Austenitic Stainless Steels

Austenitic Stainless Steel Grades Stocked:

* 304 (1.4301)

* 304L (1.4306)

303 (1.4305)

321 (1.4541)

* 316 (1.4401)

* 316L (1.4404)

* Materials where applicable are supplied in accordance with NACE MR0175

Roundbar : 3mm dia. to 520mm dia

Properties

  • Corrosion resistance
  • Formability

Austenitic stainless steels are the most popular grades of stainless produced due to their excellent corrosion resistance and formability making tight bends possible.  They are alloys structured around a composition of Iron, with 16% – 26% Chromium, and 2% – 20% Nickel.  Variants contain additions of Carbon and/or Molybdenum and/or Titanium and/or Sulphur to alter the structure and properties. Austenitic steels are non-hardenable by heat treating, but they can be cold worked to improve hardness, strength, and stress resistance.  They are essentially non-magnetic. The most familiar austenitic stainless steels are Type 303/304/316.

Applications

Austenitic stainless steel bar is used for automotive trim, cookware, food and beverage equipment, storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping, processing equipment, building and construction and a variety of other industrial applications.

  • Random length stock bar in lengths of 3mtr to 10mtr randoms dependent on size/grade

The metallurgy of these steels can be complex and if you need any help concerning usage, heat treatment etc please do consult us for advice specific to your needs. If we can’t provide you with an answer, we will go to our main supplier in Germany – “Doerrenberg” – who have extensive know-how in the field of metallurgy.

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