Stainless steel casting’s resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance and long life make it an ideal material for applications where other materials fail due to extreme weather or operating conditions.

The stainless steel casting can be made to withstand high temperature conditions for use in furnaces, constant underwater variations in ships and diverse chemical environments, for instance in storage tanks of chemicals. It is very useful in marine, aerospace, industrial machinery, food processing and transportation of food products and in commercial kitchens.

The majority of stainless steel castings contain nickel in addition to carbon, molybdenum and chromium. The ratio of mixing of various metals during stainless steel casting process determines the properties of the cast material. There are various types of casting processes depending on the component or requirement. The different types of castings are investment, sand, pressure die and gravity.

Some important parameters you must consider before you select a stainless steel casting are:

1. The qualities of various types of stainless steel including the chemical composition and mechanical properties
2. The shape, size and quantity required
3. The surface finish required
4. The end use of the product
5. The cost of stainless steel casting

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy stainless steel casting from reputable stainless steel casting suppliers

Once you understand your requirements, review different stainless steel castings available in the market. Evaluate the stainless steel casting costs and the materials offered by different suppliers and select the one that is suitable for your particular application.

I recommend: Impro is a reputable supplier of stainless steel casting solutions to the pump, valve, engine, construction, automotive, marine and other industries and has stainless steel casting foundries for investment and sand casting. You can also buy castings from Deeco Metals, a supplier of stainless steel components and critical parts. Post Precision Castings is another good supplier of high quality investment castings specializing in valve and pump parts. MetalTek International is another supplier that specializes in stainless steel continuous casting, centrifugal casting, investment casting and sand casting.

Buy customized stainless steel casting

If the standard industrial stainless steel casting available in the market does not match your application requirements, then you can customize and buy different types of made-to-order stainless steel castings from different reputable manufacturers.

I recommend: Bealka Casting is a reputable manufacturer of stainless steel precision casting of custom parts. CAB Incorporated specializes in industrial stainless steel casting and forging of custom parts. You can also go to Wisconsin Precision Casting Corporation, an investment casting manufacturer in different grades of low alloy steels and martensitic stainless steel, for your stainless steel casting requirements.

Buy stainless steel casting equipment from suppliers of stainless steel casting equipment

You can buy different types of machines, furnaces, tanks, automated systems and stainless steel casting equipment from different reputable manufacturers or suppliers.

I recommend: You can buy new or old furnaces and stainless steel casting equipment from Ray Jacobs Machinery. ABB Robotics is a supplier of automated systems and robots for stainless steel casting plants.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  While preparing the cast, take proper care so that the presence of carbon or other material in the surrounding area does not contaminate the cast material.
• •  Take proper care while mixing the metals in a given ratio otherwise the stainless steel casting material will be of different grade and will not function properly.