Types of Stainless steel

Stainless steels are split into 5 families.

  • Ferritic steels
    Iron – Chromium or Iron – Chromium – Molybdenum alloys. They contain no nickel.

  • Martensitic steels
    usually contain 12 to 19 % chromium and their carbon content varies between 0.08 and 1.2 %. They may contain nickel and molybdenum as well as other elements such as copper, titanium or vanadium.

  • Austenitic steels
    the best known and most widely used steels within the stainless steel family. They contain nickel (usually 7 % or more) and, sometimes, additions of molybdenum, titanium or niobium.

  • Austeno-ferritic steels
    are  characterised by a high chromium content (22 % or more) and low nickel content (3.5 to 8 %).
    They are more commonly called "duplex steels".

  • Heat-resisting steels
    are grades often used when resistance to temperatures between 900 and
    1150 °C is required (EN 10095 standard).

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