Construction
Grades 304 · 316 · 2205
Applications
Matched to the
job it has to do.
The right grade is application-specific — corrosion class, hygiene, formability, strength and cost all trade off. Here's how we map our stock to twelve sectors.
Kitchen Equipment
Grades 304 · 430
Food & Dairy
Grades 304 · 316L
Pharmaceutical
Grades 316L · 304L
Chemical
Grades 316L · 2205
Automotive
Grades 430 · 409 · 304
Railways
Grades 304 · 201 · 301L
Elevators
Grades 304 · Hairline / No.4
Marine
Grades 316L · 2205
Architecture
Grades 304 · 316 · PVD
Pumps & Valves
Grades 316 · 2205 · CF8M
Defence
Grades 316L · 2205
How we match grade to use
Corrosion class first, then everything else.
We start from the service environment — chlorides, temperature, hygiene rules — then balance formability, strength and budget. A wrong grade is expensive twice: once at purchase, again at failure.
304 — indoor, dry or mild environments; the default workhorse.
316/316L — chlorides, coastal, food & pharma; Mo-bearing.
2205 — high chloride + high strength; duplex structure.
430/201 — cost-sensitive, low-corrosion, decorative.
Not sure which grade?
Tell us the environment. We'll specify the steel.
Describe the application and exposure and we'll recommend grade, finish and form with a quote.