Vol. 1339 | 10 Feb 2023

The Ministry of Health has approved the amendments of the Decree of the Minister of Health No. 208. The Decree of hygienic regulation for food contact articles, or personal use products will have its substance list amended for stainless steels that are used in contact with food. The amendments will be effective on Feb 3, 2023.

One steel (UNS: 32202) is inserted in Part A, with the corresponding chemical formulation added to Part B.

The updated table in Part A and Part B:

Part A: Type of steel that identifies its chemical composition in accordance with standard UNI EN 10088-1:2014, AISI. ASTM or UNS

UNI EN 10088-1

AISI/ASTM

UNS

Numerical designation

Alphanumeric designation

1.4373

X12CrMnNiN 18-9-5

AISI

202

S20200

1.4310

X10CrNi 18-8

AISI

301

S30100

1.4325

X9CrNi 18-9

AISI

302

S30200

1.4305

X8CrNiS 18-9

AISI

303

S30300

----

----

AISI

303Se

S30323

1.4301

X5CrNi 18-10

AISI

304

S30400

1.4306

X2CrNi 19-11

AISI

304L

S30403

1.4307

X2CrNi 18-9

1.4303

X4CrNi 18-12

AISI

305

S30500

----

----

AISI

308

S30800

1.4401

X5CrNiMo 17-12-2

AISI

316

S31600

1.4436

X3CrNiMo 17-13-3

1.4404

X2CrNiMo 17-12-2

AISI

316L

S31603

1.4432

X2CrNiMo 17-12-3

 

 

AISI

316N

S31651

1.4571

X6CrNiMoTi 17-12-2

ASTM

Type 316Ti

S31635

1.4541

X6CrNiTi 18-10

AISI

321

S32100

1.4460

X3CrNiMoN 27-5-2

AISI

329

S32900

1.4550

X6CrNiNb 18-10

AISI

347

S34700

1.4006

X12Cr 13

AISI

410

S41000

----

----

AISI

414

S41400

1.4005

X12CrS 13

AISI

416

S41600

1.4021

X20Cr 13

AISI

420

S42000

1.4028

X30Cr 13

1.4031

X39Cr 13

1.4016

X6Cr 17

AISI

430

S43000

1.4105

X6CrMoS 17

AISI

430F

S43020

1.4057

X17CrNi 16-2

AISI

431

S43100

1.4125

X105CrMo 17

AISI

440C

S44004

1.4542

X5CrNiCuNb 16-4

ASTM

Type 630

S17400

1.4462

X2CrNiMoN 22-5-3

----

----

S31803

1.4590

X2CrNbZr 17

----

----

-----

1.4362

X2CrNiN 23-4

----

----

S32304

 

 

----

----

S32101

1.4510

X3CrTi 17

----

----

-----

1.4509

X2CrTiNb 18

----

----

S43940

 

S43932

1.4521

X2CrMoTi 18-2

AISI

444

S44400

 

 

ASTM

 

S44500

 

 

 

 

S82441

 

 

AISI

440A

S44002

1.4876

X10NiCrAlTi 32-21

ASTM

Type 800

N08800

1.4526

X6CrMoNb17-1

ASTM

Type 436

S43600

1.4611

X2CrTi 21

---

---

---

1.4613

X2CrTi 24

---

---

---

1.4618

X9CrMnNiCu 17-8-5-2

---

---

---

1.4547

X1CrNiMoCuN 20-18-7

 

 

S31254

 

 

 

 

S82031

 

 

 

 

S82012

 

 

 

 

S31655

1.4598

 

 

 

 

1.4062

 

 

 

S32202

Part B: stainless steel identified by chemical analysis of the casting, without codes provided for under European or international law pursuant to Part A

Type

C %

Si %

Mn %

P %

S %

N %

Cr %

Cu %

Mo %

Nb %

Ni %

Ti %

Other elements %

a

0.05 max

1.0 max

2.0 max

0.045 max

0.030 max

0.08-0.20

22.0-

25.0

-

2.5-3.5

-

4.5-6.5

 

-

b

0.08 max

1.0 max

3.8-7.5

0.045 max

0.015 max

0.05-0.25

17.0-18.0

1.5-3.5

 

-

3.5-5.5

 

-

c

0.03 max

2.00 max

1.00 max

0.04 max

0.25-0.35

-

17.0-19.0

-

1.50-2.50

-

-

-

-

d

0.08 max

1.00 max

2.50 max

0.04 max

0.15-0.35

-

17.5-19.5

-

1.50-2.50

-

0.75 max

-

-

e

0.08 max

1.00 max

1.50 max

0.04 max

0.25-0.35

-

16.0-18.0

-

0.80-1.70

-

0.50 max

-

-

f

0.010 max

0.50 max

0.50 max

0.040 max

0.030 max

0.015 max

13.75-15.00

-

-

0.10-0.30

-

0.05-0.20

Sn 0.10-0.25

 

 

g

0.010 max

0.50 max

0.50 max

0.040 max

0.030 max

0.015 max

16.00-18.00

0.40 max

-

0.10-0.25

0,40 max

0.05-0.15

Sn 0.10-0.50

 

 

h

0.020 max

1.00 max

1.00 max

0.040 max

0.006 max

0.025 max

19.00-21.00

0.30-0.60

-

0.30-

0.80

0,60 max

0.20 max

-

i

0.8-0.95

0.35-0.5

0.25-0.4

0.4 max

0.03 max

-

17-18

-

1-1.25

-

0.25 max

-

V 0.08-0.12

l

1.85-1.95

0.40-0.80

0.20-0.50

0.03 max

0.03 max

-

19.00-21.00

-

0.80-

1,20

-

-

-

V 3.80-4,20

W 0.40-0.80

m

Max 0.03

Max 1.00

Max 0.80

Max 0.040

Max 0.015

Max 0.030

20.00

24.00

0.30

0.80

Max 0.035

0.10

0.70

-

0.10

0.70

V 0.03-0.50

n

0.29-0.38

Max 1.00

Max 1.00

Max 0.04

Max 0.015

0.13-0.22

15-16.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

For questions, please contact Carl Tso (carl.tso@intertek.com), +852 37606364

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