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Technical Library
Technical Handbooks and Notes
Atlas Technical Notes

These Technical Notes have been prepared by technical department of
Atlas Steels and provide technical information related to the selection,
application, fabrication and use of special steels.

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Qualitative Sorting Tests for Steels

An overview of tests intended for rapid, inexpensive and usually
non-destructive and on-site sorting of grades of stainless steel.

Atlas Steels Technical Note No.1
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN1-qualitative%20sorting%20tests%20rev%20Oct%202008.pdf

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Pitting & Crevice Corrosion of Stainless Steel

     What is pitting corrosion?
     What is crevice Corrosion?
     Environmental factors
     Which steels are susceptible
     Measurement of resistance to corrosion attack
     Pitting Resistance Equivalent Number (PRE)
     Effect of welding on corrosion resistance
     Measures to reduce pitting and crevice corrosion

Atlas Steels Technical Note No.2
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN2-0506-pitting%20&%20crevice%20corrosion.pdf

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Stainless Steel - Properties & Equivalent Grades

     Mechanical Properties
     Typical Physical Properties
     Comparison of International grade specifications of stainless steel

Atlas Steels Technical Note No.3
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN3-Properties_and_equivalent_grades_rev_Nov_2011.pdf

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Machining of Stainless Steels

     Machinability of stainless steel
     Free-machining stainless steel
     Improved Machining stainless steel
     Cutting Fluids
     Rules to Optimise machining of stainless steel
     Maintaining corrosion resistance of machined parts
     Guide to machining speeds and feeds
     Drilling stainless steel
     Turning stainless steel

Atlas Steels Technical Note No.4 
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN4-Machining_stainless_steels_rev_Nov_2011.pdf

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Cleaning, Care & Maintenance of Stainless Steel

     Why maintenance is necessary
     Maintenance during installation
     On-going maintenance
     Good housekeeping during fabrication
     Cleaning methods ? passivation, pickling
     Recommendations for cleaning stainless steel product
     Precautions ? acids, solvents, chlorides

Atlas Steels Technical Note No.5
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN5-Cleaning_care_&_maintenance_rev_Nov_2011.pdf

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Lifecycle Costing of Stainless steel

     Considerations to be taken into account
     Evaluation of LLC
     LLC calculations
     Examples of LCC analysis
     Sensitivity analysis of LCC estimates

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 6 
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN6-Life_Cycle_Costing_rev_Nov_2011.pdf

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Galvanic Corrosion

     What is galvanic corrosion?
     What conditions are needed
     The area effect
     Crevices and stagnant conditions
     Passive surface films
     Avoidance of galvanic Corrosion

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 7
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN7-Galvanic_Corrosion_rev_Aug_2010.pdf

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"L", "H" and Standard Grades of Stainless Steel

     What "L" Grades are and why they are used
     What "H" Grades are and why they are used
     What the differences are
     Alternative grade usage
     Dual certification of stainless steel

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 8
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN8-L_H_and_Standard_grades_rev_Aug_2011.pdf

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Stainless Steel Tube for the Food Industry

     Specification Comparison
         Material
         Manufacture
         Dimensional tolerances
         Surface finish
         Weld bead
         Heat treatment
         Mechanical properties
         Non-destructive inspection
     Which specification to use?

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 9
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN9-Food_Industry_Tube_rev_Aug_2010.pdf

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Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

     Background
     Maximum allowable levels
     Product exemptions

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 10
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN10-restrictions_of_hazardous_substances_rev_July_2006_Aug_2010.pdf

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Magnetic Response of Stainless Steels

     Magnetic properties of materials
     Which metals are magnetic?
     Which metals are non-magnetic?
     Welds and castings
     The effect of cold work
     Heat treatment
     Does magnetic response matter?
     Magnetically soft stainless steel
     Sorting of steels

Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 11
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN11-Magnetic_response_rev_July_2010.pdf

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Pipe Dimensions

     Specifications
     Outside diameter
     Wall thickness
     Where carbon and stainless steel schedules are equal
     he differences
     Stainless steel pipe with Sch 80
     Tolerances
     Australian Standards
     Pipe designate by size


Atlas Steels Technical Note No. 12
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/TN12-Pipe_Dimensions_rev_Jan_2011.pdf

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The Complete Set

Click on the link below to view a complete set of technical notes
prepared by the Atlas Steels technical department

Complete Set of Technical Notes (1 Mb)
http://www.atlassteels.com.au/documents/Atlas_TechNotes_-_Complete_set_rev_Nov_2011.pdf

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