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Stainless steel is the name given to a group of corrosion
resistant and high temperature steels. Its remarkable resistance to corrosion
is due to a chromium-rich oxide film which forms on the surface. When ordinary
carbon steel is exposed to rain water, for example, it corrodes forming a brown
iron oxide, commonly called rust, on the surface. This is not protective and
eventually the entire piece of steel will corrode and be converted to rust. But
when enough chromium (more than about 10%) is added to ordinary steel, the
oxide on the surface is transformed - it is very thin, virtually invisible and
protective in a wide range of corrosive media.This is what we call stainless
steel and there are several different types, and many different grades.
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ICI Metals carries a variety
of stainless steel including:
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Grades including
303,304,316, 17-4. Other grades may be available for mill orders |
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Shapes
available include round, hex, flat, channel, tubing and pipe. |
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