Stainless Steel 321 strips are flat-rolled lengths of a titanium-stabilised austenitic chromium-nickel grade. The alloy carries 17.0-19.0% chromium and 9.0-12.0% nickel. Titanium, added at five times the combined carbon and nitrogen content or more, locks up carbon before it forms chromium carbides at grain boundaries. The strip therefore resists intergranular corrosion through the ~815 °C sensitisation range, where unstabilised grades weaken after welding. These strips are used in aerospace and heat exchangers.
We slit every 321 strip on our own Mumbai lines rather than trading mill widths. The grade is at the high-temperature end of our stainless steel strips range. Buyers pick any width between 3 mm and 2000 mm, in annealed condition, with BA, 2B, Scotch-Brite, Matte, Matte PVC, or HR pickled surfaces. Every coil ships with its full test documentation.