Applications

Stainless steels are a suitable materials for many applications where both the strength of steel and corrosion resistance are required. It is resistant to corrosion, staining and stainless steel can be rolled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing for a variety of applications. Below you can find news on the application of stainless steels in a broad variety of industries, such as architecture, oil and gas, shipbuilding and heat exchangers. If you wish to include your newsrelease on Stainless Steel World Americas and email newsletter, please feel free to contact us.

AMETEK sees rise in demand for High Purity Nickel Strip

Specialty metal strip and wire manufacturer, AMETEK Specialty Metal Products (SMP), is not letting the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic affect its operations.

High Performance Alloys for Critical Applications

When an application calls for fasteners that can withstand atmospheric or chemical corrosion, elevated temperatures or a combination of both, fastener makers find themselves dealing with specifications and availability issues that aren’t a factor with the more common carbon steels.

Avoid pitting, crevice & corrosion with Inconel 625

Inconel 625 has proven to be a material with excellent resistance to pitting, crevice and corrosion cracking. It is also highly resistant in a wide range of organic and mineral acids, and has good high temperature strength.

Sandvik introduces Sanicro® 35 super-austenitic grade

Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has launched Sanicro® 35, a unique grade that bridges the performance gap between stainless steels and higher cost nickel alloys.

Cortec launches fast-dry version of coating

Cortec® Corporation developes environmentally responsible corrosion solutions, including the line of water-based VpCI® micro-corrosion inhibiting coatings.

Metal Analysis Group & Olympus to collaborate

Olympus and Metal Analysis Group recently announced a collaboration to offer API RP 578 global training courses for alloy verification and positive material identification (PMI) experts who want to sharpen their skills, advance their careers or earn their certificate of completion.

Do alloy characteristics impact formability?

Deep-drawing stainless steel and nickel alloys means balancing many opposing factors. Adjusting hardness values to suit process requirements aids the decision-making process.

Using Inconel 625 to avoid pitting, crevice & corrosion

Inconel 625 is a material with high resistance to pitting, crevices and corrosion cracking. The exotic alloy is highly resistant in a wide range of organic and mineral acids, and features a good high temperature strength.

Alloy 20: strong sulfuric acid corrosion resistance

Alloy 20, from High Performance Alloys, is a highly alloyed iron-base nickel-chromium-molybdenum stainless steel developed primarily for use in sulfuric acid related processes.

HFT’s QuickPurge® for large diameter pipework

Weld Purging large diameter pipework made from stainless, duplex and chrome steels, titanium or zirconium can be expensive, with requirements to have the oxygen level well below 100 ppm during the welding cycle.