Technical

Working together with global Stainless Steel Materials’ experts, engineers and companies involved in the manufacture or use of stainless steels/CRAs, we provide here a selection of original, non-commercial articles. These in-depth technical papers are written or co-written by operating companies, describing commercially viable new technologies and case histories of successful applications, backed by data. Topics include tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels.

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Hydropower upgrades in Malaysia

Voith and HeiTech have been awarded a contract to modernise the Temengor, Bersia, and Kenering hydropower plants

Quick fastener solution for IRTF

TNO developed an adaptive secondary mirror for NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). BUMAX provided the fasteners.

Innovating alloy production: a single step from ores to sustainable metals

Yasmin Ahmed Salem, MPI-SusMat, explains how scientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed a new CO2-free production method for INVAR

Improved corrosion resistance of super duplex stainless steel welds using hyper DSS filler metal

Dr Edwin Bergstedt (ESAB) explains why hyper DSS filler metal improves corrosion in super duplex steel welds

Strategic cooperation in fusion technology research

For more than two decades Rolf Kind GmbH has been supplying complex and heavy duty stainless steel forgings to CERN

Fusion welding drastically reduces production time

An advanced EB welding technology developed by CVE has the potential to transform the speed at which small nuclear power stations can be built.

Rethinking kitchen materials: Why stainless steel should replace plastic for health & sustainability

Tim Collins (worldstainless) explains why stainless steel cookware are a safer, more hygienic and sustainable choice

Stainless steel curtain wall

Gentle curving streams of light: The V88 building in Ginza, Tokyo, was built with 316 grade stainless steel panels.

Taylor Yard Bridge: a duplex connection

The Taylor Yard bridge, which crosses Los Angeles River, was made with Duplex 2205. Karlee Williston, Nickel Institute, reports.

Duplex pipe support brackets: a weight-saving wonder

Tommi Purtilo from Stalatube delves into the key advantages of using duplex stainless steel for pipe support brackets