Trade Names Associated With Stainless Steel table
Note, where 'Non-SS' is shown in the Nearest Grade column, this indicates that the trade name as not a stainless steel.
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| Trade Name | Nearest Grade | Description |
| 1925hMo | 1.4529Austenitic | 20% chromium, 25% nickel, 6% molybdenum superaustenitic stainless steel (Krupp Thyssen Nirosta) |
| 2205 | 1.4462 Duplex | 22% chromium, 5% nickel, 3% molybdenum duplex stainless steel |
| 253MA | 1.4835 Heat Resisting | 21% chromium, 11% nickel, 1.5% silicon heat resisting stainless steel (AvestaPolarit) |
| 254SMO | 1.4547Austenitic | 20% chromium, 18% nickel, 6% molybdenum superaustenitic stainless steel (AvestaPolarit) |
| 520B | 1.4594Martensitic-PH | 13.5% chromium, 5.5% nickel, 1.5% molybdenum precipitation hardening grade |
| 904L | 1.4539Austenitic | 20%chromium, 25% nickel, 4.5% molybdenum austenitic stainless steel |
| Abrazo | Non-SS | British Steel wear plates |
| Abro | Non-SS | Wear plates from James Fairley Abra Service Division 0121-327 7522 |
| Alencoflex | - | Flexible hoses with stainless steel braid outer covers from Alenco Hilyn, Enfield |
| Alloy 160 | 1.4713 | 1.4713 Heat resisting grade 7% Cr, Al - Bohler UK 0121-552 2575 - See Sicromal 8 |
| Aluchrom | - | VDM Trade Name for Fe-Cr alloys |
| Aquamet 22 | Nitronic 50 | Nitronic 50 type for propeller shaft applications - see Clements Engineering (St.Neots)Ltd for details |
| Armourcote | - | PTFE stainless composite coating for reducing friction from Armourcote Surface Treatments |
| Battle | - | Stainless steel holloware from GW Pearce, Birmingham |
| Brightray | Non-SS | Nickel alloys from Inco Alloys |
| Bundy | Non-SS | Brake pipe material from Armco also see Fulbraiz |
| Chemico | Non-SS | General purpose cleaner for stainless steel from The County Chemical Company, Birmingham 0121-744 2294 |
| Chichester | - | Stainless steel ware from Goodwood Metalcraft TEL 01243-784626 (also see Dexam International) |
| Colorcoat | Non-SS | Prepainted mild steel strip from British Steel (Corus Strip products) |
| Compass B555 | Non-SS | Wear plate with Brinell Hardness of 555HB - Sleema Engineers TEL 01922-408088 |
| Corrbloc | - | Mild steel strip clad with stainless steel |
| Corten A | Non-SS | Weathering steel from Corus Strip (British Steel) |
| Corten B | Non-SS | Weathering steel from Corus Plates (British Steel) |
| Cres | - | US military abbreviation for "Corrosion Resistant" implies any stainless steel ie not grade specific |
| Crominox | - | Aciers Crominox, Luxembourg now merged with Cromweld Steels as a 3Cr 12 supplier |
| Cromweld 3Cr12 | 1.4003 Ferritic | 3Cr12 ferritic stainless from Cromweld Steels, Stoke on Trent TEL 01782-374139 |
| Cronifer | - | Krupp VDM Trade Names for stainless steels |
| Cronix | - | Krupp VDM Trade Names for Ni-Cr heating element alloys |
| Cunifer | Non-SS | Krupp VDM Trade Names for copper-nickel alloys |
| Damac DL12 | Non-SS | Spot test paste supplied by Broadway Products |
| Delcrome | Non-SS | See Stellite - Product of Deloro Stellite, Swindon |
| Deloro | Non-SS | See Stellite - Product of Deloro Stellite, Swindon |
| Dessox | Non-SS | Oakite Ltd descaling compounds |
| Duranel | - | Clad plates involving combinations of stainless steel, aluminium and copper |
| Durasteel | Non-SS | Steel sheet with organic coating over zinc-nickel plated surface, originally from Japan (Nissan). Cape-Durasteel, Wellingborough TEL 01933-440555 |
| Durbar | 304, 316 | Floor or chequer plate - 304 & 316 now imported from Belgium (ALZ), stocked by Ancon CCL |
