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.

A new generation of saw blades for stainless steel

Kinkelder, a Netherlands-based company that distributes all around the globe including North America, has further developed its TCT product range for solid cutting applications.

Fasteners serving the aerospace industry

Huck’s® structural blind fasteners, available in carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel, are being used in many critical joint applications, including widespread usage in the aerospace industry.

Sentry releases new model to remove welding fumes

Sentry Air Systems’ new model 500 heavy-duty industrial fume extractor removes fumes and particulate, emitted from high-volume applications such as GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and plasma cutting.

PurgEye® Desk offers zero-color titanium welds

The new Huntingdon Fusion Techniques® (HFT) Weld Purge Monitor®, PurgEye® Desk, has been designed and manufactured for titanium welders to achieve perfect, oxide-free, zero-color welds.

HiP expands line of stainless psi valves and fittings

High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP), a subsidiary of Graco Inc., has introduced new sizes to its line of ultra-high-pressure valves, fittings and tubing.

Sciaky Inc. takes step forward in 3D printing

Sciaky Inc., a Chicago-based company that manufacturers metal 3D printers, has joined the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT), an industry-academia consortium, which will allow the company to further its development of additive manufacturing (AM).

Azane launches updated low-charge freezer

Azane Inc., which is based in the U.K. and is Star Refrigeration’s low-charge ammonia manufacturer for the U.S. market, has launched the latest version of its packaged low-charge ammonia refrigeration unit, Azanefreezer 2.

A new way to weld

A breakthrough for the manufacturing industry has been discovered with the use of the Heriot-Watt laser system. The ultra-fast laser system can successfully weld together various optical materials such as quartz, borosilicate glass, and sapphire to metals like aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel.

History of duplex stainless steel

In the article, ‘A brief history of duplex stainless steel: From its problematic beginnings to a modern material’, the Stainless Steel World Americas editorial team looks at the background of duplex stainless steel.

Desktop Metal launches new printing material

Desktop Metal, a company committed to making metal 3D printing accessible to manufacturers and engineers, has announced the launch of 316L stainless steel for the Studio System™.