Medical Stainless Steel

MetSuisse holds a stock of two implantable grades of stainless steel as well as a few non implantable grades.
Implantable grades for implants :

• 316LVM (1.4441), Electro Slag Remelted (ESR), according to ASTM F138 and ISO 5832-1, available in bars and offered in diameters 0,8 to 100 mm.
•  Rex 734, High Nitrogen-Alloyed Stainless Steel, Pressure Electro Slag Remelted (PESR), according to ASTM F1586 and ISO 5832-9, available in bars and offered in diameters 7 to 70 mm.
• With a higher content of nitrogen, it has superior properties than 316LVM.

Non implantable grades for instrumentation :

• 17-4 PH according to NF S 94-090 for instrumentation, available in bars (diameters 6 to 70 mm) and in flat bars
• Cronidur 30, manufacturer Energietechnik Essen, Germany - material number 1.4108 -  X30CrMoN15-1, available in bars and offered in diameter 6, 8, 10 and 12mm
• other special steels for instrumentation, on request