Food steel for production, how to choose.
In production plants, which involve contact of surfaces with food important a material of manufacture of tanks and equipment. To all stages of the products were safe for human health and food quality applied stainless steel. This title is generalizing for all brands of steel food with high resistance to rust. Guest the term stainless steel is missing. Therefore, the choice have to rely on reviews. Let us examine the characteristics of food, steel and learn how to make the right choice.
AISI 304 one of the most popular brands of food steel. Its main advantages are: durability, sustainability, resistance to corrosion.
What brand of food began there
To determine the most and least resistant to corrosion of food grades of steel were used the wine experience. It helped to understand what brand you want for production: if the contact of food (liquid) have to be very long enduring stainless steel and Vice versa.
a List of popular brands of stainless steel for food industry: AISI 430, AISI 316Ti,
AISI 304L, AISI 316L, AISI 321, AISI 316, duplex. The composition of these brands include improving components.
AISI 304, AISI 430, AISI 316 suitable for short contact with food. Their corrosion, mechanical and chemical resistance is expressed to a lesser extent due to the lack of the titanium alloy.
Special features
food companies often use pipes made of stainless steel standard DIN 11850. The latter determines the composition of the alloy and the quality of the weld. These pipes are eco-friendly and suitable for areas of catering. For their manufacturing steel AISI 304 and AISI 316L. According to brands characterized by the following properties:
- corrosion resistance the entire area of the tube;
- increased resistance to aggressive environments; an
- antitoxicity;
- for a long period of operation;
- smooth surface for the entire time of use, which facilitates the maintenance of the equipment;
- compliance with dissolved heavy metals.
- In the home and catering suitable AISI 304 and cheap AISI 430, AISI 410. Since these circumstances don't use aggressive treatment.
- For the food industry choose the brand AISI 316 because of its proven interaction with hot solutions of acid and caustic soda.
- experiment with dipping a sample in a solution of vinegar 2% for a couple of days. If upon expiration of the term sheet is not dark, it fit.
- in the absence of the sample composition is determined by the directory. Way to recognize high-quality stainless steel with a magnet erroneous.
What is stainless steel ideal for catering and industry
How to determine the composition of the steel and its resistance to corrosion
For a successful choice of desired brand is best to check with the Manager of the seller, but first decide the purpose of food production. Then the chances to choose the appropriate option will increase.
Where to buy food grade stainless steel
we Offer you to buy stainless steel in the company Asia Steel Trading. It is also possible to order sheets and pipes made of stainless steel by a personal sketch based in Moscow. Metal processing is performed on new foreign plants. Asia Steel Trading has partnered with leading manufacturers of steel, so the quality and control guaranteed.