Why Stainless Steel? Corrosion Resistance Corrosion Resistance
Mechanical Properties Mechanical Properties High Temperature
Properties High Temperature Properties Low Temperature Properties
Low Temperature Properties Physical Properties Physical Properties
Ease of Fabrication Ease of Fabrication Appearance Appearance Life
Cycle Cost Life Cycle Cost
Stainless Applications by Grade 303: Shafts, fittings, screws,
nuts, bolts 304/L: Welding, valves, fittings, flanges, shafts
316/L: Marine applications, pumps, shafts, gears, valves, fittings
410: Valves, pumps, knives, fasteners, hand tools 416: Screw
machine parts 420: Medical instruments, oil and gas
drilling/production 440C: Pivot pins, valve parts, oil well pumps,
knives, surgical & dental equipment 17-4: Aircraft, military,
boat shafts, valves, pumps, medical
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300 Series - Austenitic Not Heat Treatable Not Heat Treatable
Best Corrosion Resistance Best Corrosion Resistance Non Magnetic
Non Magnetic Best Fabricating Best Fabricating Grades stocked at
ESP. 303: rounds, oversize rounds, squares, hexes, CD flats
304/304L: rounds, oversize rounds, squares, hexes, HR
flats,Accuracy/BSQ, structurals, tread plate 316/316L: rounds,
oversize rounds, squares, hexes, HR flats,pump shaft,
structurals
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400 Series - Martensitic Chromium Chromium Heat Treatable Heat
Treatable Minimum Corrosion Resistance Minimum Corrosion Resistance
Magnetic Magnetic Grades stocked at ESP . 410 Ann, 410QDT, 416
ANN,420 Ann, 420 MOD, 440C: rounds 416 Ann: squares and hexes; pump
shaft quality rounds
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PH Grades High Strength High Strength Good Corrosion Resistance
Good Corrosion Resistance Precipitation Hardening Precipitation
Hardening Easy Heat Treatment Easy Heat Treatment Grades stocked at
ESP 17-4 Ann:Rounds H1150/HH1150: Rounds 17-4: Flats and
Squares