What You Might Not Know About Stainless Steel

Stainless steel remains one of the most useful and versatile metals in the world for a variety of purposes. Not only do we use it in large infrastructure and the medical field, but you’re most likely surrounded by it wherever you go, whether you know it or not. If you’re on the horizon of a new project requiring stainless steel, it’s important to keep these properties in mind.

Here at Atlas Steel, we can ensure that you receive these great qualities from the many kinds of stainless steel that we offer. From austenitic to ferritic steel types, we’ve got you covered on these unique stainless-steel standards.

Woven Wire Mesh

Let’s zoom in past the skyscrapers or other large structures that we usually associate stainless steel with. It’s also an important metal for much smaller items in various industries because of its unique woven wire mesh property.

For example, our austenitic stainless steel is extremely ductile, meaning it can be strung into thin wires without losing its durable structure and strength. This is how stainless steel is used for clothing in the electrical or textile field, or for gloves that specialize in electrical conductivity on touchscreens.

Stainless Steel Expands and Contracts

Believe it or not, structures built mostly out of stainless steel can change in size depending on the weather. Stainless steel isn’t the only metal that does this, but is still something construction companies or contractors should have in mind when using this material.

Fun fact: the Eiffel Tower changes in height from the winter to the summer by about six inches because it’s built mostly out of stainless steel.

Really Recyclable

Stainless steel is one of the most recycled materials in the world. Here at Atlas Steel, we’re proud to be a part of reusing materials and improving the health of our planet.

Not only that, but when recycling stainless steel, it doesn’t lose any quality or structural integrity. We design our stainless steel to be reused in the future instead of planning on it ending up in a landfill.

Magnetic Properties

If you please, here at Atlas Steel we can provide you with stainless steel that is magnetic, which can be useful for certain situations.

This is because of stainless steel’s ability to be split into five groups: Austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, duplex and precipitation hardening. Ferritic is one of our proud specialties, and we’d be excited to deliver ferritic stainless steel on top of doing a good job in the process.

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