Automotive and Transport sectors are making increasing use of stainless steels to reduce weight, improve aesthetics, enhance safety and minimize life cycle cost. Characterized by superior fire and corrosion resistance, they ensure safety and reliability. Since stainless steels exhibit superior combination of high strength, ductility, formability and toughness compared to other metals and alloys, the intrinsic weight of vehicle decreases and its load carrying capacity and fuel efficiency increases. Maintenance cost is naturally lower and stainless steel component at the end of its long life is easily recycled.
In automobiles, cars are making increasing use of stainless steel, primarily for exhaust systems (grade 409) and catalytic converters, but also for structural purposes. To improve efficiency, the designs for these components are becoming very complex and performance criteria are getting tougher. Since corrosion resistance remains vital for this application, appropriate titanium, niobium or dual stabilized grades with very low interstitial content are used with choice of grade depending on operating conditions.
Buses, trams make extensive use of austenitic stainless steels for outer panels. On account of transformation induced plasticity, these steels develop very high strength coupled with good formability in cold rolled tempers and constitute ideal material for structural components. The exceptional strength to weight ratio and energy absorption capacity enables the designers to reduce weight and enhance crash worthiness while ensuring longer life span due to superior corrosion resistance.
As new austenitic, ferritic and duplex stainless steels are evolving, automotive and transport industry is intensively exploring their potential.
The grades of stainless steel used for transportation are usually 301,304,321,409.409l.In general, they are used as automobile exhaust pipe, aircraft, windshield wipers, muffler, mold products, ship parts, etc.
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