Automobile industry
The main use of stainless steel is in the exhaust system, which accounts for more than half of the total amount of stainless steel used in automobiles, with 80% being ferritic stainless steel. The exhaust gas generated by the car engine flows out of the muffler through the exhaust intake pipe, front pipe, hose, converter, and center pipe. The commonly used steel grades for exhaust systems include 409L, 436L, etc. The automobile muffler mainly uses stainless steel welded pipes. According to calculations, stainless steel pipes used in automobiles account for approximately 1.5% of the total downstream usage of stainless steel pipes, while the proportion of seamless and welded stainless steel pipes used is approximately 2:1.
2. Petrochemical industry, including fertilizer industry
There is a high demand for stainless steel pipes, and the industry mainly uses stainless steel seamless pipes, including specifications such as 304, 321, 316, 316L, 347, 317L, etc., with an outer diameter of around ¥ 18- ¥ 610 and a wall thickness of around 6mm to 50mm