Brochures and posters

ISSF Stainless Steel in Figures 2012

ISSF has published a range of statistics about the world stainless steel industry. Stainless Steel in Figures is divided into three sections:

1. History and Competition
2. Actual performance
3. Potential

The information in the publication has been gathered by ISSF’s Economics and Statistics Department and shows how stainless steel has developed in a global context.

This brochure is available in English

ISSF 2012 Sustainability Case Studies

This booklet contains the 36 case studies from 15 member companies around the world.These case studies contain a wide range of sustainability solutions as the following subjects such as Safety, New process and products, Material efficiency, GHG emissions, Environmental management systems, Energy intensity and Employee training.We hope that many businesses, both inside and outside the stainless steel value chain, will find inspiration in the examples featured in this booklet.

This brochure is available in English

Stainless Steel in Tunnels

Stainless steel is finding increasing use in tunnels for its fire and corrosion resistance properties and long maintenance-free life. This new animation in the Sustainable Stainless series provides detailed case studies which demonstrate why stainless steel is becoming the material of choice in road, rail, metro and long sub-sea tunnels.

This brochure is available in English

ISSF Annual Review 2012

The Annual Review provides an overview of ISSF’s activities for the past year. Highlights include a revamp of ISSF’s websites, the 100 Years of Stainless Steel exhibition, and the updated Life Cycle Inventory (LCI). The Annual Review also includes a summary of ISSF statistics and details of the organisation’s 2011 Production Safety survey.

This brochure is available in English

Book of New Applications 2011

ISSF has published the fourth edition of Book of New Applications. The Book of New Applications 2011 includes 79 examples of stainless steel applications from around the world. The applications in this edition cover many different sectors and most parts of the world.Two new market segments have been added to this edition of the Book of New Applications: Water and Green Energy.

This brochure is available in English and Chinese.

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ISSF 2011 Sustainability Case Studies

This booklet contains the 17 case studies from 11 member companies around the world.These case studies contain a wide range of sustainability solutions as the following subjects such as Safety, New process and products, Material efficiency, GHG emissions, Environmental management systems, Energy intensity and Employee training.We hope that many businesses, both inside and outside the stainless steel value chain, will find inspiration in the examples featured in this booklet.

This brochure is available in English.

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ISSF Annual Review 2010

The 2010 edition contains an overview of the work of the Forum in the past year. Following the successful launch ISSF's new street furniture website (www.street-furniture.org), the Annual Review is illustrated with examples of stainless steel street furniture from around the world. Available in English and Chinese.

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Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels

A major update of "Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels" brings together in one publication a guide to selecting and working with duplex grades taking into account the latest developments in lean duplex and hyper duplex grades, not only the two first generations of these materials.  This brochure is available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Japanese.

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Railcars in Stainless Steel

Utilising stainless steel to create railcars increases the sustainability profile of the rail industry and is also a good example of how the social, economic and environmental factors of material selection interact to make a technical solution sustainable.

This brochure is available in English and Chinese. 

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Stainless steel and CO2: Facts and scientific observations

Like any other industry, the stainless steel industry aims to reduce its CO2 emissions. The purpose of this document is to clarify what those emissions are and where they originate.

Available in English, Japanese and Chinese. Clicking on the language will open the pdf.

Stainless Steel in the Dairy Industry

The modern dairy industry requires the use of cleanable, corrosion-resistant stainless steel equipment to meet the needs of milk product consumers everywhere. The latest brochure in the Sustainable Stainless series explains the role of stainless steels in the dairy industry and how they contribute to a sustainable solution for the human diet.

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"New 200-series" steels: An Opportunity or a Threat to the Image of Stainless Steel?

This technical booklet contains a guide to chrome-manganese austenitic stainless steels and advice for potential users. Available in English or Chinese.

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The Ferritic Solution

The Ferritic Solution provides an overview of the properties of ferritic stainless steels, the advantages of using them and the applications where they can be used. The Ferritic Solution is a crucial reference document for stainless steel users, specifiers and producers.
This brochure is available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.

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Commercial Food Equipment - The Ferritic Solution

The world of commercial food equipment has been particularly hit by the volatile nickel price and its effect on the price of nickel-containing stainless steels. The inevitable swing away from nickel-containing grades towards nickel-free ‘ferritic' grades is well in motion and, happily, ferritics have proved the perfect technical and economic answer in many application fields.

Available in English and Chinese.

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Solar Water Heaters - The Ferritic Solution

The new millennium brings with it a new level of concern about the ‘cost' of energy. This means not just the ever-rising financial cost to consumers but the cost to the planet of the way we generate our energy, consume non-renewable fuels and pollute our environment in the process.

Available in English and Chinese.

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The salt spray test and its use in ranking stainless steels

This booklet is a technical guide to the salt spray test and its interpretation with stainless steel.

Available in English and Chinese.

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Cooling with Heat

Stainless steel plays a key role in a new generation of adsorption chillers, the heart of environmentally friendly cooling equipment. A significant percentage of the energy consumed is used to keep rooms within a specific temperature range. Conventional cooling systems utilise a compressor, which is usually electrically driven and hence energy-intensive to operate.

