Stainless Steel Alloys Specifications

Grades & Specifications


	Standards / Specifications
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	AISI		Iron-based or ferrous alloys adhere to designations established by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Examples of AISI-SAE steels grades are 1018, 4140, 9610 and 52100.
	AMS		Metals or alloys meet specific Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) guidelines established by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
	ASTM / ASME		The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of voluntary standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Most specifications from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) are adopted from or very similar to ASTM specifications.
	Casting Grade (ICI, etc.)		Ingot or alloy shapes meet the requirements for casting stock from the Alloy Casting Institute (ACI), the American Die Casting Institute (ADCI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the Investment Casting Institute (ICI).
	EN		European Norm or EuroNorm (EN) specifications have superseded several older, national designation systems such as BS, DIN, NS and SS.
	MIL-SPEC / Federal (QQS)		MIL-SPEC metals meet U.S. government standards and are suitable for military applications. QQ and QQS are prefixes used to designate specific metals.
	JIS		Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specify the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The standardization process is coordinated by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee and published through the Japanese Standards Association.
	SAE		Products meet alloy grades, specifications, or designations established by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
	UNS		Metals or alloys meet the compositional standards in the Unified Numbering System (UNS), which was established by the ASTM, SAE, and several metal trade associations and societies. UNS identifies metals and alloys with a letter and five numbers. For example, carbon and alloy steels are identified as Gnnnnn, where G is the letter nnnnn is the number.
	Specialty / Other		This refers to other unlisted, specialized, and OEM-specific (e.g., GE, P&W, Boeing, etc.) or proprietary material specifications.
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	UNS Number
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	AISI Grade
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	Low Carbon Grade (L, S)?		Metals or alloys have very low levels of carbon or interstitial elements. Low carbon levels in stainless steels (L or S grades) improve weldability and the corrosion resistance of the welded joints.
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Shape / Form


	Shape / Form:
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	Semi-finished Shape / Mill Stock		Semi-finished metal shapes or stock shapes are suitable for part fabrication by machining, assembly, or other processes. Stock shapes are also used as feedstock for casting, forging, spinning, and other forming processes. Semi-finished metal shapes and stock include forms such as bar stock, rods, plates, strips, wire, shaped wire, hexagonal shapes, billets, sheets, and foil.
	Fabricated Parts / Shapes		Materials are fabricated as custom or application-specific shapes.
	Bar Stock		Materials are supplied or available as bars, rod stock, or billets. Bars or rods may have a round, square, rectangular/flat, hexagonal, or oval-shaped cross-section.
	Flats / Rectangular Bar		Materials are supplied or available as square bars, bar stock, or billets. Squares have a cross-section where two unequal sides proscribe a right angle between the surfaces.
	Squares / Square Bar		Materials are supplied or available as square bars, bar stock, or billets. Squares have a cross-section where two equal sides proscribe a right angle between surfaces.
	Rod / Round Bar Stock		Materials are supplied or available as rod stock with a round cross-section.
	Rebar / Reinforcing Bar		Rebar or reinforcing bar consists of surface-textured rod stock and is used to strengthen and internally support concrete and masonry structures. Rebar is commonly made using carbon steel or stainless steel alloys. Stainless steel rebar is useful in applications where corrosion can attack the rebar. Examples of usage include marine piers, jetties, bridges, or road construction where de-icing salts are spread.
	Hex Bar Stock		Materials are supplied or available as hexagonal stock with a hex-shaped cross-section.
	Plate		Materials are supplied or available as plates. Plates have a thickness of at least 0.250", but may be larger than 1/4".
	Sheet		Materials can be supplied or available as sheets or foil. Sheets have a thickness between 0.006" and 0.250" and are 24" (609.6 mm) or larger in width. Typically, sheets are formed to precise thicknesses and/or width requirements. Hardness and surface finish properties can be controlled by the rolling process, which usually consists of cross-rolling.
	Foil		Foil is very thin sheet or strip stock with a thickness of less than 0.006".
	Strip		Materials are supplied or available as strips. Strips are usually 0.187" (3/16", 4.76 mm) or less in thickness and under 24" (609.6 mm) in width. Typically, strips are formed to precise thicknesses and/or width requirements. Hardness and surface finish properties can be controlled by the rolling process, which usually consists of cross-rolling.
	Shim / Shim Stock		Thin brass, steel, or metal stock is manufactured to precise thicknesses for shimming, chocking, or spacing applications.
	Wire / Shaped Wire		Materials are supplied or available as round wire, shaped wire, or flattened wire. Wire is less than 0.375" in diameter.
	Profile / Structural Shape		Profiles and structural shapes include shaped stock with uniform cross sections such tees, angles, channels, I-beams, rectangular tubes, and other cross sectional shapes. These shapes are manufactured through extrusion, continuous casting, roll forming, or other processes.
	Angle		Material is supplied or available in a stock form with an "L" or angle-shaped cross section.
	Beam / I-Beam		Material is supplied or available in a stock form with an I-beam or I-shaped cross-section.
	Channel		This material is supplied or available in a stock form with a "C" or channel shaped cross-section.
	Tee		This material is supplied or available in a stock form with a "T" or T-shaped cross-section.
	Anode		Metals or alloys are supplied as anode shapes. Plating anodes are in used in plating or electroplating processes. Sacrificial anodes are used to protect steel or other metal structures from corrosion. Sacrificial anodes corrode preferentially, creating a galvanic cell that protects the steel or iron alloy in the process.
	Billet / Slab / Bloom		Billets, slabs, or blooms are massive, hot rolled, or forged blocks of metals or alloys. These forms can have semifinished square, rectangular slab, or round cross-sections. Producing billets or blooms from ingots by forging is called cogging. Hot-rolling ingots is a process called blooming. Billets are used as feedstock for rolling operations and in the machining of large components. Slabs are semi-finished steel blocks, usually with widths that are at least twice their thickness.
	Ingot		Materials are supplied or available as ingots or casting stock product forms.
	Powder		Materials are available as powders, granules, or flakes.
	Filler / Reinforcement		Powder or particulate materials are designed or suitable for filler or reinforcement applications.
	Sphere / Ball (Bearing Ball)		Metals are available as spheres or precision-ground balls. Precision balls are used to fabricate bearing balls, ball valve balls, check valve balls, and measuring balls.
	Strand / Multi-filament		Strand or multi-filament stock consists of multiple filaments or wires that are wound or braided together.
	Other		This refers to other unlisted, specialized or proprietary forms or stock types.
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	Coil Stock?		Materials are supplied or available as coils, reels, or other wound stock forms.
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	Hollow Stock?		Materials are supplied or available as tubes, pipes, or hollow stock with an open internal bore.
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Size / Dimensions


