Despite the high cost of stainless steel, it enjoys stable popularity. A wide range of metal base catalog can offer a potential customer almost any type of stainless steel rolled products. Most often, metal blanks are used in the engineering industry, for the production of parts. But, the construction industry also uses corrosion-resistant metal.
What the consumer can expect
Especially in demand, among the entire range of rolled metal products, is sheet metal. It is used as a raw material for the production of a wide variety of products. Resistance to the negative factors of everyday use makes the iron sheet indispensable in many areas of human life. Rolled steel manufacturers market the following types of stainless steel sheets:
- matte, not reflecting much light;
- grooved, for specific tasks;
- decorative, used in construction and installation;
- perforated, has a narrow direction of application;
- A brushed or mirrored look of a metal sheet.
The metal sheet is especially in demand in the field of medicine and the food industry. A metal with a high chromium content practically does not interact with the outside world. Food and pharmaceuticals will not damage the steel base. Popular aisi 430 stainless steel sheet the most popular product among the entire range .
Physical and chemical properties of stainless steel sheet
In fact, it is not the shape of the rolled product that plays a role here, but the material from which it is made. Stainless steel is an alloy of several metals. By changing its molecular composition, the chemical, physical and operational properties change. The most important properties that the consumer appreciates are:
- Resists high and low temperatures well.
- Does not tend to rust in constant contact with a damp environment.
- Especially strong structure, lasts for decades.
- Can be reused in other areas of activity.
- Stainless steel does not support the development of bacteria and microorganisms.
Stainless steel is used to produce many household and industrial products. aisi 304 sheet, as a basis, is used for manufacturing products for almost every industry. The main thing is that the metal sheet meets all strict international requirements.
