Stainless Steel Grades

We supply most stainless steel grades in Bar, Coil, Foil, Plate, Sheet, Strip, Tube and Wire.

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Heat Treatable Stainless Steel (Martensitic)

• Knife Blades
• Cutlery
• Surgical Instruments
• Fasteners
• Shafts
• Springs

• “Turbine Quality”
  (similar to 410 with superior control in composition and manufacturing processes)

• General purpose

• Straight chromium
• Grade free machining

• High carbon chromium grade

• Excellent CREEP/rupture qualities at high temperatures
• Varying hardness

• Superior corrosion resistance
• High mechanical properties

• Attains highest hardness of straight chromium grades
• Good corrosion resistance

Heat Treatable Stainless Steel (Precipitation Hardening)

• Aerospace Applications
• Turbine Blades
• Nuclear Waste Casks
• Mechanical Components
• Pulp and Paper Industry Equipment

• “Turbine Quality”
•  Excellent toughness
•  Good transverse mechanical properties
•  Corrosion resistant

• Excellent corrosion resistance
• High strength & hardness
• Low temperature hardness
• Fabricates well

• High strength
• Excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures

• Excellent corrosion resistance
• High strength & hardness
• Good transverse ductility & toughness
•  Low temperature hardness
•  Fabricates well
•  Good forging qualities

• Very high strength
• Excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures

• Vacuum melted high strength in high temperature and cryogenic uses
• Low magnetic permeability

• Superior high temperature capabilities

Austenitic Grades of Stainless Steel (Not Heat Treatable)

• Kitchen Sinks
• Food Processing Equipment
• Benches and Food Preparation Areas
• Architectural Applications such as Roofing and Cladding
• Roofing and Gutters
• Doors and Windows
• Balustrading
• Heat Exchangers
• Ovens
• Chemical Tanks

• Chromium-nickel-manganese stainless
• Used as alternative to T301 in many applications

• Chromium-nickel-manganese-copper stainless
• Added sulphur for some corrosion resistance
• Faster machining and better finish than T303

• Chromium-nickel-steel capable of high tensile strength and ductility by cold working

• 300 grade with increased sulphur for good machinability
• 303SE has added selenium to increase machinability

• Low carbon chromium-nickel stainless
• Heat resisting
• Superior to 302 in corrosion resistance
• 304L Superior resistance to intergranular corrosion after welding or stress relieving

• Basic grades but in work hardened condition for increased strength

• Highly corrosion resistant alloy
• Low rate of work hardening
  Used for extra deep drawing
• Used for spinning

• Highly corrosion resistant steel
• For high temperature environments
• 309S has lower carbide for reduced carbide precipitation when welding

• Extremely corrosion and oxidation resistant steel
• For high temperature environments
• 310S has lower carbide for reduced carbide precipitation when welding

• Chromium-nickel stainless
• Good heat resistance
• Superior resistance to many types of chemical corrosives
• Superior CREEP strength at elevated temperatures
• 316L has superior resistance to intergranular corrosion after welding or stress relieving
• 317L has added molybdenum for improved corrosion resistance

• Titanium stabilized 300 grade
• For weldments subject to intergranular corrosion
• Good at high temperatures

• Excellent carburization/oxidation resistance
• Withstands thermal fatigue
• Good hot strength

• Colbalt & tantalum stabilized
• Easily welded
• Resists intergranular corrosion after welding or stress relieving
• Superior to 321

• Twice the field strength of 316
• Good corrosion resistance

• High strength
• Good resistance to to oxidation
• Tough at sub zero temperatures

• About twice the field strength of 316
• High corrosion resistance

• Excellent wear and galling properties
• Twice the yield of T304
• Superior to 302 in corrosion resistance

Ferrittic Grades of Stainless Steel (Not Heat Treatable)

• Vehicle Exhausts
• Fuel Lines
• Cooking Utensils
• Architectural Trim
• Domestic Appliances

• 11% chromium alloy
• Replaces carbon and galvanized steel in some applications

• Basic general purpose grade
• Corrosion resistant straight chromium stainless steel
• Used in decorative applications
• 430F and 430FSe adds elements for improved machining

• Similar to T340 with added elements to increase corrosion resistance, improve drawability, and improve finish for decorative applications

• Corrosion resistance similar to T340 except with certain acids
• Exceptional resistance to stress cracks

• Best corrosion resistance of straight chromium grades
• Low expansion coefficient