301 vs 304 Stainless Steel: Strength, Ductility and Spring Use Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 301 and 304 are both chromium–nickel austenitic stainless steels, and at first glance they look nearly interchangeable. In ...
301 Stainless Steel: Work Hardening, Spring Temper and Formability Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 301 stainless steel (UNS S30100) is best understood through one property: it work-hardens unusually fast. Among the common ...
201 vs 202 Stainless Steel: Composition, Strength and Applications Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 201 and 202 are both austenitic stainless steels in the 200 series, the chromium–manganese–nickel family in which manganese ...
201 vs 304 Stainless Steel: Nickel, Corrosion, Forming and Cost Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 “201 vs 304 stainless steel” is one of the most common comparisons in stainless steel procurement, and it is usually framed the ...
201 Stainless Steel: Composition, Corrosion Limits and Applications Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 When engineers and buyers hear “201 stainless steel,” they often translate it as “a cheaper 304.” That shorthand is common, ...
How to Specify Stainless Steel in an RFQ: Grade, Size and Testing Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 Introduction A request for quotation that reads "Please quote 316L stainless steel sheet" will produce a quote — but not ...
Stainless Steel for Oil, Gas and Sour Service: Grades and NACE Testing Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 Introduction A purchase order that reads "316L stainless steel, oil and gas service" is incomplete in a way that can be ...
Food and Pharmaceutical Stainless Steel: Grades, Ra and Tube Standards Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 Introduction A purchase order that reads "304/316L stainless steel, sanitary tube" looks complete, but it leaves four ...
Stainless Steel for High-Temperature Service: 309S, 310S, 321 or 347? Written by: Emma, Technical Sales Engineer | Reviewed by: Ethan, Materials Engineer | Updated: August 2026 Introduction All four of these grades carry the label "high-temperature stainless steel," but they were designed to solve ...