Medical Instrument Grade Metal Alloys

301/302 is an austenitic stainless steel with higher Carbon and lower Nickel contents that 304/304L with similar corrosion resistance. As a medical alloy 301/302 stainless steels main use is in spring and spring components.

303 stainless steel is the reference free-machining stainless steel that has numerous applications in sanitary wares, food and chemical industries as well as components in micro-mechanical engineering and components.

304/304L stainless steel is the 'work-horse' stainless steel meeting the requirements of the medical specification ASTM F899, it also finds numerous applications in the food, beverage and chemical industries.

316LVM stainless steel is an improved rust and acid-proofed chromium nickel molybdenum steel alloy, refined by an ESR remelt process), designed for components with increased chemical stability due to the quality standards ISO 5832-1 and ASTM F-138. 316LVM stainless steel is commonly used in standard implants, surgical instruments and implant screws.

316L is an austenitic stainless steel with limited Sulphur and Carbon contents, this grade has good intergranular corrosion resistance, welding capability and polishing. 316L stainless steel is widely used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and petrochemical industries.

MP35N® cobalt alloy is produced by vacuum induction melting (VIM) followed by vacuum arc remelting (VAR). MP35N® cobalt alloy is a multi-phase nickel-cobalt based alloy with a unique range of properties - ultra high strength, toughness, corrosion resistance, biocompatibility and it is also nonmagnetic. MP35N® cobalt alloy is used in a variety of medical applications including orthopaedic implants, lead wire for pacemakers and cardiovascular stents.

Phynox KL is a hardenable, cobalt-chrome-nickel alloy with excellent corrosion resistance and biocompatibility used mainly in implants for joint replacements and other dental and medical applications.

420 Mod stainless steel is a variant of 420 alloyed with Vanadium, Molybdenum and Nitrogen which features good wear and bluntness resistance as well as high quality mirror polishing. 420 Mod stainless steel is most suitable for the production of bearings, drills, taps, milling cutters and other medical tools

420A is a hardenable stainless steel, with low carbon content and good corrosion resistance which satisfactorily fulfills the requirements for medical, surgical and dental instruments.

420B stainless steel is an ESR remelted steel with low Sulphur content. Stainless steel 420B has good corrosion resistance and is well adapted for the production of medical, surgical and dental instruments.

420C stainless steel is a low-sulphur steel, this grade is well adapted for the production of turned part such as bolts and nuts, screws, valves, nozzles, faucet and pump parts. 420C stainless steel is also used for the manufacture of wear resistant parts such as bearings, medical, surgical and dental instruments as well as in the agro and food industries.

420F Mod is a free-machining stainless steel with increased Molybdenum and Nickel content to improve hardness and corrosion resistance. 420F Mod stainless steel is ideal for the production of complex, precision parts which must have both good wear restistance and corrosion resistance.

431 stainless steel is an ESR remelted steel with high Chromium, low Carbon and Sulphur content, it has the second best corrosion resistance of all martensitic stainless steels. 431 stainless steel is well adapted for mirror finishing and therefore medical, surgical and dental instruments.

431 (X) stainless steel is an enhanced version of 431 produced by special powder metallurgy technology which produces a very fine microstructure and homogeneity, resulting in much reduced rejection rates for finished parts. 431 (X) stainless steels high hardenability makes it ideal for gear and rotating parts (pliers, pincers, dental drills etc).

The addition of Molybdenum and a higher Carbon content provide 440A stainless steel with good hardenability up to 56HRC where it exhibits good wear resistance. This means that 440A stainless steel it widely used in the production of bearings, nozzles, valve components and blade items.

440B stainless steel medical alloy meets the requirement of medical instruments and dental cutting tools such as bone drills, knives and cutlery, punch disks, ball bearings, screw extruders and spray nozzles. 440B stainless steel fulfills most parameters of ASTM F-899 (only the Mo content higher than F-899, but this higher content increases the corrosion resistance).

440C stainless steel is an ESR remelted steel with low Sulphur content and high Carbon content allowing high hardenability up to 60HRC and thus excellent wear and bluntness resistance. 440C stainless steel is mostly used in the production of bearings, medical, surgical, and dental instruments and cutting tools.

630 stainless steel is a precipitation hardenable ESR stainless steel with high toughness and good corrosion resistance similar to 304 but with much better resistance to stress-corrosion cracking. 630 stainless steel is well adapted for mirror finishing and therefore medical, surgical and dental instruments.

Custom® 465 stainless steel is a premium martensitic age-hardenable steel capable of a UTS over 250ksi in the H900 condition. It has good fracture strength and pitting resisance. Custom® 465 stainless steel is used for the production of endoscopic instruments for surgery and for dental instruments, needles, needle wires and other instruments with small diameters.

XM16 Custom® 455 stainless steel is a precipitation hardening ESR martensitic stainless steel know for its simplicity to use and ease of forming. In the age-hardened condition (requiring only a single-stage aging process) it has both high strength and toughness making XM16 Custom® 455 stainless steel ideal for medical instrumentation.