Featured Story

Our Featured Story archive is a collection of the Featured Story’s which have been published in our magazine and taken pride of place as the ‘unique feature article’ on our Stainless Steel World Americas home page. In addition to industry updates, market news and topical issues of the day the Feature Story provides an interesting mix of company profiles, in-depth technical articles, reports from major end users and features projects in a variety of industries ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to the architecture, power generation, medical and food and beverage industries.

Austenitic Steel Cast Sliding Gate Valves for Hydrogen Applications

Hydrogen is developing into a key technology for the energy transition in industry.

The Use of Heat Exchangers in Industrial Applications

Facilitating efficient thermal energy transfer between fluids, heat exchangers are essential components in various industrial applications.

Outokumpu Releases Research Showing Global Stainless Steel Supply Disrupted by Tariffs and Geopolitics

A new white paper by Outokumpu reveals how the recent round of tariffs and subsequent geopolitical tensions are altering stainless steel procurement strategies globally.

The Advantages of Stainless Steel for Corrugated Tube Heat Exchangers

As with other aspects of heat exchanger design, the choice of construction material depends on a number of factors based on the end use.

Heat Exchangers in Steel-Mill Flue Gas Scrubbers: The Need for Cooling-Side Fouling Control

One of the most immediate opportunities for improving environmental performance in steel production lies in the optimization of wet flue gas scrubbers, which are central to emission control.

Sustainable Stainless Steel Protection: The Power of Green VpCI® Solutions

Stainless steel is often viewed as virtually indestructible when it comes to corrosion.

Maruichi Stainless Tube Co.’s Roadmap of Growth and Expansion

Maruichi Stainless Tube Co.’s (Maruichi) strategic blueprint converges in an upward direction.

Jake Haverland: Owning His Place in the Heat Exchanger Industry

Jake Haverland describes himself as “a rare bird” who never believed he would work in the heat exchanger industry, despite having grown up in it

Case Study on Failures of Duplex Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger

Duplex stainless steel (DSS) is widely used in the chemical and hydrocarbon industry where the corrosive nature of service demands high corrosion resistance. Despite its high corrosion resistance, DSS are challenged by the service as well as operating conditions.

HVOF Coatings: Defending Components in the World’s Harshest Environments

In industries that push equipment to its limits—where searing temperatures, corrosive fluids, and abrasive slurries are everyday challenges—failure is not an option.