Key manufacturing characteristics of 430 stainless steel
- Ferritic: it is not hardened; it comes off the machine at its final dimensions.
- 16–18% chromium: it is stainless in mild environments.
- Machinable: with CNC turning and CNC milling.
- It is magnetic: in any condition.
- Almost no nickel: it resists chloride stress corrosion cracking.

