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StainlessSteelsClassifications
Stainlesssteelsarecommonlygroupedintomartensiticstainless
steels,ferriticstainlesssteels,austeniticstainlesssteels,duplex
(ferriticaustenitic)stainlesssteels,andprecipitationhardening
stainlesssteels
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Stainlesssteelsareingeneralgroupedinto
martensiticstainlesssteels
ferriticstainlesssteels
austeniticstainlesssteels
duplex(ferriticaustenitic)stainlesssteels
precipitationhardeningstainlesssteels
Alloyingmetallicelementsaddedduringthemakingofthesteelincreasecorrosionresistance,
hardness,orstrength.Themetalsusedmostcommonlyasalloyingelementsinstainlesssteelinclude
chromium,nickel,andmolybdenum.
Stainlesssteelsareavailableintheformof
plate
sheet
strip
foil
bar
wire
pipes
tubes
Stainlesssteelsareaironbasedalloycontainingatbetween10.5%to30%Cr.Stainlesssteel
achieveitsstainlesscharacteristicthroughtheformationofaninvisibleandadherentchromiumrich
oxidesurfacefilm.
Otheralloyingelementsaddedtoimprovethecharacteristicsofthestainlesssteelincludenickel,
molybdenum,copper,titanium,aluminum,silicon,niobium,nitrogen,sulphur,andselenium.
Carbonisnormallyinamountsfrom0.03%tomorethan1.0%insomemartensiticgrades.
Selectionofstainlesssteelsareingeneralbasedon
corrosionresistance
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fabricationcharacteristics
availability
mechanicalpropertiesforspecifictemperatureranges
productcost
Sincestainlesssteelresistscorrosion,maintainsitsstrengthathightemperatures,andiseasily
maintained,itiswidelyusedinitemssuchasautomotiveandfoodprocessingproducts,aswellas
medicalandhealthequipment.ThemostcommonUSgradesofstainlesssteelare:

TYPE304
Themostcommonlyspecifiedaustenitic(chromiumnickelstainlessclass)stainlesssteel,accounting
formorethanhalfofthestainlesssteelproducedintheworld.Thisgradewithstandsordinary
corrosioninarchitecture,isdurableintypicalfoodprocessingenvironments,andresistsmost
chemicals.Type304isavailableinvirtuallyallproductformsandfinishes.

TYPE316
Austenitic(chromiumnickelstainlessclass)stainlesssteelcontaining2%3%molybdenum(whereas
304hasnone).Theinclusionofmolybdenumgives316greaterresistancetovariousformsof
deterioration.

TYPE409
Ferritic(plainchromiumstainlesscategory)stainlesssteelsuitableforhightemperatures.Thisgrade
hasthelowestchromiumcontentofallstainlesssteelsandthusistheleastexpensive.

TYPE410
Themostwidelyusedmartensitic(plainchromiumstainlessclasswithexceptionalstrength)stainless
steel,featuringthehighlevelofstrengthconferredbythemartensitics.Itisalowcost,heattreatable
gradesuitablefornonseverecorrosionapplications.

TYPE430
Themostwidelyusedferritic(plainchromiumstainlesscategory)stainlesssteel,offeringgeneral
purposecorrosionresistance,oftenindecorativeapplications.
AUSTENITICSTAINLESSSTEELS
TYPE
EquivalentUNS
201
S20100
202
S20200
205
S20500
301
S30100
302
S30200
302B
S30215
303
S30300
303Se
S30323
304
S30400
304L
S30403
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302HQ
304N
305
308
309
309S
310
310S
314
316
316L
316F
316N
317
317L
317LMN
321
330
347
348
384

StainlessSteelsClassifications

S30430
S30451
S30500
S30800
S30900
S30908
S31000
S31008
S31400
S31600
S31603
S31620
S31651
S31700
S31703
S31726
S32100
NO8330
S34700
S34800
S38400

FERRITICSTAINLESSSTEELS
TYPE
EquivalentUNS
405
S40500
409
S40900
429
S42900
430
S43000
430F
S43020
430FSe
S43023
434
S43400
436
S43600
442
S44200
446
S44600

TYPE
403
410
414
416
416Se
420
420F

MARTENSITICSTAINLESSSTEELS
EquivalentUNS
S40300
S41000
S41400
S41600
S41623
S42000
S42020

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422
431
440A
440B
440C

S42200
S43100
S44002
S44003
S44004

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