TPi May 2015

stainless steel tubes

Among high-volume engineering materials that have withstood the test of time, stainless steel leads the pack. And in 2015 stainless steel, close to 100 per cent recyclable, satisfies a major concern of our age – responsibility for the environment. High among the premium products of this most useful material is the stainless steel tube: corrosion-resistant, leak-proof, hygienic. At the end of a waste incineration process it can be reclaimed from the ashes. A discarded stainless steel tube that escapes recycling will do no harm, either to soil or to ground water. At the same time, when life cycles are factored into materials costs, a tube fashioned of satin-smooth or mirror-bright stainless steel will very often present the least expensive option. But that is very old news – at least a century, and counting – to customers of the companies whose products and services are reviewed here.