The Rigidized textured stainless steel sheet has a #4 brushed (brushed satin) finish and a 2WL pattern. Stainless steel provides good corrosion resistance and strength. It may be magnetic. The #4 brushed finish has a moderately reflective appearance with fine parallel polishing lines. The textured surface minimizes surface contact area compared to flat metal surfaces for reduced friction and static cling, which facilitates movement on conveyors, packaging machinery, and food processing machinery, and other material handling applications. The 2WL pattern can also be used in architectural and elevator applications. Textured metal helps conceal scuffs, dents, and fingerprints.Stainless steel is an iron alloy with resistance to staining and rusting in many environments where steel would typically degrade. The chemical composition of each grade creates a grain structure that falls into one of five classes: austenitic, duplex, ferritic, martensitic, and precipitation hardening. The austenitic class contains the most formable, weldable, and corrosion-resistant stainless steel grades, but they cannot be heat treated. The duplex class offers high resistance to pitting and chloride stress corrosion cracking. Duplex grades are heat treatable and roughly twice as strong as austenitic grades. The ferritic class contains moderately formable and corrosion-resistant grades compared to other stainless steel classes, but they cannot be heat treated. The martensitic class includes some of the hardest and strongest stainless steel grades that also offer mild corrosion resistance, high hardness, and good formability. Martensitic grades can be heat treated. The precipitation-hardening (PH) class can be heat treated after fabrication to achieve some of the highest hardness ratings in stainless steel.Tensile strength, used to indicate the material’s overall strength, is the peak stress it can withstand before it breaks. Corrosion resistance describes the material's ability to prevent deterioration caused by atmosphere, moisture, or other medium. Wear resistance indicates the ability to prevent surface damage caused by contact with other surfaces. Toughness describes the material's ability to absorb energy before breaking, while hardness (commonly measured as indentation hardness) describes its resistance to permanent surface deformation. Formability indicates how easily the material can be permanently shaped. Machinability describes how easily it can be cut, shaped, finished, or otherwise machined, while weldability characterizes the ability to be welded. Magnetism characterizes how much the material is repelled by or attracted to a magnet.Rigidized Metals manufactures textured metal and architectural components. The company, founded in 1940, is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.
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