Innovations in specialty steels; this article reports on the latest innovations in specialty steels by producers from around the world. Steels described here provide high impact strength, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, fatigue strength, machinability, and protective coatings.(Invention Creation)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  January, 2004  

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Fully pigmented anti-microbial coatings protect stainless steel A fully pigmented, prepainted steel coated with the AgION antimicrobial compound has been introduced by AK Coatings, a subsidiary of AK Steel Corp., Middletown, Ohio. AgION antimicrobial compound combines silver with an inorganic ceramic that permits a continuous, controlled release of ionic silver over an extended time period.

Until now, antimicrobial-coated steel products have been available only as either clear or tinted. "AK Coatings' fully pigmented, antimicrobial-coated steel makes sense for manufacturers ...

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