| Trade Name |
Nearest Grade |
Description |
| 1925hMo |
1.4529 Austenitic |
20% chromium, 25% nickel, 6% molybdenum superaustenitic stainless steel (Krupp Thyssen Nirosta) |
| 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) |
| 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 01922-408088 |
| 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-under-Lyme |
| 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 Austenitic |
“Firth’s Moly Bearing” (316, 2.25-3.0% Mo) – see Firth Vickers ‘Staybrite’ |
| 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 01737-244786 |
| 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” |
| Nitronic 60® |
– |
|
| 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 (Rolled Alloys) |
| Zintec |
Non-SS |
Zinc coated mild steel from Corus Strip Products |
