Large, New Market for Stainless Steel
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THESE COMPANIES have formed SPLASH, an organization to market nickel-containing stainless steels to the
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Water distribution networks represent a largely untapped market for stainless steel. The reason is that it is a relatively new material to this sector and there is a general lack of understanding of how to use it correctly. There is also a lack of appreciation of its potential cost effectiveness.
For these reasons, a consortium of stainless steel companies and two metals associations, including the Nickel Institute, has created an organization to market nickel-containing stainless steels to the potable water distribution industry. Called SPLASH, which stands for "Stop Leaks, Ask for Stainless Help," the consortium launched a website (www.s-p-l-a-s-h.com) and rented tradeshow space at the recent American Water Works Association’s annual water distribution and plant operations conference in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
The initial focus of the consortium’s efforts is the U.S. market, but that will eventually expand to include other countries.
One of SPLASH’s key tasks over the next year will be to demonstrate the effectiveness of the material by installing some stainless steel distribution pipe along side of a ductile iron pipe at a site in Flint, Michigan. This will allow the performances and costs of the two materials to be accurately compared.
SPLASH also intends to submit the duplex stainless steel S2205 for approval for drinking water use under the ANSI/NSF 61 standard.
PHOTOS: Nickel Institute
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