Stainless steel is the generic name for a number of different steels used primarily for their resistance to corrosion. The one key element they all share is a certain minimum percentage (by mass) of chromium: 10.5%.

Ferritic stainless steels share most of the mechanical and corrosion-resistance properties of their more expensive cousins, austenitic stainless steels. However, unlike the austenitics, ferritic stainless steels contain no nickel. This makes them a cost-effective alternative in many applications.

The Ferritic Solution provides an overview of the properties of ferritic stainless steels, the advantages of using them and the applications where they can be used. The Ferritic Solution is a crucial reference document for stainless steel users, specifiers and producers.

This brochure is available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish [clicking on the language will open the pdf]

This technical booklet contains a guide to chrome-manganese austenitic stainless steels and advice for potential users. The guide has been produced by the ISSF Committee on Market Development, and approved by the ISSF Board of Directors.

《 “新200系列” 钢种：不锈钢行业的机遇还是威胁？》 是一份关于铬锰奥氏体不锈钢产品的技术说明，并为感兴趣的用户提供有价值的信息及建议。目前中文版已可下载阅读。

The ISSF Stainless Steel Specialist Course is designed to improve your knowledge of stainless steel, its properties, performance and uses. It contains interactive e-learning modules for fast, rewarding training.

Whether you’re an engineer, an architect, in stainless steel sales or in manufacturing, the course is essential training for anyone working with stainless steel. The course provides a standard level of knowledge and recognised level of achievement. This means a higher level of understanding of stainless steel for existing and new workers.

This paper, presented at the IOM workshop, So You Want to Build it in Stainless Steel, firstly outlines mill and mechanically polished (brushed) finishes to EN 10088 part 2. It goes on to discuss patterned finishes, bead-blasted finishes and electropolished finishes in a wide range of applications.

These are stainless steels containing relatively high chromium (between 18 and 28%) and moderate amounts of nickel (between 4.5 and 8%). The nickel content is insufficient to generate a fully austenitic structure and the resulting combination of ferritic and austenitic structures is called duplex. Most duplex steels contain molybdenum in a range of 2.5 - 4%.

Stainless steels are corrosion resistant steels with a minimum of 10.5 per cent of chromium (Cr). The ‘family’ or type terms ferritic, martensitic, austenitic and duplex are introduced. The main property of stainless steels, their corrosion resistance, is outlined in addition to other useful properties.

A book to help everyone along the supply chain gain a basic understanding of Stainless Steel.

The presentation will outline the different grades and structures covered by the Stainless Steel family. The main properties will be discussed, taking into account their chemistry and structure. The specific properties requested for the main climate business are presented. Material selection guides are presented in order to optimise the material costs. Some new trends concerning material design and applications are provided.

This presentation aims to show the advanced stainless steel grades and process technologies of Daido Steel.

Stainless steels have diverse properties which provide viable and cost-effective solutions to a vast range of applications. In practice, development of a hierarchy of required properties reduces the range to a manageable number of highly versatile materials (ASSDA's Reference Manual lists about 30 grades commonly available in Australia), enabling users to choose the most appropriate grade for the particular application.

If a job requires greater corrosion resistance than grade 304 can provide, grade 316 is the 'next step up'. Grade 316 has virtually the same mechanical, physical and fabrication characteristics as 304 with better corrosion resistance, particularly to pitting corrosion in chloride environments.

UNS S30400 (grade 304) is the greatest stainless success story. It accounts for more than 50% of all stainless steel produced.

A compact 6-page folder has been produced, entitled "What Is Stainless Steel?" Addressed to designers, fabricators and stockholders, it provides a concise summary of the principal families, main properties, commonly available finishes and process routes. Three graphs show how the various austenitic, ferritic and Duplex grades are interrelated and what the alloying elements confer to their technical properties.

The paper presents present also the new trends in alloying duplex grades including the new low alloying grades so-called lean duplex- as well as new grades with specific properties. The extended duplex family with new grades makes it possible to extend the applications areas including in huge markets requiring less corrosion resistance properties than process industry.

Most growth in 200-series use over recent years has been in low-nickel and therefore lowchromium versions which have less corrosion resistance than grade 304. The end result has been corrosion failures in some applications and dissatisfied customers.

Article provides a brief description of stainless steel and why it has stainless characteristics.

This extract from the pages of Wikipedia, the web’s free encyclopaedia, contains some general information and an interesting summary of the historical evolution of the iron-chromium alloys.

Topics covered: - Background - Key properties -- Composition -- Mechanical Properties -- Physical Properties -- Grade Specification Comparison -- Possible Alternative Grades - Corrosion Resistance - Heat Resistance - Heat Treatment - Welding - Machining - Dual Certification - Applications

This brochure is for fabricators and end users of duplex stainless steels. It presents, in a single source, practical information for the successful fabrication of duplex stainless steels. It assumes that the reader already has experience with the fabrication of stainless steels; therefore, it provides data comparing the properties and fabrication practices of duplex stainless steels to those of the 300-series austenitic stainless steels and to carbon steel.

Overview of a broad range of stainless steels; their compositions, properties, fabrication and use. Offers guidance on selecting the proper stainless steel by weighing four elements: corrosion or heat resistance; mechanical properties; fabrication operations; and total cost.

Article contains a general description of austenitic, ferritic and martensitic grades.

This monograph is a collection of articles with the historical evolution of nitrogen bearing alloys and the progress in various applications in engineering industries giving authoritative and validated information on various aspects of the high nitrogen steels, including stainless steels, covering their manufacturing, properties and applications.

A summary of the main applications for each of the popular grades.

A summary of the principal characteristics of the popular grades of stainless steels