Appliance cabinet stainless

[griffengm]

Can someone tell me the stainless type used on some of the current appliances and, perhaps, the finish spec commonly used?

Griffy

 

[mcguire]

In the USA domestic appliances use 304 with a rolled-on finish, such as Koolline (Allegheny) or #4 polish. A lot of commercial appliance makers are smarter and use 201 with those finishes. There is some 430 also.

Michael McGuire

http://stainlesssteelforengineers.blogspot.com/

 

[JamesCKelly]

What might also be used is one of the newer lean duplex stainless steels such as LDX 2101. Has nearly twice the strength of 304 and is refrigerator-magnet friendly.

 

[EdStainless]

These days 201 and 430 make up most of it. There are special finishes such as Kooline. Each mill has its own names for special cosmetic finishes.

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[arunmrao]

Can we agree that the more expensive parts use 304,while others use 201/202 or 430 in extreme cases?

Today I got a lot of scrap material from a reputed manufacturer of furnace parts as 304 and I was shocked to find a mixup with 202!!

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[EdStainless]

My guess is that most users only know 'magnetic' vs 'non-magnetic' and they don't realize the differences in austenitic alloys.
There has always been a lot of 430 used for this, though 304 has also been very common.

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[mcguire]

2101 would be a great choice, as would 2001(19D), if AK would bother to market it. There's nothing wrong with 439, if you keep the C and N low enough. All should have a rolled finish.

Michael McGuire

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