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Have a read of our blog posts and news on various interesting topics!
Stainless steel for Marine and Boating
A modern innovation in shipbuilding isthe use of specialised grades of Stainless steel to build boats that can weather even the toughest of ocean conditions, ensuring the lifetime of the vessel is decades long with minimal maintenance.
Keep reading to learn about different types of corrosion in seawater, and the Grades of Stainless steel to employ to protect your vessel!
The aesthetic benefits of Stainless steel in architecture
One of the great benefits of Stainless steel over its alternatives in architecture is its customisable, low-maintenance and stunning aesthetic value. This contributes to an attractive, sustainable product that exactly aligns with a client’s needs for all components required, including roofing, balustrading, structural applications, architectural cladding and more!
Stainless steel for HVAC systems
Nothing quite stands up to the performance of Stainless steel in HVAC systems, thanks to its excellent corrosion resistance and durability. Vital in many industries and buildings, from manufacturing to data centers to high-rises, see how Stainless will provide excellent value for your HVAC needs.
Stainless steel Plumbing
Stainless steel has proven to be the most effective material in plumbing, outperforming its alternatives with a long life span, excellent tensile strength, and resistance to corrosion and high levels of water pressure, leading to excellent value in the long term.
Read about the benefits of Stainless in plumbing systems, including heat-free, weld-free Pressfit fittings!
Stainless steel in the Food & Beverage industry
Stainless steel is widely used in the Food & Beverage industry - why?
It has a multitude of benefits when it comes to manufacturing and handling a range of food and beverage products, including corrosion resistance and durability, versatility across a range of temperatures and bacterial resistance.
Read about how you can employ Stainless in your Food & Beverage operation, and see what we stock (including a great range of AS1528 Grade 304 and Grade 316 products).
What is Duplex Stainless steel? Our product range at Stirlings
Duplex Stainless steel benefits from the properties of both Ferritic and Austenitic Stainless steels: high tensile strength, corrosion resistance, stress corrosion cracking resistance, toughness, ductility, and cost effectiveness. Duplex is thus a material ideal for a wide range of applications and industries - click below to learn how Duplex is made, its uses and our range (including 2205 Duplex and 2507 Super Duplex) at Stirlings!
Stainless steel Sheet and Plate Processing at Stirlings
We aim to provide a superior Sheet and Plate product range and Processing service at Stirlings. With our new high speed & high power 60KW Laser in service in July, our lead times will be down, getting your custom-processed Sheet and Plate to you faster than ever before.
What are the different Stainless steel finishes? A comprehensive guide
Knowledge of Stainless steel finishes is vital for not only the aesthetic application of your Stainless, but also its intended use, as finishes and polishes are important to take into consideration for many industrial applications. See an in depth guide on how Stainless steel finishes are achieved, what we stock at Stirlings as well as end uses.
What is Grade 630 Stainless steel? Its strength and uses
Known for its excellent Tensile Strength, Grade 630 Stainless steel is a precipation hardened martensitic alloy commonly used in the Oil & Gas, Aerospace and other high-tech industries. Strengthen your knowledge and get your hands on our Grade 630 Round Bar here!
On Ornamental Tubing - Balustrade Tubing and beyond
Stainless steel Ornamental Tubing is stunning and functional, perfect for a great variety of uses. From balustrading to automotive and much more, see how our low maintenance and customisable Stainless steel Ornamental Tubing will meet your exact needs!
What is Hollow Bar? The ins and outs
Learn the ins and outs of Hollow Bar - its advantages, the differences from solid Bar, Pipe and Tube, uses, and details about our Stainless steel Hollow Bar range and incoming new stock!
What is a Fiber Laser, and demonstrating Stirlings' incredible Laser capabilities
Check out this blog on Fiber Lasers and the capabilities of our amazing 20kW and 60kW Laser cutting services at Stirlings!
What is a Flange? The nuts and bolts of Flanges
Get the lowdown on Flanges from this blog going through the different types, including Threaded, Socket-weld, Slip-on and more, the faces, standards and industry uses!
50 Years of Stirlings!
We are offically 50 years old as of December 1st 2023! 🎉🎉🎉
Celebrate with us by checking out this very special blog featuring our history and photos from throughout the years at Stirlings!
What is Pressfit?
Have a read about Pressfit and its benefits in the heat-free installation of Piping systems, written by our resident Pressfit expert!
The benefits of Copper Nickel
Copper Nickel alloys are widely used in engineering applications, particularly in seawater and marine environments thanks to excellent corrosion and bio-fouling resistance. Have a read here for a summary on the different alloys, their benefits and uses in industry.
All about Nickel alloys
What is a Nickel alloy used for? See here our expert summary on High Nickel Alloys, including information on Inconel, Hastelloy, Nicrofer, Monel & Monel 400, Nickel 200 Alloys 400, 800, 600, 601, 625, 718, 800, 800H and C276.
Does Stainless steel oxidise?
Short answer, yes.
Get in the know-how of how Stainless steel differs from ordinary steel, the seven main reasons why rust occurs in Stainless and how to prevent and treat rust formation (with our help).
Running up that hill, and down and up again? Our mid-year Moly update.
Molybdenum is a vital component of Grade 316 Stainless steel, Nickel alloys and Duplex. See our mid-year price trend update on Moly relating to a sustained demand increase and February's supply spike.
What is the difference between B36.10 and B36.19?
When making a purchase of Pipe or piping system components, you will likely see written ASME or ANSI, along with the codes B36.10 & B36.19. See here for a simple guide on what these mean, and the differences you can expect to ensure you buy the correct product for your project.
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News Archive
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January - Stainless for a world-class Lithium refinery
February - Coloured Sheet for captivating decorating!
March - A celestial, terrestrial Stainless sculpture!
April - The Stirlings Service
May - Stirlings has set up Sydney-side!
June - Kalbarri Skywalk - better than the Grand Canyon!
July - Austal’s new delivery to the RAN
August - Stainless saving lives!
September - Speedy September!
October - New to the Victorian warehouse
November - World-class sculptures in our backyard
December - Happy 50th to us!
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December - The brand new Stirlings website!
November - A tour of the Bibra Lake warehouse!
October - Powerful in Plate
September - What makes the Beast the best
August - Stock up in time for Vintage & Harvest!
July - What’s missing from this picture?
June - Veritably Victorian!
May - Seamless Pipe, Seamless Fittings, Seamless Service
April - Polish this off your list!
March - Plate on Plate on Plate
February - The Biggest Laser in Australasia is Here!
January - Not Hollow of Hollow Bar
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December - Better than Santa’s Workshop + Christmas Closure Notice
November - Not at all Bore-ing!
October - A Fish Feeding Frenzy
September - Filtration: Sorted + Prices Notice
August - The Lustrous Beauty of Stainless Steel
July - The Largest Copper Nickel Range in Australasia
June - Price changes & a big Mining project
May - See our range of bar & Price change notice