Advantages of Stainless Steel Products

Due to the high cost of stainless steel material, many of its benefits are often overlooked by engineers and designers. These advantages usually justify the initial investment in stainless steel because this material may provide the greatest value throughout the life of the project.

1. Introduction to stainless steel

Stainless steel is an alloy of iron with a chromium content of at least 10.5%. Chromium produces a thin layer of oxide on the surface of steel, called "passive layer". Chromium can make steel corrosion resistant, resulting in a tough and invisible surface. The stainless steel quality include:

The ability to self heal in the presence of oxygen. Although chromium plays an important role in the self-healing ability of stainless steel, other elements play a role, including molybdenum, nickel and nitrogen. For examplem, sus 201 stainless steel is an austenitic Cr-Ni-mn stainless steel alloy used to preserve nickel and as a substitute for type 301 in some tempering applications.

2. Advantages of stainless steel products

Like all other available metals, stainless steel has its disadvantages. The high initial cost, the impact of handling metal without high-quality equipment and the difficulty level of welding metal are the most common disadvantages. And some of them result in the stainless steel price is high. It is worth considering that these advantages of stainless steel far outweigh the disadvantages of using this reliable metal.  For example, 443 stainless steel has good thermal conductivity, because it can save time and energy in the field of cooking equipment manufacturing, and because of its good magnetic conductivity, it can show the advantages of materials in induction cookers. Embossed stainless steel sheet is to apply a concave and convex pattern on the surface of the steel plate, which is used to require smoothness and appreciation.

3. Stainless steel products are 100% recyclable

More and more organizations choose to continue to understand the impact of stainless steel materials and the stainless steel product on the whole community. More than 50% of stainless steel comes from stainless steel processing with previously melted stainless steel waste, reducing waste.

4. Stainless steel is easy to manufacture

If your manufacturer uses outdated equipment, using stainless steel is only a challenge. By using top modern options, stainless steel can be easily cut, welded and connected in between.