Type of Stainless Steel
This type of stainless includes all 300 series alloys
Austenitic
A long-term partner of C&B and is the main maxx round bar supplier
Marcegaglia (Outokumpu)
The process of taking larger feed stock through a die, to produce a smaller size.
Cold Drawing
Method of testing that checks for surface defects
Eddy Current Testing
This is where the majority of raw material comes from for stainless steel.
Scrap Metal
This type of stainless includes 17-4, 15-5, 13-8
Precipitation Hardening (PH)
This supplier's entire melting and manufacturing process is completed in the U.S. and is focused on round bar and flat-roll products
North American Stainless (NAS)
The finishing process similar to grinding but for larger sizes.
Peeling
This specification covers the chemical requirements for wrought stainless steels used for the manufacture of surgical instruments
ASTM F899
To be considered free machining, add this element.
Sulfur
This type of stainless includes 410, 416, 420, 440C, 400 series
Martensitic
Production is primarily focused on stainless steels and specialty alloys, available in round, square, flat, & hexagonal. Their trademark material is called maxival.
Valbruna
This is a secondary melt furnace under vacuum conditions which removes both solid and gaseous impurities
VAR - Vacuum Arc Remelting furnace
A test report (cert) measures chemistry and _____ properties of a particular material
Physical
The L in 304/L and 316/L stands for
Low Carbon
This type of stainless includes 430, 430F
Ferritic
Production includes stainless flat, square, and hexagonal profiles – hot-rolled and cold-drawn. Mill is in Portugal.
Bollinghaus
This type of secondary furnace is used to further refine material after EAF, but with open air conditions.
Electro Slag Remelting (ESR)
On a test report for 17-4 annealed material, hardness is reported in both annealed (as shipped) and _____ condition
H900
This element gives stainless steel its corrosion resistance.
Chromium
This type of stainless includes LDX 2101, 2205, 2304
Duplex
A global leader in high-performance specialty alloy-based materials and process solutions for critical applications in the aerospace, transportation, defense, energy, industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets.
Carpenter
This type of furnace is an alternative primary melt to an EAF furnace. It is used for specialty grades that require the cleanest possible material.
Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM)
An add-on specification to AMS 5643 (for 17-4)
AS6279
18-8 (Cr-Ni) is this alloy.
304