The benefits of stainless steel

We use stainless steel in a large number of products and applications thanks to its versatility and benefits. A material that, as we know Monel 400 Tube today, has a century of life barely but is already so necessary in our day-to-day and the workplace.

It was not until 1912 when the world realized the benefits of stainless steel and its great applicability to our daily lives. It was in Germany when nickel and chromium were combined with a dosed calorific treatment—thus achieving for the first time a maximum degree of maximum resistance to corrosion. However, stainless steel is much older steel.

 

 

It is resistant to acids where, thanks to SS 316 sheet low carbon content, it demonstrates very good behaviour against corrosion. So much so that it is authorized to use at temperatures up to 300 degrees Celsius - for higher temperatures. Now we use it instead of Carbon steel pipe in a wide variety of products, such as in our dispensing trays and columns, to cite a specific example. The benefits of stainless steel are many:

• Stainless steel is resistant to water, water vapour and humidity.
• in the construction of chemical devices and medical technology, among another usability.
• P22 Pipe is especially resistant to corrosion.
• Also, to changes in temperature.
• Another benefit of stainless steel is its great ability as an electrical conductor.
• API 5L Grade B is an easily weldable product.
• Very hygienic.
• Requires little maintenance.
• Very durable.
• Extraordinarily recyclable.
• Another benefit of stainless steel is its great utility for decorative purposes.
• It retains its original appearance throughout its useful life and installation.
• ASTM A106 grade B allows endless finishes on its surface: shiny, matte and polished.
• It can become folded, something that does not happen with other materials.
• Great resistance to impact, scratches and thermal variations.
• Ferritic stainless steel, due to its magnetism, is a suitable material for induction cooking.
• Tremendously adjustable.
• Duplex Steel Pipe has high mechanical resistance.

Among the great variety of types of stainless steel, AISI 304 stainless steel stands out, the most widely used in the food industry and also in our equipment rather than Copper Tube.

304 (18% Cr - 8% Ni) is the most popular of austenitic steels and has excellent corrosion resistance, excellent forming ability and excellent weldability.

It is a material with a large number of applications. It can be found in our homes (in forks or pots, for example) and also in industry, in highly responsible applications.

In addition to the characteristics above, Inconel Tube is especially characterized by being a nickel-chrome, austenitic stainless steel, non-hardenable, non-magnetic.

It is resistant to oxidation up to the temperature of 850 ° C. Still, the resistance to intercrystalline corrosion is guaranteed up to the temperature of 300 ° C. To avoid a decrease in corrosion resistance, the oxide film formed by welding or hot forming processes must be removed.

Despite requiring greater forming efforts than unbound steels, it has good cold formability. In the solubilized state, 316 stainless steel tube may have a slight magnetism that rises depending on the degree of cold deformation.