CarTech 22CR-13Ni-Mn is a nitrogen-strengthened austenitic stainless steel that provides very good corrosion resistance in combination with high strength. The alloy has better corrosion resistance that CarTech 316 with approximately twice the yield strength. It can be welded, machined and cold worked using the same equipment and methods used for the conventional 300 series stainless steels. It remains nonmagnetic after severe cold work.

The alloy has an excellent combination of strength, ductility, toughness, corrosion resistance and fabricability. It has been used in applications such as valve shafts and taper pins, pumps and fittings for chemical and petrochemical equipment, fasteners, cables, chains, screens, wire cloth, marine hardware, boat shafting, heat exchanger parts, springs and photographic process equipment. Additionally, the alloy has good toughness at cryogenic temperatures and relatively high tensile and yield strengths at moderately high elevated temperatures. These properties further increase the versatility and usefulness of the alloy.