Chemical Etching with Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel is a popular metal choice by engineers working in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and transportation industries because of the number of grades and compositions available. Stainless Steel takes to plating well and maintains its integrity across many types of installations and environments.

E-Fab’s engineers and manufacturers work with many grades of stainless steel. Many of our customers call for 300 and 400 grade stainless steel, thanks to the material’s corrosion resistance, strength, and ability to withstand high temperatures.

We welcome your questions about how to use stainless steel for your parts.

Types of Stainless Steel We Use

Stainless steel is available in a multitude of compositions and grades. Take advantage of our expert engineering team to help pick the right one for your project.

Here are the most common types of stainless steel we use:

301 302 304 304L 316 316L 410 420 430 17-4 17-7

Call us to discuss which alloy is right for your part.

Stainless Steel Etching Capabilities

Panel Size	Min. 6” x 6”, max. 24” x 24”
Panel Thickness	Min. 0.001”, max. 0.050”
Hole Size	Min. 0.006” or 125% of material thickness
Spacing	Min. same as material thickness
Inside & Outside Radii	Inside: Approx. 80% material thickness Outside: Material thickness
Center-center hole distance	DIA + material thickness
Etch Tolerance	± 10% material thickness, no less than ±0.0005”

Why Choose Stainless Steel

Affordable
Versatile
Temperature Resistant
Plating Compatible

Stainless Steel offers several advantages to engineers and manufacturers, including high strength, heat resistance, and corrosion resistance. Plus, the material comes in many different grades so that it can be deployed efficiently in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and transportation industries.

E-Fab manufacturers are experts at etching and forming stainless steel to precise standards and specifications.

We’ve produced an assortment of parts in stainless steel, including mesh screens, shields, screens, washers, and springs. Leading aerospace, automotive, medical, and transportation customers use our parts.

E-Fab is an industry leader in delivering innovative, accurate, and reliable parts thanks to decades of experience and expertise in a suite of processes.

We are known for our experience and expertise in:

R&D
Engineering
Design Support
Photochemical Etching

Forming
Bonding
High-frequency Substrate CNC Machining

Deburring
Micromachining
Prototype
Supply Chain Acquisitions

We work with the world’s most important industries.

Contact us to discuss how we can deliver engineering and manufacturing solutions.

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We are an expert team of engineers, manufacturers, and quality assurance specialists that deliver precision parts with ultimate accuracy. We serve technology companies, defense contractors, medical equipment manufacturers, and innovators from our Santa Clara, California headquarters.

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Chemical Etching with Stainless Steel