steel grades listed above and apply <strong data-start=\"4389\" data-end=\"4431\">exclusively to structural applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4434\" data-end=\"4458\"><strong data-start=\"4434\" data-end=\"4445\">Source:<\/strong> EN 1993-1-4.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4434\" data-end=\"4458\"><span style=\"color: #de5307;\"><strong data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4765\">Interested in our range of special fasteners?<\/strong><span class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4768\" data-content-reference-end=\"5028\"><span class=\"\" data-state=\"delayed-open\" aria-describedby=\"radix-_r_4d_\" data-radix-popper-side=\"top\" data-radix-popper-align=\"start\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" style=\"color: #de5307;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gns-nederland.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bouten-moeren-ringen-schroeven-draadeinden-hoog-corrosievast-hittebestendig-High-corrosion-resistant-heat-resistant-fasteners-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"radix-_r_4d_\"> View here our high-corrosion-resistant and heat-resistant fasteners range<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4714\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4714\">Despite every effort being made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented above, <strong data-start=\"4551\" data-end=\"4615\">no guarantee is given regarding its completeness or accuracy<\/strong>. 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