	Overall Width / OD		This is the overall width or outer diameter (OD) of stock forms such as bars, plates, and tubes. Overall width is the average particulate diameter for raw materials such as powders, granules, and pellets.
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	Overall Length		This is the length of stock materials such as bars, rods, plates, and tubes.
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	Overall Thickness		This is the overall thickness of stock forms, tube walls, or other fabricated components.
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	ID		This is the internal diameter (ID) or inner dimension of tubes or other hollow, stock shapes.
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Features


	Processing Features
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	Cast (Continuous, Centrifugal, etc.)		Cast alloy stocks or shapes are produced in a casting process such as continuous casting or centrifugal casting.
	Powdered Metal (Compacted)		Powered metal stock or shapes are fabricated by consolidating or compacting powdered or atomized versions or the metal or alloy. Powder processing eliminates the possibility of large inclusions and can produce a finer structure compared to conventional wrought processes.
	Wrought		Wrought metals or alloys are worked mechanically to refine their structure, break up inclusion, close porosity, and improve homogeneity.
	Cold Finished / Rolled / Drawn		Alloy stock or shapes are produced in a process that mechanically deforms or works the material at a temperature that is below the recrystallization point of the alloy. Rolling processes squeeze the metal between two steel rolls. Drawing processes pull the metal from a die opening or gap. The elevated temperature allows a greater degree of deformation as well as annealing during the process. Hot rolled metals tend to have more scale on their surface.
	Electric Arc Furnaced (E, VAR, etc.)		Electric arc furnaced materials are very clean and have less inclusions and lower variability. Aircraft, bearing, and premium steels are usually electric arc furnaced or E grade steels.
	Extruded		These alloy stocks or shapes are produced by using an extrusion process.
	Forged		Metal stock or shapes are available as forged billets, blooms, slabs, or bar stock. The forging process presses, pounds, or squeezes metal stock under very high pressure. Material flow occurs during the forging process, closing any internal porosity and refining the microstructure.
	Hot Rolled		Hot rolled alloy stock or shapes are produced in a process that mechanically deforms or works the material at an elevated temperature (e.g., steels in the "red" hot condition). This temperature is above the recrystallization point of the alloy. The elevated temperature allows a greater degree of deformation or a reduction of thickness. A post annealing process is not required after hot rolling. Hot rolled metals tend to have more surface scale and require pickling and oiling.
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	Performance Features
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	Anti-slip / Textured		Plates, bars, angles, or other stock metal shapes have a texture or non-slip surface such as an embossed diamond pattern or an anti-slip abrasive coating.
	Coated		Metal or alloy stock or shapes are coated with a wax, oil or lubricant coating for subsequent processing operations. Stainless steels do not typically require or benefit from a protective paint or coating because a thin coherent oxide film forms on the surface of the alloy that protects the metal from corrosion.
	Corrosion Resistant		These alloys are designed or suitable for service applications that require corrosion resistance.
	Heat Resistant		Alloys are designed or suitable for service applications that require heat resistance.
	Wear Resistant		Alloys are designed or suitable for service applications that require wear or erosion resistance.
	Shock / Impact Resistant		Alloys are designed or suitable for service applications that require shock or impact resistance.
	Cold Work (Die / Mold)		Steels and alloys are designed or suitable for die, mold, or other cold work service applications. Cold work steels have good compressive strength and wear resistance under room temperature conditions.
	Free Machining		Alloys contain additions of lead, selenium, sulfur or other free-machining additives that help break up chips during the machining process.
	Soft Magnetic Alloy		Soft magnetic alloys are easily magnetized and demagnetized. These alloys are used in motor, transformer, electromagnets, magnetic bearing, solenoid, GFCI, relays, generators, tape heads, and shielding applications in sheet, lamination, and core configurations. Depending on the specific application, alloys are selected based on their permeability, resistivity, core loss, and flux density or saturation characteristics
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