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AISI 430 Stainless Steel Coil
Available Configurations
Properties common to all products in this list
Key Features
AISI 430 Stainless Steel Coil (UNS S43000) is a ferritic chromium stainless steel in continuous coiled strip form, with 16-18% chromium providing good oxidation resistance, good resistance to corrosion in mildly aggressive environments, and distinctive soft magnetic properties that austenitic grades cannot offer:
Distinctive Soft Magnetic Properties
AISI 430 Coil offers distinctive soft magnetic properties that austenitic grades cannot provide, making it the material of choice for magnetic cores in electrical transformers and inductors.
Predictable Deep-Drawing & Roll-Forming Behavior
Unlike austenitic stainless steels, AISI 430 is not hardenable by heat treatment, and its ferritic structure gives it inherently lower work-hardening rates, making it more predictable in deep-drawing and roll-forming operations at lower forming forces.
Good Oxidation Resistance
Good oxidation resistance combined with good resistance to corrosion in mildly aggressive environments supports use of AISI 430 Coil in household appliances and architectural cladding.
Lower Forming Forces Required
Lower work-hardening rates than austenitic grades mean AISI 430 Coil requires lower forming forces, simplifying deep-drawn kitchenware and cookware manufacture.
Widely Used in Household Appliances & Electromagnetic Equipment
AISI 430 Coil is widely used in household appliances, automotive trim, architectural cladding, and electromagnetic equipment manufacturing, where its unique combination of formability and magnetic properties is valued.
Industrial Applications
AISI 430 Stainless Steel Coil is used across household appliance, automotive, architectural, and electromagnetic equipment sectors where soft magnetic properties are operationally relevant:
- ✦ Deep-Drawn Kitchenware & Cookware
- Used in deep-drawn kitchenware and cookware, where predictable deep-drawing behavior at lower forming forces, owing to ferritic structure and lower work-hardening rates, simplifies high-volume manufacture.
- ✦ Decorative Automotive & Architectural Panels
- Formed into decorative automotive and architectural panels, where good oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance in mildly aggressive environments support long-term surface quality and durability.
- ✦ Magnetic Cores in Electrical Transformers & Inductors
- Used as magnetic cores in electrical transformers and inductors, where distinctive soft magnetic properties — characteristics that austenitic grades cannot offer — make AISI 430 the material of choice.
- ✦ Household Appliance & Electromagnetic Equipment Manufacturing
- Applied broadly in household appliance and electromagnetic equipment manufacturing, where the combination of formability and magnetic function distinguishes AISI 430 from austenitic alternatives.
- ✦ Ferritic Recrystallization & Electromagnetic Component Research
- Used in investigations into ferritic recrystallization behavior, surface oxidation at elevated temperatures, and optimization of electromagnetic component properties.
Tolerances
| Thickness | <0.01mm | ±25% |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.01mm - 0.05mm | ±15% |
| Thickness | >0.05mm | ±10% |
| Coil Width | <100mm | ±1mm |
| Coil Width | >=100mm | +2% / -1% |
| Length | +10% / -0% |