• Outokumpu India Private Limited

Duplex Stainless Steel For Storage Tanks

Stainless steel is a material that provides solutions: high-alloyed grades meet crucial needs of today and challenges of the future. Stainless steel answers the call for a sustainable future, working against damage and decay for long, dependable lives of structures. Outokumpu is one of the world's foremost stainless steel producers in terms of product range. The company is recognised for technical leadership, constant high quality and reliability. Thanks to superior strength compared to standard stainless steels, Duplex allows users to reduce material weight - and cut costs. The Duplex grades of today offer high corrosion resistance, which means low maintenance costs and no need for coating. Furthermore, Duplex reduces the risk of cross contamination of tank content. Duplex stainless steels combine many of the outstanding properties of ferritic and austenitic steels. Thanks to high levels of chromium and nitrogen, and frequently molybdenum, these steels offer good resistance to local and uniform corrosion. Low nickel content implies a stable price. Combined with its high strength, it is a cost efficient alternative to lower strength stainless and coated carbon steels. The Duplex microstructure also contributes to high resistance to stress corrosion cracking.