Stainless Steel Grades Directory

AISI 302B is an austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel that has a resistance to scale at elevated temperatures that exceeds AISI 302 steel. It is used exclusively for parts exposed to high temperatures.

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AISI 302Cu is a standard grade austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel with copper added to its composition. It has a low hardening coefficient. It is recommended for use where exceptionally good cold forming properties are required.

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MagnaCut is a unique powder metallurgical stainless tool steel whose design eliminates chromium carbide in the heat-treated microstructure. The superior combination of strength and wear resistance is achieved by containing only small, highly hard vanadium and niobium carbides, giving CPM MagnaCut properties similar to non-stainless steel CPM 4V.

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CPM S125V is a high-chromium martensitic powder stainless steel developed by Crucible Industries. It is known for its exceptional hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance, making it a popular choice for knives, tools, and other components that require high performance.

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Elmax Stainless Steel | Uddeholm Elmax SuperClean is a high-quality stainless steel produced by the Uddeholm Group using powder metallurgy. It holds an edge well, is difficult to sharpen, and is quite strong. It is a very fine-grained steel, so it allows for very aggressive sharpening. It allows for hardening the material to 62 HRC while maintaining decent strength. Due to its high chromium content, it has high corrosion resistance.

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Vanax SuperClean (Vanax 37) is a stainless steel from the manufacturer Bohler-Uddeholm. Vanax SuperClean is a tool steel with a fine-grained structure. The material is produced by solid-phase nitriding of dispersed powders. The uniqueness of this steel is due to the low carbon content, which, as a rule, gives hardness to the alloy.

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M398 (BÖHLER M398 MICROCLEAN) - is a martensitic chromium steel produced by powder metallurgy. Due to its alloying concept, this stainless steel provides extremely high wear resistance and high corrosion resistance - the ideal combination for highly wear-resistant tools.