Common Issues Faced by Stainless Steel Plate Processing Services

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Cracks

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Stainless-steel plates experiencing cracks and splitting during the plate processing is a common issue. These cracks and splits can happen due to several reasons. However, the most common reason is usually a weak grade of stainless steel being used in the processing or the miscalibration of pressure on the stainless steel.

Double checking both the pressure values and the grade of stainless steel is done by stainless-steel plate processing services to avoid cracks.

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Metal Springback

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Metal is not easy to shape. Aside from its extremely sturdy nature, strong stainless-steel plates also have a property known as springback. A strong metal type like stainless steel will try to revert back in its original position after being bent. Sprinback can cause deformation of stainless-steel plates, rendering them unusable for their intended purpose.

Avoiding springback requires preparing the stainless-steel plates before processing and then sustaining the pressure on the metal for a longer period to prevent the metal from engaging in springback. 

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Scratches on the Surface

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Depending on the way a stainless-steel plate is packaged after processing, the surface of the stainless steel may develop scratches. Stainless steel plate processing services must ensure that the packaging of processed stainless steel must be done in a manner that prevents movement of the plates.

Combining this with the right packaging equipment will protect the processed stainless-steel plates from developing any scratch marks on their surface.

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Incorrect Hole Distancing

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If you wish to make holes in the stainless-steel plates, you must make proper calculations to ensure that each hole is at the right distance from each other. Incorrect calculations will lead to either holes that are too far or close from each other and holes being made of wrong dimensions.

Both of these issues can render a stainless-steel plate unusable. Aside from doing proper calculations, stainless steel plate processing services also leave a portion of the metal plate for testing the hole-making method of the chosen plate processing method. If any issues are found here, they can be addressed before the actual plate processing begins.

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Formation of Wrinkles

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Sometimes, a stainless-steel plate can develop wrinkles either after the processing or during processing. These wrinkles are most commonly found on thinner stainless-steel plates. 

Wrinkles in stainless steel plates can occur due to multiple reasons however, the most common reasons are improper stacking after processing and the use of wrong processing methods. Stainless steel plate processing services must ensure that if they are stacking all the stainless-steel plates after processing, they do not cause wrinkles on them.

If you are in search of reliable stainless-steel plate processing services in Houston, contact Apache Steel Works today.

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