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Stainless Steel

Stainless steel is defined by the following characteristics:

Chrome > 10.5 %
Nickel < 30 % 

The following types of stainless steels are available:

  • Austenitic
  • Ferritic
  • Martensitic
  • Duplex grades

Austenitic Stainless Steel

  • 300 Series - Chromium-Nickel alloys
  • Main grades: 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 321, 310, 347
  • Main applications: chemical industry (heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, etc.), food processing industry, domestic appliances, building and construction

  • 200 Series - Chromium-Nickel Manganese alloys
  • Main grades: 201, 202
  • Main applications: kitchen utensils, cutlery, domestic appliances, ornamental tubes, structural tubes

Ferritic Stainless Steel

  • Main grades: 409, 430, 441, 444, 445
  • Main applications: automotive exhaust systems, automotive trim, hot water tanks, household appliances, utensils

Martensitic Stainless Steel

  • Main grades: 420, 410, 440
  • Main applications: cutlery, knife blades, scissors, surgical instruments

Duplex-Austenitic-Ferritic Stainless Steel

  • Main grades: Regular Duplex (2205), Super-Duplex (2507), Lean-Duplex (2304, LDX 2101)
  • Main applications: chemical tanks, marine applications, petrochemical plants, desalination plants, heat exchangers, pulp & paper machines, chemical tanks, bridges, food tanks

Nickel Alloys

Nickel Alloys can be divided into 4 Alloy types:

  • High Performance Alloys (HPA)
  • Heat Resistant Alloys
  • Corrosion Resistant Alloys
  • Electronic Alloys 

High Performance Alloys

  • Main alloys: A286, Inconel 718, Nimonic 80A, Inconel 725, Hastelloy X
  • Main applications: jet engines, gas turbines, engine valves, downhole safety components in oil & gas industry

Heat Resistant Alloys

  • Main alloys: 330, 600, 601, 800, 800H, 800HT, 825
  • Main applications: furnace components, heat shields, thermal process industry, oil & gas industry

Corrosion Resistant Alloys

  • Main alloys: Alloy 625, Alloy 200, Monel 400, K500,  Incoloy 925
  • Main applications: chemical process equipment, structural parts, battery casings, oil & gas industry, marine components

Electronic Alloys

  • Main alloys: Ni 205, NiFe 36, NiFe 42, NiCr 80-20
  • Main applications: lead frames, shadow masks, heating elements, spark plugs, glass seals

Alloy Tool Steels

There are 4 types of Alloy Tool Steels:

  • Hot Working Tool Steels (HWTS)
  • Cold Working Tool Steels (CWTS)
  • Plastic Mould Steels (PMS)
  • High Speed Steels (HSS) 

Hot Working Tool Steels

  • Main grades: H13, H11, H10
  • Main applications: extrusion tools, mandrels, die casting tools, general hot forming tools

Cold Working Tool Steels

  • Main grades: D2, D3, O1, O2, A2
  • Main applications: stamping dies, cutting tools, blanking tools, punching tools, coining tools, chipless forming tools, threading & cold shearing tools

Plastic Mould Steels

  • Main grades: P20, P20+Ni, P21, 420
  • Main applications: automotive moulds, moulds for domestic appliances, electronic moulds, various plastic components incl. PET bottles

High Speed Steels

  • Main grades: M2, M7, M35, M42, M48
  • Main applications: rotating metal cutting tools (e.g. drills, milling tools, saw blades, broaches)