The Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel
Summary:
WHAT IS STAINLESS STEEL
Stainless steel is not a single alloy, but rather the
name applies to a group of iron-based alloys containing
a minimum 10.5% chromium. Other elements are added and
the chromium content increased to improve the corrosion
resistance and heat resisting properties, enhance mechanical
properties, and/or improve fabricating characteristics.
There are over 50 stainless steel grades that were originally
recognized by the American
Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Three general classifications
are used to identify stainlesssteel. They are:
1) Metallurgical structure.
2) The AISI numbering system (200, 300 and 400 series
numbers).
3) The Unified Numbering System, which was developed by
the American Society
for Testing Materials (ASTM) and the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) to apply to all commercial metals and
alloys.
Format:
Pages : 7
Size: 46 kb
Author :The Specialty Steel Industry of the North America
(SSINA)
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