COMMON USES FOR STAINLESS STEEL


 

 

Stainless steel is 100 percent recyclable, easy to sterilize, and used in many applications. In fact, ordinary citizens interact with products made of stainless steel on a daily basis. Whether we’re in the kitchen, on the road, at the doctor’s office, or in our buildings, stainless steel is there too.

Most often, stainless steel is used for applications requiring the unique properties of steel along with resistance to corrosion. You’ll find this alloy milled into coils, sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing. It is most often made into:

  • Culinary uses
    • Kitchen sinks
    • Cutlery
    • Cookware
  • Surgical tools and medical equipment
    • Hemostats
    • Surgical implants
    • Temporary crowns (dentistry)
  • Architecture
    • Bridges
    • Monuments and sculptures
    • Airport roofs
  • Automotive and aerospace applications
    • Auto bodies
    • Rail cars
    • Aircraft