Trade Name |
Nearest Grade |
Description |
1925hMo |
1.4529 Austenitic |
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 |
1.4547 Austenitic |
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 |
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904L |
1.4539 Austenitic |
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 of a 2205 type from Krupp |
FDP 321 |
1.4541 Austenitic |
"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 |
Superduplex 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 |
1.4401/1.4436 Austenitic |
"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 |
- |
Microduplex superplastic 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 Stainless Steel Tube - weld bead drawn for hygienic & heat exchanger applications - Stelco Hardy, Treorchy |
SuperDux 64 |
- |
Superplastic duplex stainless 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 |
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 (Weir Materials) |
Zintec |
Non-SS |
Zinc coated mild steel from Corus Strip Products |