Medical and Dental
Repeated autoclave cycles, aggressive disinfectants and the requirement for a surface that can be verified clean drive selection here. Martensitic grades provide the edge retention instruments need, while austenitic grades handle equipment and housings where corrosion resistance outweighs hardness.
What gets specified in medical & dental
Ordered by how commonly they are called for in this sector.
- UNS S31600 / S31603316 / 316LPREN 25
304 plus 2–3% molybdenum. The standard answer to chlorides and mild acids.
- UNS S40900 / S41000 / S43000400 SeriesPREN 17
Ferritic and martensitic chromium grades. Magnetic, nickel-free, hardenable.
- UNS S1740017-4 PHPREN 20
Martensitic PH grade. Machine soft, then age to tensile strengths above 1300 MPa.
- UNS S30400 / S30403304 / 304LPREN 19
The default austenitic stainless. 18% chromium, 8% nickel, no molybdenum.
Applications
04- Surgical instrument components
- Dental tools and fittings
- Equipment housings and trolleys
- Sterilisation equipment
Governing standards
03- ASTM A276
- ASTM F899
- ISO 7153-1
Verification available
10- Spectrometer
- Chemical Testing Laboratory
- Positive Material Identification (PMI)
- Spectro Test
- Tensile Testing Machine
- Hardness Testing Machine
- Portable Hardness Tester
- Flattening Test
- Reverse-Bend Test
- Hydrostatic Test Machine
What medical & dental buys
Other industries
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