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Acceptance of Stainless Steel SS304 in Pharmaceutical Industry?

May 10, 2010

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
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

May 12, 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 Nov. 2017: The good doctor has a fascinating blog at https://advancementinscience.wordpress.com)

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