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.

Proline 300 Smart Flowmeters with stainless housings

Endress+Hauser has recently updated its Proline 300 Smart Flowmeters, which are suitable for hygienic environments. Their compact hygienic 316L stainless-steel housings are robust and optimized for reliability.

Throttling valves with stainless steel gland

Ideal for severe service applications are the new Clampseal® Throttling Valves. The valves are available in ½” through 4” sizes through ASME Class 4500.

Butterfly valve tee assemblies with stainless discs

Bonomi North America is now offering clients new automated butterfly tee assemblies that are available in 6 flow configurations that range in size from 2 to 12 inches.

Wickwire Warehouse offering stainless wire

Philadelphia based Wickwire Warehouse Inc. is now offering customers stainless steel wire for the winter season. Stainless steel provides many practical uses to both ornamental and commercial users.

Molybdenum market on the rise

Molybdenum is a lightweight highly resilient, durable and reliable metal, which has a silvery-white appearance. The metal has a relatively lower degree of thermal expansion, which enables it to be used in high temperature applications.

3D printing useful for hydraulic valves

Metal 3D printing hasn’t gained widespread application in the hydraulics sector because of all the challenges associated with high pressure.

Developing a nanotextured surface for stainless steels

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a nanotextured surface that kills bacteria while not harming mammalian cells.

Rockwell introduces sensors with stainless housing

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation has just introduced its Allen-Bradley Bulletin 871FM miniature, metal, flat-pack, inductive proximity sensors.

Diverter valve offered in 316 stainless housing

Schenck Process has launched its new PST30 Diverter Valve that is available with new features like internally shim-able positive stops, inflatable pneumatic seals at each port, position indication from the tunnel itself, and external tunnel position indication.

ISSF’s new brochure on martensitic SS

The international Stainless Steel Forum has just published a new brochure about martensitic stainless steels (SS), which would be suitable for producers, stockists and end-users.