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.

Low hydrogen stick electrode

Lincoln Electric has introduced the new Excalibur 10018-D2 MR low hydrogen stick electrode for all-position welding of a variety of carbon-manganese, chromium-molybdenum and low alloy steels typically found in offshore welding applications.

Jacquet now serving SE US

Metal service center Jacquet Southeast is now offering large-format water jet cutting services to the SE US at its new metal processing and distribution center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

CNC-pressed insert line features new geometry

Dapra has expanded its Toroid RHINO-CARB CNC-pressed insert line with a new geometry.

Stainless steel vacuum gate valves

VAT Inc., of Woburn, Massachusetts, has introduced a new series of stainless steel high vacuum gate valves.

Robotic MIG gun with stainless water lines

Tregaskiss has announved its TOUGH GUN I.C.E. (Integrated Cooling Enhancer) Robotic MIG Gun for robotic welding applications that require the cooling capacity of a water-cooled MIG gun, along with the durability of an air-cooled design.

Metal bonding adhesive

Designed to replace rivets and spot welds in metal lap joints, structural adhesive Supreme 11HT produces tough and high strength bonds having high shear and peel strengths.

Castings manufacturers directory

IndustrialCOOP.com has launched its castings manufacturers directory featuring primarily North American suppliers of stainless steel, aluminum, low alloy, carbon steel, cast iron, ductile iron, copper, nickel base, Monel, Duplex and other types of castings at http://www.industrialleaders.com/listings/castings.html.

Electralloy offers overview datasheet

As part of an effort to provide useful information that helps customers find the right solutions for a wide range of critical performance applications, Electralloy has released a new product overview data sheet.

Vacuum heat treatment facilities pass audit

Castings Technology International’s vacuum heat treatment facilities have been audited and certified in accordance with the stringent requirements of the US National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Accreditation Programme.

US awards money for NGNP

US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced selections for the award of approximately USD 40 million in total to two teams led by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and San Diego-based General Atomics for conceptual design and planning work for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP).