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NSSC Markets Second FW Series Stainless Steel
12/16/2010 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. (NSSC) has developed and commercialized NSSC® FW2, a highly corrosion resistant, low-interstitial ferritic stainless steel that follows NSSC FW1 marketed in July this year.
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. (NSSC) has developed and commercialized NSSC® FW2 (Forward Two), said to be a highly corrosion resistant, low-interstitial ferritic stainless steel.
Based on technology originally developed by NSSC that enhances the corrosion resistance of ferritic stainless steel by adding a micro amount (approximately 0.3%) of tin, NSSC FW2 was completed by further developing the technology used for NSSC FW1 that was marketed in July this year.
The company has received more than 2000 inquiries for NSSC FW1, and order volume has amounted to 10,000 tonnes per year.
NSSC FW2 is a 16%Cr steel with no added Ni, Mo, or Cu; the content of rare metals was reduced by a total of 40% compared to SUS304, important for price stability. The company says that NSSC FW2 can be widely used in the same way as SUS304 due to its “excellent workability.”
NSSC claims that these new FW-series products are great candidates for a new general-purpose grade, overtaking the two leading types of steel available (SUS304 and SUS430), which account for more than 50% of all distributed stainless steel.
NSSC FW2 can be used for a variety of applications, such as electrical appliances, furniture, building components, and kitchen utensils/instruments, etc.
