In this section more information about fabrication, welding, cleaning, descaling, forming, … of stainless steels can be found.
The forming potential of stainless steel
Stainless steel has considerable potential informing applications, due to its interesting range of mechanical properties. The material’s high strength-to-weigth ratio and considerable elongation and work hardening properties mean it can often meet the challenges of complex, three-dimensional, seamless designs.
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Published 18 November 2019
Additive Manufacturing with Stainless Steels
Applicable Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have emerged recently but have very quickly drawn a lot of attention thanks to their very attractive set of properties and attributes. Their common feature is the build-up of objects by deposition of material layer upon layer, driven by a 3D computer model, thereby achieving near final shape (also known as near net shape [NNS]). The processes are the ‘polar opposite’ of most other manufacturing methods which progressively remove material, such as machining. All AM technologies applicable to metals can be used with stainless steels. Their advantages and limitations are described in this leaflet.
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Published 14 December 2021
Forming and fabrication techniques for stainless steel
Forming methods are discussed and include cutting, sawing, shearing, plasma cutting, blanking, punching, piercing, bending, drawing, spinning and tube bending.
Source: British Stainless Steel Association
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Published 24 November 2020
Practical guidelines for the fabrication of duplex stainless steels
Specifiers and fabricators requiring the unique combination of high corrosion resistance and outstanding material strength provided by duplex stainless steels now have freely available to them a definitive guide to selecting and working with duplex grades.
A major update of ‘Practical Guidelines for the fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels’ brings together in one publication experience from around the world. It goes beyond the first and second generations of these materials also taking into account the latest developments in lean duplex and hyper duplex grades.
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Published 18 November 2019
Stainless steel flat products for building: the grades in EN10088-4 explained
Practical guidance for the proper use of stainless steel is limited and dispersed. It is the purpose of this brochure to combine information from standards with relevant practical experience to give designers and fabricators basic orientation. For practical reasons this publication focuses on flat products.
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Published 18 November 2019
Stainless steel fabrication
Describes fabrication methods, such as cutting, shearing, blanking, bending and forming. Compares stainless to mild steel with suggested fabrication methods. Descaling, removing mild discoloration, and the definition of passivation are discussed. Comments on handling, care in the shop, and cleaning procedures.
Source: Specialty Steel Industry of North America
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Published 18 November 2019
A road map for grinding and finishing stainless steel
Imagine a fabricator lands a contract involving critical stainless steel fabrication. Sheet metal and tubular sections flow through cutting, bending, and welding, then land at the finishing station. The part consists of a plate welded vertically to a tube. The weld looks OK, but it’s not the stack-of-dimes perfection the customer is looking for. So the grinder spends time removing a bit more weld metal than usual. Then, alas, some significant bluing emerges on the surface—a telltale sign of excessive heat input. In this case this means the part won’t meet customer requirements.
Source: The Fabricator
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Published 09 October 2020
