Stainless

Steel
 Corrosion Free Nature

• Stainless steel is used for long lasting applications, due to its

corrosion-resistant nature & durability.

• Stainless steel will not rust due to the thin layer of chromium
creating an invisible protective layer.

• This thin layer will rebuild itself when oxygen is present.

 Types
Stainless steel can be divided into three types

• Austenitic Stainless Steel

• Martensitic Stainless Steel

• Ferritic Stainless Steel

 Austenitic Stainless Steel
Austenitic stainless has the highest degree of corrosion resistance of the three types

Chrome Nickel Grades Tensile strength

(PSI)
15%-20% 5%-9% 302, 303, 304, 80,000 - 150,000
304L, 316, 32,
347 and 348
 Martensitic Stainless Steel
Martensitic stainless steel is considered a magnetic in nature. It can be heat treated to increment its hardness
and is not recommended for welding

Chrome Nickel Grades Tensile strength

(PSI)
12%-18% -- 410, 416, 420 and 180,000 and 250,000
431
 Ferritic Stainless Steel
 This material cannot have heat treatment. Due to the forming process it is magnetic in nature and not
suitable for welding purposes.

Chrome Nickel Grades Tensile strength

(PSI)
15%-18% -- 430 and 430F 65,000 - 87,000
 Grades
Following are some bolt grades of stainless steel.

• 18-8 Stainless Steel

• 305 Stainless Steel

• 316 Stainless Steel

• 410 Stainless Steel

 Usage
Screw Type Chrome

It is used in marine applications in freshwater environments but will not work

18-8 Stainless Steel
as effectively in a salt-water environment as 316 stainless

It is most commonly used to make deck screws, which are used to fasten wood
305 Stainless Steel
or composite boards to the main beams of a deck.

It is used and recommended for applications in harsh or marine environments.

316 Stainless Steel

It is commonly used to make roofing screws, siding screws and self-tapping
410 Stainless Steel
screws, because it is a harder material than the metal being fastened in such
types of applications.
 Composition
Screw Type Chrome Nickel Maximum Carbon Maximum
Molybdenum

18-8 Stainless Steel 18% 8% 0.08% 0%

305 Stainless Steel 17%-19% 8%-10% 0.12% 0%

316 Stainless Steel 16%-18% 10%-14% 0.08% 2%

410 Stainless Steel 11.5%-13.5% 0% 0.15% 0%