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Where stainless steel is used: food, medicine, pools, heat exchangers and construction.

6 articles

  • Where stainless steel is used

    Industries that use stainless steel, service temperatures for AISI 304 and 316, choosing a grade for the environment and typical mistakes when substituting.

    • Applications
    • 11 min read

  • Food-grade stainless steel: grades and requirements

    Which stainless steel grades count as food-grade, how 304 and 316 differ, which finishes are needed and why scale is more dangerous than the grade.

    • Applications
    • 6 min read

  • Stainless steel in construction and architecture

    Which stainless steel grades to use in construction: 304 outdoors, 201 and 430 indoors, the choice of surface finish and the rules for selecting fasteners.

    • Applications
    • 6 min read

  • Stainless steel in medicine and pharma

    How medical steel differs from stainless steel, which grades are used in medicine and pharma, why electropolishing is needed and what validation confirms.

    • Applications
    • 6 min read

  • Stainless steel for heat exchangers

    How to choose a grade for a heat exchanger by medium and temperature, which pipes and sheets are needed and which corrosion risks to take into account.

    • Applications
    • 6 min read

  • Stainless steel for a pool and chlorinated water

    Why 304 is not suitable for a pool, which grades withstand chlorinated water, how to weld and passivate elements and how to care for them.

    • Applications
    • 6 min read

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