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.

Featured Story – The Most Profitable Sectors of the Food Industry for Stainless Steel...

The world GDP is over $80 trillion, and more than $15 trillion of that is spent on food. Sugar purchases alone account for over $1 trillion of this GDP. There is also a high percentage of food revenues spent on stainless steel materials within this industry, as critical and severe service needs are required.

Featured Story – The Varying Personalities of Exotics and Alloy Steels

Did you know that every metal has its own unique personality, nuances, quirks, and mannerisms? Did you know that a welder should be a kind of ‘metal-psychiatrist’ to be able to do the welding job correctly? This is something that Travis Field of Legion Piping Fabricators, has become acutely aware of during his career.

Featured Story – Synalloy Metals

Synalloy Metals, and its family of companies, Brismet (Bristol Metals), Specialty Pipe and Tube, and American Stainless Tubing, was not always a combined force. After strategic acquisitions and leader-ship changes, the companies now proudly stand together to bring an impressive and diverse product portfolio to the market.

Featured Story – Bridging the Gap Between Research and Industry

An accepted manufacturing technique in some areas, 3D printing still seems to be in its infancy in others. One talented young man who is determined to play his part in furthering the practical application of 3D printing in the toughest of industries is Navin Sakthivel.

Featured Story – Ways Toward Carbon Neutral Stainless Steel Production

The steel industry ranks amongst the top three CO2 (carbon dioxide) emitters from the industrial segment, and many steelmakers have set carbon neutral goals for the 2030-2050 timeframe. In general, stainless steel producers have a smaller carbon footprint than most carbon steel producers — on average about half — yet many have focused on investigating and implementing various available decarbonization approaches.

Featured Story – The Varying Personalities of Exotic and Alloy Steels

Did you know that every metal has its own unique personality, nuances, quirks, and mannerisms? Did you know that a welder should be a kind of ‘metal-psychiatrist’ to be able to do the welding job correctly? This is something that Travis Field of Legion Piping Fabricators, has become acutely aware of during his career.

Featured Story – The Effects Of Low Temperature Carbon Diffusion On Stainless Steel

Stainless steels along with Nickel based alloys are often selected for many applications in corrosive environments. While resistance to corrosion makes them a favorable choice, poor tribological behavior may prevent a broader use of these materials. The Kolsterising® process is a proven method for the surface hardening of these materials by the diffusion of carbon.

Featured Story – Standard Duplex Stainless Steel Welding Procedure Qualification

There are many precautions that need to be considered when welding duplex stainless steels. One of the biggest concerns is ensuring a proper ferrite to austenite phase balance. There are many precautions that need to be considered when welding duplex stainless steels. One of the biggest concerns is ensuring a proper ferrite to austenite phase balance. Several aspects will affect the phase balance of the weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ) of a duplex stainless-steel weldment.

Featured Story – Maruichi Stainless Tube: A strong dedication to high quality products

Maruichi Stainless Tube is a leading provider of high-quality seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes. The company produces high-growth products, such as semiconductor bright annealed pipes and precision bright annealed tubes, for direct injection automotive engines.

The Stainless Steel Market will Grow Under a Net Zero CO2 Program

The market for stainless steel in the power industry will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 2% over the next 30 years. It is predicted that this already massive market will increase further as the innovation needed to reach the net zero CO2 initiative occurs. This in turn will require coal and nuclear plants to allocate more spending to stainless steel technologies.