manufacture, processing and use of stainless steel - International ...
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Table 1.1 Identity <strong>of</strong> <strong>stainless</strong> <strong>steel</strong>s<br />
Stainless <strong>steel</strong> family Description Composition (examples) Typical applications<br />
Martensitic group<br />
Stainless <strong>steel</strong>s <strong>of</strong> 400 series; capable <strong>of</strong><br />
being heat treated to wide range <strong>of</strong><br />
hardness <strong>and</strong> strength levels.<br />
Ferritic group Stainless <strong>steel</strong>s in 400 series; <strong>use</strong>d for<br />
corrosion resistance <strong>and</strong> resistance to<br />
sealing at high temperatures, rather than<br />
for high strength; non-hardenable by heat<br />
treating; always magnetic.<br />
Austenitic group All <strong>stainless</strong> <strong>steel</strong>s in the 200 <strong>and</strong> 300<br />
series; have excellent formability <strong>and</strong><br />
corrosion resistance; non-hardenable by<br />
heat treating; non-magnetic in annealed<br />
condition <strong>and</strong> depending on composition;<br />
become slightly magnetic when cold<br />
worked.<br />
Duplex alloys group Austenitic-ferritic <strong>stainless</strong> <strong>steel</strong>s; based<br />
on 2205 alloy; have a mixture <strong>of</strong><br />
austenitic <strong>and</strong> ferrite in their structure;<br />
nitrogen added to improve corrosion<br />
resistance <strong>and</strong> strength.<br />
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Type AISI 410:<br />
carbon 0.11%<br />
chromium 12%<br />
Type AISI 430:<br />
carbon 0.05%<br />
chromium 16.5%<br />
Type AISI 304:<br />
carbon 0.04%<br />
chromium 18.2%<br />
nickel 8.7%<br />
Alloy AISI 2205:<br />
carbon 0.02%<br />
chromium 22%<br />
nickel 5.5%<br />
molybdenum 3%<br />
nitrogen 0.14%<br />
Bolts, nuts, screws, cutlery, scissors,<br />
knife blades, surgical equipment,<br />
springs, beater bars for paper mills.<br />
Vehicle mufflers <strong>and</strong> catalytic<br />
converters, containers, vehicle trim,<br />
kitchen trim <strong>and</strong> equipment, drums<br />
<strong>and</strong> tubs for washing machines, drums<br />
for dryers, heat exchangers, oil burner<br />
parts, interior architectural trim.<br />
Architectural trim, vehicle wheel<br />
cover, railroad car bodies, chemical<br />
<strong>processing</strong> equipment, food <strong>processing</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling equipment, hospital<br />
equipment, dairy equipment, beverage<br />
equipment, pharmaceutical equipment,<br />
petrol refining equipment.<br />
Pipe <strong>and</strong> tube applications, petrochemical<br />
equipment, pulp <strong>and</strong> paper<br />
<strong>processing</strong> machinery <strong>and</strong> equipment.