Trade Names Associated With Stainless Steels

Trade names associated with stainless steels Introduction This list of trade names is for guidance only when trying to identify steel types from old or obscure drawings or specifications. The list does not attempt to list the trade names of BSSA member companies, but some that crop-up frequently are included. BSSA member company product data should be obtained from their own literature or web-sites. The list should not be considered to be totally comprehensive or complete. It is a historical listing and any contact details (company names and telephone numbers) given cannot be guaranteed to be current. No responsibility can be taken for its accuracy. Where shown, contact companies details may need to be rechecked.

Trade names table Note, where 'Non-SS' is shown in the Nearest Grade column, this indicates that the trade name as not a stainless steel. Use the 'Ctrl' and 'F' keys to 'find' a particular name. Trade Name

Nearest Grade Description

1925hMo

1.4529 Austenitic

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

1.4594 Martensitic-PH

13.5% chromium, 5.5% nickel, 1.5% molybdenum precipitation hardening grade

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)

20% chromium, 25% nickel, 6% molybdenum superaustenitic stainless steel (Krupp Thyssen Nirosta)

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 01922408088

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

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-underLyme

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 "Firth's Moly Bearing" (316, 2.25-3.0% Mo) - see Firth Vickers 'Staybrite' Austenitic

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 01737244786

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 SS 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 TEL 01626-333377 FAX 01626-60783

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

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