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Acceptance of Stainless Steel SS304 in Pharmaceutical Industry?

Is SS 304 is acceptable in pharmaceutical field? If not , what is the remedy for that?

Tarun Mandal
Employee - Hyderabad, India
May 10, 2010

Hi, Tarun. "Pharmaceutical field" is a fairly broad and inexact term, but electropolished type 316 stainless steel should be used where cleanliness is paramount. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted can offer longterm or instant help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
May 10, 2010

Tarun,

It is preferable to use 316L SS. It should be passivated and the passivation quality should be ensured periodically.

T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note: The good doctor offers a fascinating blog, "Advancement in Science" )
May 12, 2010

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