Product Finish
Stainless steel coil and plate is supplied from mills throughout the world in hot rolled and cold rolled conditions.
Product | Product Process | Description |
Hot rolled | Hot rolled, annealed and pickled. | Condition and finish preferred for corrosion-resisting and heat-resisting applications. Typically available in thickness 5mm and above. |
Cold rolled | Hot rolled, annealed, descaled, cold rolled, annealed, pickled, final skin pass rolled. | Smooth finish achieved by cold rolling, then annealing and pickling, followed by skin pass rolling. Typically available in thickness up to 8mm. |
Finish | Description |
2B | The general-purpose, cold rolled, smooth finish obtained as a result of a final light pass through polished rolls at the mill. |
BA | Bright annealed finish is a bright, cold rolled, highly reflective finish retained by final annealing in a controlled atmosphere furnace. The finish has large application in the appliance and automotive industry and as a decorative finish in architecture. The brightness and reflectivity is a function of thickness and grade. Consultation is recommended prior to specification in architectural applications. BA finish is usually supplied with a PE or PVC coating as a surface protection. |
No. 4 | Produced from 2B finish often by a service centre rather than the production mill. It is a general-purpose ground polished finish used widely for kitchen equipment and applications requiring a decorative linished finish. No.4 finish is usually supplied with a PE coating as a surface protection. |
No.8 | Highly reflective ‘mirror’ finish. Produced from 2B finish by polishing with successive finer abrasives following by extensive buffing. Mainly used in architectural applications. |
Customer-specific | A service centre with polishing equipment can produce special finished for specific applications. |