Subject = engineering Description = Harley Engineering specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of welded and fabricated sheet metal products. Category = engineering
is resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance, relative inexpense, and familiar luster it makes an ideal base material for a host of commercial applications
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There are over 150 grades
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of
stainless
steel
, of which fifteen are most common
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The alloy is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing to be used in cookware, cutlery, hardware, surgical instruments, major appliances,
industrial
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equipment, and building material in skyscrapers and large buildings
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The famous seven-story pinnacle of the Chrysler Building in New York City is adorned with gleaming
stainless
steel
cladding
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Today
stainless
steel
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is 100% recyclable
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In fact, over 50% of new
stainless
steel
is made from remelted scrap
metal
, rendering it a somewhat eco-friendly material
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Some compositions of
stainless
steel
are prone to
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intergranular corrosion when exposed to certain environments,
stainless
steel
in such condition is called sensitized
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There are different types of
stainless
steel
s: when nickel, for instance is added the austenite structure of
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iron is stabilized
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This crystal structure makes such
steel
s non-magnetic and less brittle at low temperatures
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frames
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Stainless
steel
s comprise over 70% of total
stainless
steel
product
ion
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frames
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They contain a maximum
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of 0.15% carbon, a minimum of 16% chromium and sufficient nickel and/or manganese to retain an austenitic structure at all temperatures from the cryogenic region to the melting point of the alloy
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A typical composition is 18% chromium and 10% nickel, commonly known as 18/10
stainless
steel
is often used in flatware
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Similarly 18/0 and 18/8 is also available
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“Superaustenitic”
stainless
steel
, such
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as alloy AL-6XN and 254SMO, exhibit great resistance to chloride pitting and crevice corrosion
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The higher alloy content of Superaustenitic
stainless
steel
means they are fearsomely expensive and similar performance can usually
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be achieved using duplex
steel
s at much lower cost
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Ferritic
stainless
steel
is highly corrosion resistant, but far less durable than austenitic grades and cannot be hardened by heat tre
