Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd | 10 Bremen Rd, Bayview, Durban, 4084, KwaZulu-Natal

Stainless steel plays a major role in the hygienic preparation or storage of almost everything that we eat or drink All modern vehicles boast stainless steel components in critical areas For example exhausts safety belt buckles airbag gas cylinders and catalytic converters Increasingly stainless steel is finding new applications in decoration signage shop fittings architecture furniture appliances and technology The main branches of the stainless steel family tree are martensitic ferritic austenitic and duplex type stainless steels Columbus Stainless makes the most commonly used types ferritics austenitics and duplex stainless steel Ferritic stainless steels are plain chromium type steels containing 12percent 18percent chromium the balance being mainly iron Austenitic stainless steels typically contain 18percent chromium and 8percent nickel with the balance being mainly iron while some austenitic stainless steels contain 2percent molybdenum for enhanced resistance to pitting corrosion The duplex stainless s