Environment and grade choice
The climate is tropical monsoon with high humidity all year, damp cool winters in the north and salt air along the long coast. Material that sits in warehouses or fabrication yards needs dry storage, and anything used outdoors or near the sea needs a grade chosen for chlorides. For furniture frames, decorative tube and indoor kitchen equipment SS 202 is widely used and keeps cost down. For food contact, washdown or coastal installations, 304 or 316 is the safer specification.
