Outokumpu, a global leader in the stainless steel industry, with numerous locations throughout the Americas, recently announced that they have provided Forta super duplex stainless steel for a prototype of an offshore patrol vessel made by Swedish ship maker Swedish Steel Yachts AB (SSY).
Outokumpu supplied mirror-polished plates in different dimensions for the vessel, which is made entirely of super duplex Forta SDX 2507 stainless steel with a corrosion resistance to cope with marine environments.
Outokumpus Forta SDX 2507 super duplex stainless steel is high-strength, durable, one-hundred percent corrosion resistant and maintenance-free with very good tensile strength, said Petra Rosén, Head of Marketing at SSY.