| Durehete | Non-SS | Heat resisting bar grades for bolting applications from Corus Engineering Steels, Rotherham |
| E-Brite 26-1 | - | Ferritic stainless steel with 26% Cr and extra low carbon (0.005% Max) from Airco Vacumetal, USA |
| EM 528 | - | Rolls Royce specification for 448 type turbine blade steel |
| Esshete | Non-SS | Heat resisting steel grades from Corus Engineering Steels |
| Ezeform | - | Patterned stainless steel strip from Atlas Steels, Canada for roofing applications |
| FAK 223 | 2205 | Also see "FALC 223" Duplex Stainless Steel of a 2205 type from Krupp |
| FDP | 1.4541Austenitic | "Firth's Decay Proof" (321) - see Firth Vickers 'Staybrite' |
| Fecralloy | - | Heat resistance wire, strip, bar grade 20% Cr, 5% Al,0.1% Y (yttrium) from Resistalloy, Sheffield TEL 0114-244 8634 |
| Ferralium 255 | 1.4507 Duplex | Super duplex stainless steel available from Langley Alloys Ltd, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Ferritescope | - | Magnetic permeability meter calibrated to show percentage of ferrite in austenitic stainless steels. from Fischer Instrumentation |
| Ferro-Di | - | Die casting process for stainless steel, GKN Crewe Technical Centre |
| FMB | 1.4401/1.4436Austenitic | "Firth's Moly Bearing" (316, 2.25-3.0% Mo) - see Firth Vickers 'Staybrite' |
| Fliteline | - | PTFE flexible tubing with stainless steel braided wire sheathing for steam & water tubes from Unitubes, Slough TEL 01753-34931 |
| Genklene | Non-SS | Solvent containing trichloroethylene (not advised for health & environment reasons) |
| Hadfields Manganese Steel | Non-SS | Manganese steel, 12-14%Mn, for extreme wear resistant applications. Available from Corus Scunthorpe 01724-405779 Tim Peregrine |
| Hastelloy | Non-SS | Nickel based alloys |
| Haynes Alloys | Non-SS | Nickel based alloys, see Haynes Alloys brochures on shelf No2, cabinet No1 TEL 0161-223 5054 |
| Hexmetal | Non-SS | Armours for refractory linings from Causeway Steel Products, Gravesend TEL 01474-67871 |
| Hi-Proof | 316LN | Nitrogen bearing austenitics eg 316 bar for reinforcement, warm worked for 460 N/mm2 strength class |
| HR 3C | 310 | 25Cr - 20Ni - Nb - N variant of 310 as sulphurizing resistant grade from Sumitomo Metal Ind. |
| HWT | 430Ti | Hot Water Tank grade similar to 430Ti, with 19% Cr from Allegheny Ludlum |
| Hydroloy | - | Hydroloy HQ913 low erosion weld deposit austenitic grade available as weld deposit electrodes from Deloro Stellite |
| Hyform 409 | 1.4512 Ferritic | AvestaPolarit 409 type with titanium for automotive silencer tubing etc |
| Hyplus 29 | Non-SS | Corus Plates product |
| Hypress | Non-SS | C steel strip grade from Corus Strip Products, Brinsworth |
| Immac 5 | 1.4845 Heat Resisting | Heat resisting 310 (25 / 20) type originally a Firth Brown trade name |
| Immaculate V | - | Heat resisting 310 (25 / 20) with vanadium |
| IN744X | - | Micro duplex super plastic experimental stainless steel |
| Incoclad | Non-SS | Nickel cladding alloys |
| Incoloy | Non-SS | Nickel heat resisting alloys (Incoloy DS 37Cr - 18Ni , Incoloy 800 same as Esshete 800) |
| Inconel | Non-SS | Nickel alloys |
| Inox | - | French (Spanish, Italian) general term for "stainless", not grade specific |
| Invar (Nilo 36) | Non-SS | Nickel alloy with 36% iron zero thermal expansion rate |
| Jethete | - | Martensitic stainless steel for aircraft turbine blades & engine casings |
| Kanthal | Non-SS | Heat Resistant & heating element alloys for furnace heating applications from Kanthal Ltd, Stoke on Trent TEL 01782-224800 |
| Kromar D70 | - | Cobalt containing stainless steel used for cluster bomblet flights made by Hunting Engineering. Believed to be an obsolete application. |
