ARCELOR MITTAL INOX BRASIL´S STAINLESS STEEL: ALSO PRESENT IN THE FUTURE
What else can be made with stainless steel? Everyday new applications challenge the professionals’ boldness and creativity.
Originally developed to be used in situations in which corrosion-resistance was the main requirement, today stainless steel is broadly used due to its aesthetic appeal, its high shaping capacity and privileged hygienic conditions. In other words: it is an extremely versatile material, and at the same time noble, durable and with an excellent cost-benefit ratio.
That is why one of ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil’s aims is to encourage the identification of new opportunities – for example, through the substitution of products made of other materials by stainless steel version – and offer technical support and feasibility studies of the innovative solutions.
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The capital goods sector consists mainly of boiler shops and machine and equipment manufacturers. In this sector, ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil’s stainless steel finds application to many different industries, such as: oil digging, chemical and petrochemical, paper and celluloses, beer and orange juice industries, pharmaceutical and provision industries, agricultural tools and alcohol and sugar refineries.
Examples of applications: One of the most recent developments by ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil was the AISI 444 stainless steel pipe for sugar mills. Thanks to their high resistance to corrosion, easy cleaning and efficient heat exchange feature, these pipes are more and more used in cooking and evaporating systems at sugar mills, in addition to other equipment units.
Other applications in which stainless steel has an outstanding performance are: cooking systems, cellulose evaporation and drying, orange juice storage tanks, flexible pipes for oil digging; beer fermentation systems and equipment for milk cooling system.
The most common steel grades used for these applications are AISI 316 and AISI 304 due to their durability and high resistance to corrosion in severe environments.
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