Corrosion resistance: 1.4401 stainless steel has excellent resistance to a variety of corrosive environments, including chlorides, acids and oxidizing media.
The alloy’s composition includes 16-18% chromium, 10-14% nickel and 2-3% molybdenum, making it highly resistant to pitting and crevice corrosion.
This makes 1.4401 Stainless Steel Structural Hollow Sections ideal for use in marine environments, chemical processing plants and other applications where exposure to corrosive conditions is a consideration.

Mechanical Properties: 1.4401 stainless steel has good mechanical strength, with typical tensile strength of 515 to 680 MPa and yield strength of 170 to 490 MPa.
The alloy also has good ductility and toughness, maintaining good ductility and toughness even at moderately elevated temperatures.
These mechanical properties make 1.4401 stainless steel structural hollow profiles suitable for applications requiring high strength and load-bearing capacity, such as industrial facilities, infrastructure and construction projects.

Solderability and Fabrication: 1.4401 stainless steel can be easily welded using a variety of techniques, including TIG, MIG, and Stick Arc Welding (SMAW).
The material’s good ductility and formability allow for easy fabrication of structural hollow profiles, including bending, rolling and machining to produce a variety of shapes and sizes.
This manufacturing flexibility enables the design and construction of complex structural systems using 1.4401 stainless steel hollow profiles.

Thermal Stability: 1.4401 stainless steel maintains its mechanical properties and corrosion resistance over a wide temperature range, from low temperatures to moderately high temperatures up to 300°C (572°F).
This thermal stability is particularly beneficial for structural hollow profiles used in applications involving temperature fluctuations or exposure to moderately high temperatures, such as in industrial process plants or outdoor structures.

Magnetic: 1.4401 stainless steel is mildly magnetic, which can be advantageous in certain applications, such as the manufacture of magnetic parts or the design of electromagnetic shielding systems.

Aesthetic appeal: The bright, shiny appearance of 1.4401 stainless steel helps enhance the aesthetics of structural hollow profiles, making it suitable for use in architectural and design applications where visual appeal is important.

Overall, 1.4401 stainless steel is an excellent choice for structural hollow profiles due to its excellent corrosion resistance, good mechanical properties and versatile manufacturing capabilities. These properties make 1.4401 stainless steel structural hollow profiles ideally suited for a variety of industrial, infrastructure and construction applications, particularly in environments where high performance and corrosion-resistant structural elements are required.