| Kunifer 10 | Non-SS | Brake pipe grade from Yorkshire Imperial Metals TEL 01532-701107 |
| M153D | - | Proprietary specification for a 316 free machining type with titanium additions type from IMI Witton |
| Macalloy | Non-SS | Reinforcement bar from Allied Steel & Wire (McCalls) TEL 0114-242 6704 |
| Meehanite | Non-SS | Cast Irons from The International Meehanite Metal Co, Reigate TEL 01737-244786 |
| MEK | Non-SS | Methylethyl ketone - solvent for removing plastic film & adhesives from stainless steel sheet |
| Meten 9 | 1.4828 Heat Resisting | Heat resisting stainless steel grade similar to Red Fox 34 from Mechanical Engineers, London |
| Monel | Non-SS | Nickel-copper alloys |
| Mu Metal | Non-SS | Alloy of 77% Ni,5% Cu, 4% Mo & Iron - Soft magnetic alloy with a high magnetic permeability |
| NACE | Non-SS | National Association of Corrosion Engineers (US) |
| Ni-Hard | Non-SS | Abrasion resistant castings 3.5/4.5 % Ni |
| Nichrome | Non-SS | Nickel Chromium heat resisting alloys for furnace heating elements |
| Nicorros | Non-SS | Nickel-copper alloys. |
| Nicrofer | Non-SS | VDM Trade Name for Ni-Cr-Fe & Ni-Cr-Fe-Mo alloys (TEL 01372-67137) - Nicrofer 3220=Incoloy 800,Nicrofer 3718=Incoloy DS,Nicrofer 4221=Incoloy 825,Nicrofer7216=Inconel 600,Nicrofer 7520=Nimonic75 |
| Nilo | Non-SS | Low expansion nickel alloy |
| Nimar | Non-SS | Maraging Steels from Corus Engineering Steels |
| Nimonic | Non-SS | Nickel based heat resisting eg Nimonic 75, 80, 90 |
| Niresist | Non-SS | Nickel cast iron from Lennox Foundry TEL 01322-383281 |
| Niroflex | - | Stainless steel safety clothing - CMT Industrial Supplies, Swansea 01792-798600 |
| Nirosta | - | Krupp Thyssen Nirosta (KTN) trade names for stainless steels, use Werkstoff numbers for grades eg "Nirosta 4301" as 1.4301 (304) |
| Nitralloy | Non-SS | Old ESC trade names for nitriding alloys En 41A & B, try Henry Whitham,Sheffield TEL 0114-244 0744 |
| Nitronic 50 | - | Also marketed as "Aquamet" |
| Novamet | Non-SS | Metal flakes from Hart Coating Technology TEL 01384-291513 |
| Nu Eli t | - | 18/2 ferritic stainless, titanium stabilized ferritic stainless (low interstitial) - old Nyby Uddeholm brands |
| Nu Monit | - | Titanium stabalised ferritic stainless (low interstitial) - old Nyby Uddeholm brands |
| Nuovinox | - | Aberneath Industries clad stainless bar products TEL 01639-820666 |
| Oztelloy | - | Stainless steel plating on various substrates - Tri-Kem Ltd Wellingborough - 01933-228877 |
| Pernifer | Non-SS | Krupp VDM Trade Names for 36% nickel-iron low expansion alloy |
| Planclad | - | Ductile Planetary Mill Ltd clad strip 304L, 430 & 410 stainless on carbon steel substrate |
| Polaris | Non-SS | Polaris stainless steel reviver (cleaner-polisher for table ware, sinks etc) - Dexam International |
| Poral | - | Porous sheet and strip (Pechiney Ugine Kulmann), not now available |
| Prodec | - | Avesta Sheffield free machining grades (Degerfors plate & bar) |
| Red Diamond | Non-SS | Wear resistant plates (Spartan Redheugh Ltd, Gateshead now closed) |
| Red Fox | - | Corus Engineering Steels Heat Resisting types RF310, RF309 & RF34 (RF34 also known as Meten 9 - 1.4828) |
| Regaflex | 316 | Flexible tube for flue linings in 316 type from Rega Metals Products |
| Remanit | - | Originally Thyssen trade name -- usually has werkstoff number added eg Remanit 4301 |
| Rigitube | - | Patterned tube for vehicle handrails (grab rails) - Rimex (Rigidized Metals) |
| Sanicro | - | Sandvik trade name eg Sanicro 28 (UNS N08028) |
