\nCommon Grade<\/strong><\/td>\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nApplications<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSS 304<\/td>\n | Austenitic stainless steel with Ni content of more than 8%. Food-grade alloy can be used to cast stainless steel components for both household and commercial applications. It is the most widely used stainless steel casting material.<\/td>\n | The food industry, chemical industry, mechanical equipment, pipe industry, automotive industry, Housings, medical, watering, mining, and petrochemical.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSS 316<\/td>\n | SS316 is the second most common austenite steel. It is used mainly to increase resistance to corrosion.<\/p>\n The Ni content is more than 10%. It has better corrosion resistance than 304 stainless steel castings.<\/p>\n 316 stainless steel castings are better suited for the marine environment with harsh air conditions or chemical materials.<\/td>\n | Fire fighting, auto parts, marine hardware, chemical, pipeline, construction, decoration, food industry, etc Housings, gears, plates automotive, food & dairy, and petrochemical environments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSS 304L \/ 316L<\/td>\n | The mechanical properties are close to those of ss 304 and 316 materials. \u201cL\u201d represents lower carbon content.<\/p>\n The material is more ductile. has good welding performance, and has more reliable corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n The price is higher than that of materials of the same grade.<\/td>\n | Food, chemical, medical, plumbing, medical, petrochemical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSS 410 \/ 416<\/td>\n | Series 400 belongs to martensitic stainless steel.<\/p>\n High strength, good processing performance, and high heat treatment hardness, and does not contain Ni, so the corrosion resistance is weak.<\/p>\n They will tend to break rather than bend under intense pressure.<\/td>\n | Automotive parts, food & dairy, machine tools, \u200bknives, Housings, bushings, handles, brackets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPH 17-4<\/td>\n | Most common precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel. Its content is about 17% chromium and 4% nickel. good corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n 17-4 is the strongest of the stainless steel family. Usually used for products and components that are not prone to deformation.<\/td>\n | Military, medical, mechanical components, machine tools, turbine blades,ods, pins, links, arms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n2205 Duplex<\/td>\n | Duplex stainless steel 2205 is composite stainless steel consisting of 22% chromium, 2.5% molybdenum, 4.5% nickel-nitrogen.<\/p>\n Used for its good mechanical properties and excellent corrosion resistance properties.<\/td>\n | Sporting, pump & valve industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\nChemical Compositions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nGrades<\/strong><\/td>\nC<\/strong><\/td>\nSi<\/strong><\/td>\nMn<\/strong><\/td>\nS<\/strong><\/td>\nP<\/strong><\/td>\nCr<\/strong><\/td>\nNi<\/strong><\/td>\nMo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n304<\/td>\n | \u22640.08<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22642.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.045<\/td>\n | 18 ~ 20<\/td>\n | 8 ~ 11<\/td>\n | \u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n304L<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22642.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.035<\/td>\n | 18 ~ 20<\/td>\n | 8 ~ 12<\/td>\n | \u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n316<\/td>\n | \u22640.08<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22642.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.045<\/td>\n | 16 ~ 18<\/td>\n | 10 ~ 14<\/td>\n | 2 ~ 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n316L<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22642.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.045<\/td>\n | 16 ~ 18<\/td>\n | 10 ~ 14<\/td>\n | 2 ~ 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n410<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.040<\/td>\n | 11 ~ 13.5<\/td>\n | \u22640.6<\/td>\n | \u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n416<\/td>\n | \u22640.15<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22641.25<\/td>\n | \u22640.15<\/td>\n | \u22640.060<\/td>\n | 12 ~ 14<\/td>\n | \u22640.6<\/td>\n | \u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n17-4 ph<\/td>\n | \u22640.07<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.040<\/td>\n | 15.5 ~ 17.5<\/td>\n | 3 ~ 5<\/td>\n | \u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n2205<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22641.00<\/td>\n | \u22642.00<\/td>\n | \u22640.03<\/td>\n | \u22640.040<\/td>\n | 21 ~ 24<\/td>\n | 4.5 ~ 6.5<\/td>\n | 2.5 ~ 3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n <\/strong><\/p>\nStainless Steel Investment Casting Process<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Make Wax Model<\/strong><\/p>\nOnce the mold is finished, inject wax material into the mold cavity. We get a wax model from the mold after cooling. 2. Repair the wax model<\/p>\n 2. Repairing wax model<\/p>\n Repair some appearance defects of wax models. Such as slot, wax injection nozzle, flow pattern.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\nAfter inspecting wax models, weld them to the casting system one by one to form an assembly. It looks like a tree.<\/p>\n 4. Shell Making<\/p>\n The shell-making process is a whole silica sol process. It is to dip the assembly into a good colloidal silica coating. sprinkle with fire-resistant sand. dry and hardened shell under certain temperatures. Thus forming a dense refractory coating surface outside the surface of wax models. \nThen repeat steps 5-6 times. Finally form a certain strength and refractoriness of silica sol shell.<\/p>\n 5. Dewaxing<\/p>\n Dewaxing is a process in which the wax inside the shell is melted by high-temperature steam. Then drain out the melted wax. To get a cavity that can be poured into the mold.