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.

HAM-LET introduces enhanced 316L material

The global manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings, HAM-LET, has launched PuRight™, a newly enhanced stainless steel 316L material.

It offers lower inclusion content, low carbon content for enhanced welding, low sulfur content for enhanced electro-polishing and better corrosion resistance achieved by modification of key elements like chromium (Cr), Molybdenum (Mo) and Nickel (Ni).

World cup stadium made of Sandvik duplex

The Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho stadium that is currently hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final uses duplex materials, supplied by Sandvik Materials Technology, for a specific portion of the roof.

Hightex GmbH, a German designer of roofing and façade membranes, used hollow bars made from Sanmac 2205 duplex stainless steel, selected for the manufacturer’s good price and fast delivery.

United Electric’s new electromechanical switches

Electric Control’s has launched its electromechanical switches, which are certified worldwide to meet the safety, alarm and shutdown requirements of the oil & gas, petrochemical and refining industries.

US issues antidumping duty orders

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced that the US will issue antidumping duty orders on welded stainless steel pressure pipe imports from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

After a vote held last week, the ITC decided that the domestic industry was materially injured by import of the aforementioned stainless products.

CoroMill 345 simplifies stainless milling

Milling stainless steel can bring with it many different challenges including problems with chip formation, tool life and productivity. However, CoroMill 345’s latest insert geometries are designed to specifically deal with these challenges.

3D printing with stainless steel

Currently, manufacturers are looking to increase stainless steel’s potential by combining it with 3D printing. This method of printing creates three-dimensional solid materials using a digital model.

New GFC gas filters

Hydac International has developed a series of GCF gas filters, which are a range of changeover duplex coalescing filters in stainless steel.

Often, dry gas seals are used as shaft seals in turbo machinery and work pressurized sealing gas that is adjusted to maintain higher pressure compared to the process medium inside the machine.

tecsis introduces new inline load cell

The manufacturer of load cells, force sensors and pressure transducers, tecsis, is launching its new load cell, model XLRW, which is an inline load cell with an integral tongue and yoke shackle design specially suited for the oil and gas industry.

Titanium Europe 2014: moving the industry forward

newsitem By David Sear Held for only the second time in Europe, the Titanium Europe 2014 show in Sorrento, Italy, already has the character of an established, must-attend industry event.

TransCanada proceeding with pipeline project

NOVA Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation, has announced that has signed agreements with Chevron Canada and Apache Canada for a controlled partnership (APA) for approximately 1.9 Billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of firm natural gas transportation.