Materials Information

  • Post time: 07-02-2020

    The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has republished its document on Stainless Steel for Hygiene. The publication explains why stainless steel is corrosion-resistant and why it is so hygienic. Applications made from stainless steels can therefore be safely used in both home and professi...Read more »

  • Post time: 07-02-2020

    Alloy 422 Stainless Steel Bar – AMS 5655 Alloy 422 stainless bar is a hardenable, martensitic stainless steel designed for service temperatures as high as 1200 F. This grade develops high mechanical properties via heat treatment and offers good scaling and oxidation resistance.  Typical ap...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-29-2020

    410 Stainless Steel – AMS 5504 – UNS S41000 Type 410 SS is a hardenable, martensitic stainless steel. It combines the superior wear resistance of high carbon alloys with the excellent corrosion resistance of chromium stainless.  It features high strength, heat resistance, and good duc...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-18-2020

    Type 409 Stainless Steel is a Ferritic steel, known mostly for its excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance qualities, and its excellent fabricating characteristics, which allow it to be formed and cut easily. It typically has one of the lowest price-points of all the types of stainless steel...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-15-2020

    Type 347H is a high carbon austenitic chromium stainless steel. Found in applications that demand high temperature resistance, other major design features include: Similar resistance and corrosion protection as Alloy 304 Used for heavy welded equipment when annealing is not possible Good oxidati...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-08-2020

    Super Duplex 2507 Duplex 2507 is a super duplex stainless steel designed for applications which demand exceptional strength and corrosion resistance. Alloy 2507 has 25% chromium, 4% molybdenum, and 7% nickel. This high molybdenum, chromium and nitrogen content results in excellent resistance to c...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-04-2020

    Stainless Steel 253 MA Stainless 253 MA is a lean austenitic heat resistant alloy with high strength and outstanding oxidation resistance. 253 MA maintains its heat resistant properties by advanced control of micro alloy additions. The use of rare earth metals in combination with silicon gives su...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-03-2020

    Type 321 Stainless Steel is an austenitic stainless steel. It has many of the same qualities of Type 304, except for a higher level of titanium and carbon. Type 321 offers metal fabricators an outstanding corrosion and oxidation resistance, as well as excellent toughness even down to cryogenic te...Read more »

  • Post time: 06-03-2020

    Type 440 Stainless Steel, as known as “razor blade steel,” is a hardenable high-carbon chromium steel. When put under heat treatment it attains the highest hardness levels of any grade of stainless steel. Type 440 Stainless Steel, which comes in four different grades, 440A, 440B, 440C, 440F, offe...Read more »

  • Post time: 05-29-2020

    Type 301 Stainless Steel, often referred to as UNS S30100, is a popular austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel that is known for its corrosion resistance. Similar to Type 304, Type 301 has lower levels of chromium and nickel which increases its cold work-hardening range. Type 301 is readily f...Read more »

  • Post time: 05-25-2020

    Type 310S is a low carbon austenitic stainless steel. Known for its ability to withstand high temperature applications, Type 310S, which is a lower carbon version of Type 310, also offers users an array of benefits including: Outstanding corrosion resistance Good aqueous corrosion resistance Not...Read more »

  • Post time: 05-25-2020

    Type 430 Stainless Steel is perhaps the most popular non-hardenable ferritic stainless steel available. Type 430 is known for good corrosion, heat, oxidation resistance, and its decorative nature. It is important to note that when well polished or buffed its corrosion resistance increases. All we...Read more »