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.

Sandvik showing full range of CRAs at Corrosion 2014

The engineering group that specializing in tooling, materials technology, mining and construction, Sandvik Materials Technology, will be showcasing its advanced corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs) at NACE Foundation’s Corrosion 2014 exhibition to be held in San Antonio, Texas from March 9 to 13.

ExxonMobil Engineers encouraging girls in math and scie

newsitemIt is the 11th year that the ExxonMobil Foundation is offering “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” activities at various sites across the US.

Porvair acquires Eisenmann Metallurgical

The specialist filtration and separations company, Porvair Filtration Group, has acquired Eisenmann Metallurgical LLC (which is trading as Chand Eisenmann Metallurgical [CEM]).
CEM designs and manufactures specialty filters and flow restrictors at its Caribou, Maine facility.

New group of platinum alloys discovered

Researchers from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering have utilized computational methods to find and classify dozens of platinum-group alloys. Although previously unknown to science, these alloys could have many beneficial applications.

Fine Tubes develops titanium tubing for Airbus A380

The leading manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, Fine Tubes, is in the process of creating seamless Grade 9 and Grade 5 titanium tubing for both Airbus A380 and Liebherr.

Nano-Clear to help improve corrosion resistance

Nanovere Technologies has introduced their new product, Nano-Clear, which is designed to improve corrosion and abrasion resistance in a variety of industrial applications. Nano-Clear also prevents degradation of paint from ultraviolent light, which is a massive improvement compared to conventional paint systems and epoxies that leave paint susceptible to UV rays.

Subsea oil & gas ball valves available

newsitemHigh Pressure Equipment Company (HiP), a manufacturer of specialty valves for high-pressure applications, has announced their subsea offshore oil & gas ball valves, which are suitable for 20,000-psi operation.

Stainless steel products driving steel industry

A new report US Steel Industry Outlook to 2015 published by RNCOS, a leading industry research and consultancy firm, states that the use of stainless steel products has been continuously rising across the US in recent years and will continue to rise even further.

New SPR stainless steel flow meter

newsitemKytola Instruments has introduced a new SPR stainless steel oval gear flow meter specially designed for an accurate flow measurement of liquids in demanding industrial environments.

Stainless steel welding wire available

Linde Canada Limited has just introduced their own brand of stainless steel welding wire for the Canadian metal fabrication market.   The wire is now available throughout Canada and comes in stainless steel MIG wire and TIG welding rod.