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What are the properties and applications of the main elements of stainless steel?

As we all know, stainless steel in the smelting process, due to the addition of different varieties and content of alloying elements to produce different characteristics, in order to distinguish it is crowned with a different steel number, thus forming a variety of stainless steel types.
MAISHI MFG Stainless steel wire mesh is widely used in heavy industry, light industry, household goods industry, and architectural decoration because of its excellent corrosion resistance, formability, compatibility, and toughness in a wide range of temperatures.
Next, let's look at the properties and applications of each element in stainless steel.
 
1.The properties of the main elements in stainless steel
lCarbon(C): improve tensile strength and deformation capacity, enhance hardness, improve wear resistance
lChromium(Cr): enhance hardness, tensile strength, and toughness, anti-wear, and corrosion
lCobalt(Co): increase hardness and strength, so that it can withstand the high-temperature quenching, in the more complex alloy used to strengthen some individual characteristics of other elements
lCopper(Cu): enhance corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance
lManganese(Mn): can increase the resistance, tensile strength, and abrasion strength
lMolybdenum(Mo): enhance strength, hardness, harden-ability, and toughness, improve machinability and corrosion resistance
lNickel(Ni): enhance strength, hardness, and corrosion resistance
lPhosphorus(P): enhance strength, machinability, and hardness, easy to brittleness at a high rate
lSilicon(Si): can increase ductility, tensile strength
lSulfur (S): small amounts can improve the machinability
 
2. The applications of the main elements in stainless steel
nNickel and chromium complexes can play a role in the stainless steel wire mesh
nManganese and nitrogen can replace nickel in stainless steel wire mesh.
For the role of manganese austenitic nickel similar. But says the exact number, the role of manganese austenite is not formed, but rather that it is critical to reducing the steel quench rate increase during the cooling of austenite stability, inhibiting decomposition of austenite, formed under high-temperature austenite is maintained to room temperature
nThe addition of titanium is to prevent intergranular corrosion.
nMolybdenum and copper can improve the corrosion resistance of certain stainless steel
nOther elements impact on stainless steel
nSilicon is a ferrite forming element, the stainless steel in general as always keep an impurity element
nCobalt as an alloying element in steel applications much aimed at improving the hardness
nBoron-boron chromium-nickel austenitic stainless steel in the nuclear industry has a special purpose
nPhosphorus impurity elements are generally stainless steel
nSulfur and selenium is also common in the general impurity elements in stainless steel
 
MAISHI Wire Mesh Manufacturing Group has 30 years of experience in stainless steel wire mesh manufacturing.
The material we are using is exact stainless steel based on ASTM, with no elements missing or physical character unqualified. And we bought our own handled XRF several years ago, to ensure the material be standard. Material testing report with detailed element content is available.
 
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