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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.