For buses with greater fuel economy and passenger safety : Our 100% Stainless Europe solutions

To provide your customers with the highest-performance products, you are looking for materials that ensure:
-    Long service life, in particular with excellent corrosion resistance
-    Minimum weight for reduced fuel consumption
-    Maximum safety: materials must be capable of absorbing as much energy as possible in the event of impacts.

Our K03 : all the value of our KARA ferritics for your market

-    A stable price: like the other KARA grades; our K03 – with 11% chromium – contains virtually no nickel (0.4%), the price of which fluctuates sharply
-    Excellent resilience, greater than that of other ferritic stainless steel grades
-    Good mechanical properties, superior to those of carbon steels. They allow the design of vehicles that are lighter, hence more fuel-efficient.

-    Good resistance to high temperatures, which limits structural deformation in the event of fire.
-    Also available in tube form. The range of thicknesses in K03 is one of the broadest on the market for hot-rolled products (from 1.88 mm to 8 mm), making this a major selling point with manufacturers.

Our traditional offering: our 18-9E grade :

-    Historically used for its excellent mechanical properties
-    Good resilience
-    Good corrosion resistance

Our customers'viewpoint: Solaris Company

“We manufacture coaches and buses using K03 produced by ArcelorMittal. Stainless Europe supplies a comprehensive range of products of the highest quality with professional technical support. Cooperation with ArcelorMittal on K03 has enabled us to eliminate flatness problems in production. On the basis of our experience, we confirm that ArcelorMittal’s ferritic products are the best solutions that we can recommend.”
Joanna Kamierczak, Solaris Company.

To find out more :

-    Please refer to our catalogue
-    Contact the branch office closest to you for customised advice.