| Sanmac | - | Sandvik improved machinability bar |
| Sea-Cure | 446 | Ferritic grade for seawater heat exchanger tubing- 26Cr, 3Mo, 2.5Ni UNS S44660 |
| Sicromal 10 | 1.4742 Heat Resisting | Heat resisting grade 17% Cr, AL - (Energy Alloys Rotherham 01709-788000) |
| Sicromal 12 | 1.4762 Heat Resisting | Heat resisting grade 24% Cr, Al - (Energy Alloys Rotherham 01709-788000) |
| Sicromal 8 | 1.4713 Heat Resisting | Heat resisting grade 7% Cr, Al - Bohler UK 0121-552 2575 as Alloy 160 or Energy Alloys Rotherham 01709-788000 |
| Silver Fox | - | Samuel Fox, later British Steel (Corus) Engineering Steels trade names |
| Sistema Men | - | Loose lay stainless steel floor tiles from Inova Furniture Contracts Ltd, London |
| Snaptite | - | Quick fitting couplings for fluid transfer lines in stainless steel with teflon seals from Adflow International Tel 01734-713733 |
| Sno-Trik | - | High-pressure stainless steel pipe fittings from Techmation Ltd (UK agents for Sno-Trik Co.) Tel "01-958 3111" |
| SS (41,400) | Non-SS | Japanese Structural Grades |
| St (37,52 etc) | Non-SS | German Structural Grades See BSEN 10025 |
| Staballoy | - | UNS S28200 - 17 Cr, 20 Mn 0.55 N |
| Staybrite | - | Generic trade names for Firth Vickers grades, such as FSL,FDP, FMB etc |
| Stavax | 420 | Tool steel type 0.38 C 13 Cr ie martensitic 420 type originally Uddeholm, later VEW Special Steels 0121-552 5681 |
| Steelex | 304,316 | Stainless steel roofing systems from Lee Steel Strip, Sheffield (now AvestaPolarit Strip) |
| Steelit | Non-SS | Complete Paint system for SS items from Stainless Steel Coatings Inc |
| Stellite | Non-SS | Cobalt hardfacing alloys - Deloro Stellite, Swindon TEL 01793-822451 |
| Stelvetite | Non-SS | Corus Strip plastic coated carbon steel strip products |
| Supatube | - | Welded SS Tube - weld bead drawn for hygienic & heat exchanger applications - Stelco Hardy, Treorchy |
| SuperDux 64 | - | Super plastic duplex stainless steel from Nippon Yakin Kigyo Co 25 Cr, 6.5 Ni, 3.2 Mo |
| Temet 25 | Nitronic 50 | Propeller shaft bar grade from Teignbridge Propellers Ltd, Newton Abbott TEL 01626-333377 FAX 01626-60783 |
| Thyroplast | - | Thyssen stainless steel generic trade name, Werksoff number used to identify specific grade |
| Triclad | - | Sandwich with mild steel core & stainless surfaces from Allegheny, USA - see Triply |
| Trinsul | - | Insulated profiled stainless steel sheet from Precision Metal Forming, Cheltenham 01242-527511 |
| Triply | - | Sandwich with mild steel core & stainless surfaces from Universal Cyclops, USA - see Triclad |
| Tufftriding | - | Salt bath nitrocarburising. Improves wear, seizure and galling resistance of 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steels, available from Keighley Laboratories Ltd. |
| Uginox | - | ArcelorMittal Stainless Europe trade names covering range of steel grades |
| UltiMet | - | 180 & 240 grit satin finishes from WS Metalstock Ltd |
| Uranus | - | Creusot Loire trade names examples Uranus B6, 50, 45N, 47 etc - stockist is James Fairley Athena |
| V2A | 304 | Krupp (Germany) trade names covering 304 types |
| V4A | 316 | Krupp (Germany) trade names covering 316 types |
| Waspalloy | Non-SS | Nickel-chromium alloys |
| Waukesha | Non-SS | Nickel alloy for anti-galling applications from Dewramet Ltd, Glasgow |
| Zalutite | Non-SS | AL, Zn Si coating on mild steel for car exhausts - Corus Strip Products |
| Zeron 100 | 1.4501 Duplex | Super duplex stainless steel (Rolled Alloys) |
| Zintec | Non-SS | Zinc coated mild steel from Corus Strip Products |
Source: Zhejiang Yaang Pipe Industry Co., Limited (www.yaang.com)
