Stainless steel fabricating process Keywords Steel Fabricators Surrey, Structural Steel Surrey Summary Steel fabrication is certainly

the base of several projects. Due to the variations with different grades of steel used, there are various methods of fabricating steel. Here in this post, Im bringing a brief description of that. Due to its versatility, there are various techniques of stainless steel fabrication. Its better to review some methods to understand the merits and demerits of stainless steel fabrication. Despite of its high strengths and work hardening rates, stainless steel is malleable enough to bent, folded, machined, welded, deep drawn and spun. Here we are discussing three ways of steel fabrication. Work hardening This is a process of strengthening material through deformation. Relative to other varieties of steel, stainless steel work hardens quickly though the exact rate depends on the grade of alloy. It is also helpful in matching steel grade with a work hardening treatment that is well suited to it. Machining The second one is machining stainless steel. Stainless steel grades 303, 130, 410 and 416 achieve resistance to chipping with alloyed with manganese sulphide that decrease its ductility and corrosion resistance and therefore has limited machining application. But several free machining grades have been developed to address the problem. To overcome the machining limitations, some companies incorporate exclusive steel melting techniques to improve its machinability. These can improve machining efficiency and ensure longer life. Welding And finally we come to welding. Most steel fabricators in surrey weld steel, but degree of efficiency depends on grades. Here are some tips for welding different category of stainless steel. . Austentic: Except for grade 303, most grades of this family are well suited for welding. However this group is susceptible to sensitization and inter granular corrosion on thicker products. For welding thick materials, it is better to use low carbon grades.

Martensitic. These are also good for welding but are prone to cracks. To overcome this, it is advised to pre heat and post heat the material or use supplementary austenitic filler rods. Ferritic stainless steel. Though this is less suitable to welding, some stabilized ferretic grades like 409 may be appropriate for certain projects. Duplex. This set of grades work well with low thermal expansion and is welding efficient. Contact elger engineering for high grade steel fabrication services for domestic and commercial projects.