How is the development of stainless steel in various industries?
Almost all walks of life are inseparable from the use of stainless steel, and the use of stainless steel is also rising. Today I will talk about the development of stainless steel in all walks of life;
With the continuous advancement of industrialization and the upgrading of civil consumption, the growth rate of my country's apparent consumption of stainless steel was 12.73% from 2004 to 2016, which was higher than the growth rate of apparent consumption of crude steel in the steel industry during the same period of 7.83%.
Vehicle/Automotive Industry: This is currently the fastest growing stainless steel application field.
Because stainless steel also has the advantages of resistance to chloride ion corrosion and heat resistance, it is used in the exhaust system of automobiles.
Now, Japan, the United States, Sweden and other countries have used a large number of stainless steel vehicles.
Japan began to promote it in the 1980s, and currently its stainless steel train cars have reached 60%.
The car industry is the development focus of stainless steel applications.
Construction industry: It is one of the earliest applications of stainless steel.
In terms of architectural decoration, at present, stainless steel is mainly used for exterior walls, interior and exterior columns of high-rise buildings, handrails, floors, elevator siding, doors and windows, curtain walls and other interior and exterior decoration and components.
The surface-treated, colored, and plated stainless steel plate solves the problem of easy fingerprints after touching, and further expands the scope of application of stainless steel.
Household appliance industry: In the household appliance industry, the large amount of stainless steel is the inner tube of automatic washing machine, the inner tube of water heater, the inner and outer shell of microwave oven, and the inner lining of refrigerator, and ferritic stainless steel is mostly used.
The proportion of stainless steel for household appliances in Western Europe is relatively large, and it is generally used less in Asia except Japan, which is close to the European level.
In 1999, the consumption of ferritic and martensitic stainless steel in Japan's home appliance industry reached 28%, and austenite accounted for 12%.
my country's microwave ovens, refrigerators, air conditioners, TVs, etc. are already competitive export products in the world, and the domestic appliance industry is a potential large market for stainless steel applications.
It is estimated that in the next 5-10 years, the demand for stainless steel in my country's home appliance industry will reach 100,000-150,000 tons.
Industrial facilities: The proportion of stainless steel used in industrial facilities in developed countries can generally reach 15%-20%. At present, the proportion of domestic applications is still very small.
On the one hand, it is due to the introduction of complete sets of industrial equipment and stainless steel materials are not counted. On the other hand, it is because domestic materials have not yet been adopted.
Stainless steel is needed in chemical, petrochemical, chemical fiber, paper, food, medicine, energy (nuclear power, thermal power, fuel cell) and other fields.
In addition, the existing imported equipment has entered the maintenance period. With the improvement of the quality of domestic stainless steel products and the development of special brand products, the application of stainless steel in domestic industrial facilities will increase year by year.
Because the chemical and physical properties of stainless steel are particularly stable, stainless steel plays a very important role in our daily lives. Therefore, it is particularly important to choose a professional and regular stainless steel company.
