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Stainless Steels Austenitic (click on category for list of products)
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Iron based alloys with a Chromium content between 17% and 26% and Nickel between 7% and 35 % and Carbonium 0.15% max which cannot be stiffened by quench hardening but only through cold working ( cold drawing ). Corrosion resistance ( higher if compared to other stainless steels ) and diamagnetism are their main characteristics |
| Propeller shafts |
| High quality cuttlery |
| High quality kitchen tools |
| Bult nuts and pipe fittings |
| Welding electrodes |
| Cold forming |
| High pressure vessels |
| Chemical plants |
| Chemical pharmaceutical plants |
| Dyeing plants |
| Petrochemical plants |
| Corrosion resistant welding structures |
| Corrosion resistance pump components |
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For welding: Alloy elements (Cr, Ni) are added in a higher percentage , in wiew of the eventual loss of additional elements during welding fusion |
For bolts and nuts: In addition to base elements, the copper content stabilizes austenitic structure and makes the steel less prone to cold work hardening |
For machining: The sulphur content allows to obtain higher machinability properties during stock removal with machine tools. Go to Maxival ?
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Enhanced machinability: they combine better tool machinability with equal corrosion resistance without beeing detrimental to weldability and to cold working thanks to a different manufacturing process that permits the formation of controlled inclusions favourable to chipping and tool life. Go to Maxival ? section. |
For cold drawing: Austenitic stainless steel containing elements making easier cold deformation processes. |
Refractory Steels: Their superior Cr and Ni content, if compared to normal austenic steels, betters their creep properties for applications at high temperatures. |