<\/p>\n 6. Pouring<\/p>\n Melted stainless steel ingots into liquid status under a certain high temperature. Then pour the liquid into the shell and cool at room temperature. \nShell Knocking After solidification, knock out the Shell and clean sand.<\/p>\n 7. Cutting, Grinding<\/p>\n Cut the stainless steel casting blanks from the assembly one by one. Remove the sprue gate by grinding machine. Smooth the surface by various surface finishes. Such as shot blasting, sandblasting, electropolishing, and mirror polishing.<\/p>\n 8. Inspection<\/p>\n After finishing production, inspection is also an indispensable process before delivery. The stainless steel castings inspection includes dimensional inspection, defects inspection and material inspection. Only qualified products can be shipped to customers.<\/p>\n Post Treatments of Stainless Steel Castings<\/span><\/h2>\nAfter Stainless Steel Casting is finished, it will be deep processing. That is the Post Treatment of Stainless Steel Casting. In Hengke Metal, our main Post Treatments include:<\/p>\n \n- Heat Treatment: Solution Treatment<\/li>\n
- Post Machining<\/li>\n
- Surface Finish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Heat Treatment: Solution Treatment<\/span><\/h3>\nHeat Treatment: Solution TreatmentSolution treatment is a kind of heat-treatment process. \nIn heating processing, stainless steel castings are heated to a high temperature and maintained at a constant temperature in the single-phase zone. \nSo that the excess phase is fully dissolved into the solid solution. Then cooled rapidly. Finally, we get the su-saturated solid solution. \nUnlike heat treatment for other steel investment castings, solution treatment is the only heat treatment method for the stainless steel investment casting process.<\/p>\n The purpose of solution treatment is mainly used to eliminate internal stress. And improve the stainless steel components\u2019 mechanical properties. (e.g. corrosion resistance, ductility, or hardness). It can make the post-machining easier.<\/p>\n PS:<\/p>\n Before stainless steel castings solution treatment operation, casting blank surface cleaning is necessary. Such as removing oils, grease, and other types of residue. Because during stainless steel casting heat treatment, The surface leftover may occur degrading the corrosion resistance or other properties of the products.<\/p>\n Post Machining<\/span><\/h3>\nInvestment casting is the primary method for stainless steel parts production. It can create near-net shape products. even without secondary machining. But it does not mean machining can be saved for all the stainless steel cast products.<\/p>\n when there is a closer tolerance and surface finish requirement that casting can not reach. Post Machining will have to be used. We can remove excess material by grinding, milling, and drilling. We also have our own CNC Center. CNC machining is the most precise machining process. But the cost is high.<\/p>\n After machining, quality Inspection is also very critical. we use manual inspection equipment and gages as well as the latest in coordinate measuring machine (CMM) technology to measure and record all the dimensions. This ensures our customers always get the quality they want.<\/p>\n Surface Treatments<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nFor stainless steel casting, there are several surface treatment methods to improve its appearance qualtiy. It includes shot blasting, sandblasting, electropolishing, mirror polishing, and powder coating.<\/p>\n Shot Blasting<\/p>\n The most common and Low-cost surface finish method. It can remove casting surface mill scales, and burrs. It is the process to smooth stainless steel castings by grinding of small steel balls in a shot-blasting machine.<\/p>\n Sand Blasting<\/p>\n The process of cleaning the stainless steel casting surface by the impact of high-speed sand flow. The surface is more smooth than that of sand casting. But the cost is higher.<\/p>\n Electropolishing<\/p>\n Take stainless steel castings as the anode for electrolysis. It is used in an appropriate electrolyte to remove its rough surface. It can improve its surface smoothness. The surface becomes a bit bright after electropolishing.<\/p>\n Mirror Polishing<\/p>\n It is a manual polishing process operated with a grinding wheel. After finishing, the casting surface will look very shiny like a mirror. This treatment is the most time costing surface finish method. Mirror Polishing is only suitable for outside areas of stainless steel castings.<\/p>\n Powder Coating:<\/p>\n A surface treatment method for spraying plastic powder onto stainless steel castings. Like painting, there are different colors selected.<\/p>\n Glass Bead Blasting<\/p>\n Glass bead blasting method to refine the surface of stainless steel castings. The surface smooth of sand glass bead blasting looks better than shot blasting. But the cost is higher.<\/p>\n Brush Finishing<\/p>\n A brushed finish typically has a uni-directional satin finish. The brushing gives cast stainless steel parts a distinct look. It retains parts’ metallic luster and is given a pattern of very fine lines parallel to the brushing direction.<\/p>\n Pickling & Passivation<\/p>\n Pickling is a chemical treatment way to eliminate surface dirt like oxide skin, rust, and welding spots. Passivation is a process that forms a new abundant chromium protective layer. It can improve the anti-oxidation ability of stainless steel castings.<\/p>\n China Top Stainless Steel Casting Factory<\/span><\/h2>\nHengke Metal Foundry is one of the largest casting and machining companies in China. We have our own foundry and CNC Center workshop. The customized stainless steel castings range can be from 0.03kg-100kgs. The raw materials can cover all stainless steel grades.<\/p>\n Why Choose Hengke Metal ?<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n Hengke Metal\u00a0 has been the most reliable one-stop source for stainless steel castings. With The competitive prices and full services of stainless steel castings, we have exported our goods to Japan, US, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa market. If you have any stainless steel casting inquiries, contact us freely. 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