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Desalination in Stainless Steel

Successful desalination requires a material that can resist the aggressive corrosion caused by seawater and brine. Utilising stainless steel to create fresh water further increases the sustainability profile of the desalination industry. The durability, the minimal maintenance requirements, the high-level of recycled content and 100% recyclability at the end of its life make stainless steel a good choice economically and environmentally. This new brochure from ISSF will give you more detailed information on desalination in stainless steel complemented with some case studies.

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Stainless steel in sewage water treatment

The use of water produces wastewater which is a valuable, sustainable resource that should be treated appropriately. This new brochure from ISSF will give you more detailed information on where stainless steel is used in sewage treatment plants and why. Operators of WWTPs and the manufacturers of the equipment used in them are very much aware of its technical and economical advantages. Some of their testimonies have also been included in this brochure.

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Good Safety Practice in Stainless Steel

This book contains examples of real-life accidents as well as examples of preventative safety initiatives that have been developed by ISSF member companies. ISSF hopes that by sharing these examples, stainless steel producers in all parts of the world will be able to learn and improve their safety performance, leading to an industry in which there is zero harm.

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Stainless Steel Recycling

This campaign is designed to inform the public that stainless steel is one of the world's most recycled materials and that it is recycled more than paper or glass.

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Applications for Stainless Steel Long Products

The non-corrosive properties of stainless steel long products are well known. But stainless long products have many other properties that make them ideal for use in a wide range of environments and applications. This new brochure from ISSF looks at a range of applications that exploit these properties.

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Book of New Applications 2009

ISSF has published the third edition of our Book of New Applications. The 2009 edition includes examples of more than 60 stainless steel applications from around the world. Projects covered range from the refurbishment of St Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo to stainless steel mobile phones and industrial PCs.

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Why use stainless steel reinforcing bar?

This leaflet answers some basic questions on stainless steel rebar: Why stainless steel reinforcing bar? What are the benefits? Is it cost-effective? This leaflet is available in English, Italian and Spanish.

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The Ferritic Solution [Video]

The Ferritic Solution provides an overview of the properties of ferritic stainless steels, the advantages of using them and the applications where they can be used. The Ferritic Solution is a crucial reference document for stainless steel users, specifiers and producers.

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The Sugar Industry - The Ferritic Solution

The sugar industry is a striking case where ferritic stainless steels are a clearly superior and relatively low-cost alternative to the commonly-used carbon steels. From a practical point of view, the resistance of these steels to corrosion and abrasion and their strength put them streets ahead. Then, since they contain no nickel, ferritics are price-stable and relatively inexpensive. These factors combined add up to impressive Life Cycle Cost benefits.

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Building Interiors - The Ferritic Solution

Today, stainless steel is well-known for its presence in building envelopes. These often use austenitic grades. For interior uses, however, an austenitic grade often seems a rather luxurious solution. Less expensive, more stable in price but possessing fine properties, ferritic grades are the perfect alternative for indoor use.

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The Freight Industry - The Ferritic Solution

This booklet proclaims the merits of the so-called ‘utility' 12% chromium stainless steels in the construction of freight wagons and containers. It is part of an ISSF drive to inform existing and potential users of stainless steel about ferritic grades of stainless steel.

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Best Practice in Cleaning and Disinfecting Stainless Steel Commercial Food Equipment

This DVD introduces the best practice in cleaning and disinfecting stainless steel commercial food equipment. There are 7 examples: shiny items, work surfaces, fridge, oven, cooking top, fryer, floor.

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Stainless Steel and Solar Energy in Building Applications

In view of the increasing application of solar systems worldwide, the aim of this report is to give an overview of the state of the art regarding solar systems and possibilities for the application of stainless steel in this context.

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Stainless Steel in Solar Energy Use

This brochure details current best practice and stainless steel solutions to harness the energy of the sun. It provides designers with information about current stainless steel options for solar energy capture and an overview of the technical properties of stainless steel.

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The stainless steel solar facade of a highway maintenance building at Bursins, Switzerland

This brochure introduces a highway maintenance building was developed as a replacement for an existing maintenance building on the same site. The client, État de Vaud, organised an architectural competition for the design of the new building. For the first time in western Switzerland, clear sustainability demands were outlined in an architectural competition. The client demanded that the ecological, energy and economic aspects of sustainability should be considered in the design of the building.

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Stainless Steel Tilted Solar Roof: German Nautical Museum Stralsund

In this case study we want to show how a stainless steel-based solution was used in a photovoltaic application. Thin stainless steel foil serves as a substrate for the photovoltaic cells.

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Better to be sustainable - Stainless steel reinforcement

Unlike conventional steel rebar, stainless steel rebar does not corrode and is an ideal solution for harsh environments.

These posters give an overview of the why, when, where and how of stainless steel reinforcing bar.

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Book of New Applications 2007

ISSF has published its second reference to new stainless steel applications. The Book of New Applications contains more than 60 applications from around the world. Sectors such as building and construction, industrial machinery and transport are covered. This brochure is available in English and Russian.

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Yearbook of Stainless Steel Applications 2006

The Book of New Applications contains more than 60 applications from around the world. Sectors such as building and construction, industrial machinery and transport are covered.
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