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.

Battling harsh welding and stamping failures

Balluff, a Germany-based company with locations across North America, has expanded its steel-faced, inductive proximity sensors to include additional models in the popular M18 tubular form factor, in order to combat premature sensor failure in harsh welding and stamping applications.

Application sensors for your welding needs

AutomationDirect has a wide variety of inductive proximity sensors, but as of recently, its line also carries harsh duty Factor 1 sensors.

New clad wire is ready for anything

Anomet’s Clad Metal Wire has been designed to be corrosion-resistant, biocompatible, and features two per cent or more cladding thickness.

ControlAir launches Type-3600 regulator

ControlAir Inc.’s new Type-3600 stainless steel high-pressure regulator safely reduces inlet pressures from as high as 6,000 psig, and as low as 0 and 225 psig.

Three new grades for the CoroDrill

Sandvik Coromant is releasing three grades for its CoroDrill 870 exchangeable-tip drill. The three grades, GC4344, GC3334, and GC2334, have been developed to offer tool life improvements and more predictable wear patterns, while maintaining the high penetration rates and productivity.

Stainless latch boasts increased corrosion resistance

Southco’s A new medium-duty stainless steel rotary latch, the R4-20 Rotary Latch, offers a durable fastening option for highly corrosive environments such as access panels and doors on off-highway and marine equipment.

New compact welding head

The users of orbital welding equipment know the range of closed welding heads from Polysoude type MW for high productivity applications without filler wire, combining a compact and ergonomic design with high duty cycle.

Crane ChemPhama & Energy at Corrosion Conference

With an extensive portfolio of corrosion management products, Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a business of Crane Co.

Stay up-to-date with the latest Videotec

Videotec, a European-based company with locations around the globe, including North America, has release its new NVX camera.

Process Safety Pioneer M. Sam Mannan Passes Away

Dr. M. Sam Mannan, executive director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC), passed away on Tuesday, Sept.