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 cold finishing process of coating, drawing, and chamfering
Cold Drawing
Method of testing that checks for surface defects
Eddy Current Testing
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 cold finishing process of straightening, peeling, burnishing, & polishing
This specification covers the chemical requirements for wrought stainless steels used for the manufacture of surgical instruments
ASTM F899
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
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 furnace is used to melt material a second time to refine further than the capabilities of EAF furnaces
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 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)
Melt