SS vs SST

[g30rg3]

Could some one give me an insight as to what is the difference between "SS & SST" in terms of stainless steel material ie 416 SS & 416 SST.

My first instinct was that they were the same both SS and SST stands for stainless steel, just written in a fancy manner.

I may be wrong. If you feel so it would be great to know.

Thank you for your time.

veneeth george
piping engineer - offshore rigs

 

[metalonis]

See

http://www.finishing.com/305/36.shtml

Implications are that SST is more correct than SS, although I've seen and understand both.

 

[metengr]

They are one in the same abbreviation. It should be listed as Type 416 with no suffix.

 

[g30rg3]

metlonis - that post was an interesting read.
metengr - that make sense

Thank you for your time.

 

[Guest102023]

My response would be AO.

Which stands for Acronym Overload.

"If you don't have time to do the job right the first time, when are you going to find time to repair it?"