Custom Stainless Steel Forged Plate 10 - 300mm Plasma Cutting Any Size

Custom Cutting Stainless Steel Forged Plate Thickness 10 - 300mm Plasma Cutting Any Size

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Our team can assist you in comparing the pros and cons of these and other stainless steel grades for your project. 300 and 400 series alloys are the most common for manufacturing, but you may also select a 200, 500 or 600 series alloy for your particular application.

There are other grades within each series, which may also offer the unique combination of hardness, heat resistance and corrosion resistance you need.

300 Series

The 300 series used in stainless steel forging is made of austenitic chromium-nickel alloys. Here are some basic features of common 300 series steel alloys:

• Type 301: This alloy boasts great wear resistance, weldability and rapid hardening during mechanical working. Its highly ductile nature makes it a great option for formed products.
• Type 304: The classic 18/8 steel alloy, also referred to as A2, is the most common grade of stainless steel.
• Type 316: Use this steel for its marine-grade properties. A high chloride corrosion resistant, particularly when compared to type 304, makes it a great option for surgical and food preparation uses.

400 Series

These ferritic and martensitic chromium alloys are affordable, easy to work with and come with some unique features between each type. Compare basic 400 series steels to see how you can improve your stainless steel forging process:

• Type 408: This chromium-nickel alloy is resistant to heat, but isn’t suited to applications where corrosion may be a factor.
• Type 409: One of the most affordable stainless steel alloys, 409 is commonly used in automobile exhaust manufacturing.
• Type 420: A martensitic steel, type 420 is often used in surgical applications. It has high polishability and is referred to as cutlery grade.
• Type 440: Similar to 420, 440 is suitable for cutlery applications. Thanks to the hardness and edge retention, it’s one of the highest grades of cutlery steel.

Stainless Steel Differences

In order to better understand the various grades of forging stainless steel, it’s important to understand the basic types of stainless steel and how their structures affect their properties. Most metals have a crystalline lattice structure. Most of the atoms in stainless steel are iron and carbon. Ferritic, austenitic and martensitic are all iron crystal structure options that greatly affect the overall quality of stainless steel.

One of the most important aspects of these structural differences is the amount of carbon the iron structures can absorb. Increased levels of carbon usually lead to harder, more brittle steel. No steel heat treatment perfectly shapes every crystalline structure, so the heating and cooling process can create various structures within the same piece of steel. The characteristics of each series type and grade reflect the overall structure and qualities of a particular alloy.

Ferritic

Ferrite crystals contain the least amount of carbon. A ring of iron atoms form around a single iron atom in the middle, creating very little space for carbon atoms to be absorbed. Most ferritic alloys have average hardness and strength and limited corrosion resistance.

Austenitic

Once ferrite is heated to approximately 912 degrees Celsius, the crystal structures change and are capable of absorbing up to 2% carbon. While this carbon remains in the stainless steel forging alloy at high temperatures, it often reverts to ferritic steel once cooled. Manganese or nickel must be introduced to the metal to hold its carbon and austenitic properties. These properties include high corrosion resistance and hardness.

Martensitic

Quenched steel creates martensite, which is the leading property of martensitic stainless steel forging alloys. Developed by and named after Adolf Martens, a 20th century metallurgist, martensitic steel has excellent hardness and proves to be a popular option for sharp blades. The chemical resistance, however, is less than in austenitic steel.