In the smelting process of stainless steel, due to the different varieties of alloying elements added, the amount of addition of different varieties is different. Their characteristics are also different. In order to distinguish them, they are crowned with different steel grades. The following is a table of "alloying elements" content of different steel grades of common decorative stainless steels for reference only:
Steel grade Carbon (C) Silicon (Si) Manganese (Mn) Phosphorus (P) Sulfur (S) Chromium (Cr) Nickel (Ni) Molybdenum (Mo) Copper (Cu)
304 ≤0.08 ≤1.00 ≤2.00 ≤0.045 ≤0.03 18-20 8-10
301 ≤0.15 ≤1.00 ≤2.00 ≤0.045 ≤0.03 16-18 6-8
202 ≤0.15 ≤1.00 7.5-10 ≤0.05 ≤0.03 17-19 4-6
201 ≤0.15 ≤1.00 5.5-7.5 ≤0.05 ≤0.03 16-18 3.5-5.5