Stainless Steel Information

The stainless steel provided by Mr Stainless is superior to brass and naval bronze in both strength and corrosion resistance.

Whilst stainless has better corrosion resistance than almost any other metal, it is not indestructable. With correct application and proper care (which is minimal), however, your stainless steel should last beyond your lifetime.

304 (A2) Grade Stainless Steel

Mr Stainless provides two grades of stainless steel: 304 (also known as A2) and 316 (also known as A4).

304 grade stainless steel is suitable for many applications including the following:
* General outdoor applications
* Domestic appliances
* Exposure to water and humidity in industrial applications
* Dairies, breweries, and filter plants
* Food and pharmaceutical industries
* Chemical cleaning, laboratories, and photographic industry
* Electrochemical application (although stainless steel is not a good conductor of electricity)
* Paper mills and hydraulic engineering

316 (A4) Grade Stainless Steel

316 grade stainless steel is a marine grade stainless that is designed for more aggressive environments such as emersion in salt or chlorinated water and stronger chemical solutions.

Working with Stainless Steel

Stainless steel is an alloy metal (see composition towards the bottom of the page). As with all metals, an oxidisation naturally occurs on the surface of stainless steel. It is this oxidised film which is what (as a result of the composition of stainless steel) makes stainless steel stainless. As a result, cutting of stainless has no effect on its corrosion resistance of the stainless steel. Mr Stainless recommends, however, that when working with stainless steel (especially cutting, grinding, sanding etc.) that the discs, etc. used have not been used with any other metal so that there is no risk of contamination of the stainless by a piece of foreign material embedding itself in the stainless and thus causing a breach in its corrosion resistant surface film.

Usual Composition

Disclaimer

The above information is supplied as guidelines only and is extracted from material supplied by world authorities on stainless steel.

Mr Stainless Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any loss or damage occurring either directly or indirectly from the technical information supplied or products referred to in this website.