AISI Stainless Steel Metal Pipe 10MM SS201 SS202 Square Astm A358 Material

How Stainless Steel is made?

After reducing carbon, a final balancing and homogenization of temperature and chemistry occurs. This ensures that the metal meets requirements for its intended grade and that the steel’s composition is consistent throughout the batch.

Samples are tested and analyzed. Adjustments are then made until the mixture meets the required standard.

With the molten steel created, the foundry must now create the primitive shape used to cool and work the steel. The exact shape and dimensions will depend on the final product.

Common shapes include:Blooms,Billets,Slabs,Rods,Tubes

Forms are then marked with an identifier to track the batch through the various processes to follow.

From here steps will differ depending on the intended grade and final product or function. Slabs become plates, strips and sheets. Blooms and billets become bars and wires.

Depending on the grade or format ordered, a steel might go through some of these steps multiple times to create the desired appearance or characteristics.

The following steps are the most common.

Stainless Steel Metal Pipe Specification