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Stainless steels are highly corrosion resistant, ferrous alloys that contain chromium and/or nickel additions. There are three basic types of products: austenitic stainless steels, ferritic and martensitic stainless steels, and specialty stainless steels and iron superalloys.

Austenitic stainless steels (AISI 300 / 200 Series) are highly corrosion resistant, ferrous alloys that contain chromium and nickel or manganese additions. Generally, austenitic stainless steels are more corrosion resistant than ferritic or martensitic stainless steels. Annealed austenitic stainless steels are non-magnetic. Cold working is used to harden austenitic stainless steels because these alloys do not respond to conventional quench and temper hardening processes.

Ferritic and martensitic stainless steels are highly corrosion resistant, ferrous alloys that contain chromium and/or carbon additions. Ferritic stainless steels are soft, easy to form metal alloys. Cold working is used to harden ferritic stainless steels because these alloys do not respond to conventional quench and temper hardening processes. Ferritic stainless steels are formed to fabricate mufflers and other sheet metal components that require good corrosion resistance. Martensitic stainless steels can be hardened by a conventional quench and temper operation. Martensitic stainless steels are used for knife blades, tooling, or other applications that require good corrosion resistance combined with higher hardness and wear resistance.

Specialty stainless steels and iron superalloys are highly corrosion resistant, ferrous alloys containing chromium, nickel or other alloying additions to provide high strength or heat resistance. Duplex and precipitation hardening stainless steels belong in this category.

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Ferrous metals and alloys are based on iron and include carbon steels, alloy steels, stainless steels, cast iron, cast steel, maraging steel, and specialty or proprietary iron-based alloys.  Search by Specification | Learn more about Ferrous Metals and Iron Alloys
Stainless steel alloys are austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, precipitation hardened (PH), and duplex metal materials that are available in a wide variety of grades, shapes, and sizes. Search by Specification | Learn more about Stainless Steel Alloys
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All Metals & Forge - Stainless Steel Foging Services - Forging Services
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All Metals & Forge - New StockList and Reference Manual - Free
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All Metals & Forge - Copper Alloys
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CNC Industries, Inc. - Materials Machined By CNC Industries, Inc.
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All Metals & Forge - Tool Steels - D2, D3, A2, P20, Tool Steel
Tool Steel grades D2, D3, A2, and P20 from All Metals & Forge, an ISO-9001:2000/EN9100B/AS9100B Registered Supplier of specialty metals, open-die forgings, and seamless rolled rings. We stock a... (read more)
Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc. - Columbia Steel does it BIG.
Big machined parts. Big castings. Come to us for the big stuff. It's our specialty. Columbia Steel's facility of about 500,000 sq. ft. in Portland, Oregon is a full service center for the manufacture... (read more)
Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc. - Industrial steel and iron casting services
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Lambda Technologies - Residual Stress Analysis
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This specification was approved by the assistant Administrator Office of Federal Supply and Services, General Services Administration, for the use of all Federal agencies 1.1 Scope. This specification... (Read More)
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