Stainless Steel. Can You Use It in Contact With Drinking Water?
In this post, we want to treat certain aspects of the use of stainless steel in the drinking water sector. Stainless steel, thanks to their chemical composition, can passivate and resist in particularly aggressive environments. Drinking water and corrosion resistance. It’s a huge plus to stainless steel! In the case of water the choice to use […]
Coastal Areas. Which Stainless Steel to Choose in Construction?
Which Stainless Steel to Choose in Construction? In coastal areas the choice of materials to be used in the construction of buildings and architecture is critical. In fact, this choice could impact the safety, durability and aesthetics of the works themselves. As in this case, in very āaggressiveā areas such as marine climates. Choose the […]
The Stainless Steel Passivation: Discover the Benefits
In the last lesson we found that stainless steel is more resistant to external agents thanks to Chrome. This is because the latter is an element capable of passivating and protecting steel from corrosion. But what are corrosion and passivation? Corrosion It is the main enemy of all metals. Common steels react with the environment […]
Stainless Steel Pots: Answers the Expert
Pots and stainless steel: the problem presented a few days ago to our expert concerns the culinary field. Letās find out together what is about. The case Our reader is a manufacturer of stainless steel pots with triple bottom. He uses aisi 304 steel for the base structure. To this, he applies an aluminium case […]
The Revolution of Stainless Steel
In the last lesson we learned what alloys are and that steel is a binary alloy of iron and carbon. But when was stainless steel born, and what are its characteristics? Some important dates The discovery of stainless steel is due to the British Woods and Clark, who in 1872 patented an iron alloy containing […]
Metal and Alloy: One Step from Stainless Steel
Metal and alloy: before you start talking about stainless steel and its characteristics, you have to know them. In the last lecture we mentioned that steel is one of the many substances that present themselves in solid state; but let us take a small step backwards. Metal Metals, together with non-metals and semi-metals, are naturally […]
The Solid State of Matter: the Basis
Matter, corrosion and pitting corrosion: these are just some of the words that our blog is full of. Technical concepts to which not all the operators of the field are accustomed. To make it easier to understand, our expert will give us some small introductory articles on these subjects. Letās start from the basis: The […]
Silvering Treatment for Screws: Ask the Expert
A few days ago our expert found himself faced with a curious problem concerning the breaking of some screws subjected to silvering.Letās find out together the details of the case. The initial framework Our reader had the need to execute a specifications, in which were prescribed stainless steel bolts A2-70, M6, with silvering treatment, placed […]
A Few Words About Prevailing Torque Type Nuts and Weld Nuts.
Our readers have often faced the phenomenon of seizure, which we have already discussed extensively in our blog. This phenomenon is usually cause by a reckless use of self-braking stainless steel nuts. The various reports of similar incidents led our expert to make some considerations on this product. What international regulation should be considered? The […]
Some Curiosities About Road Salt and Stainless Steel!
Bikers are very attentive to the equipment needed for a motorcycle trips. What do they have to do with stainless steel and road salts? Let’s find out together. Snowy roads and motorcycle trips There are many riders who organize motorcycle trips during the winter season. Then, the accessories to take with them become essential: motorcycle […]