The many unique values provided by stainless steel make it a powerful candidate in materials selection.
Stainless steel is technically known as heat and corrosion resisting steel.
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron which contains at least 10% chromium (Cr).
This addition of chromium define the unique properties [stainless, corrosion and heat resisting].
Stainless Steel |
C |
Mn |
P |
S |
Si |
Cr |
Ni |
Mo |
N |
410 |
0.15 |
1.00 |
0.040 |
0.030 |
0.500 |
11.50-13.00 |
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430 |
0.12 |
1.00 |
0.040 |
0.030 |
1.000 |
16.00-18.00 |
0.75 |
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304 |
0.08 |
2.00 |
0.045 |
0.030 |
1.000 |
18.00-20.00 |
8.00-10.50 |
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316 |
0.08 |
2.00 |
0.045 |
0.030 |
1.000 |
16.00-18.00 |
10.00-14.00 |
2.00-3.00 |
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2205 |
0.02 |
2.00 |
0.045 |
0.030 |
1.000 |
22.00-23.00 |
5.50-6.00 |
3.00-3.50 |
0.17 |