Designing stainless steel structures is now a lot easier!

Stainless steel has a well-established track record for a wide range of structural applications—large and small, aesthetic and utilitarian—in different sectors of the construction industry. Entrance structures to commercial buildings, barriers, and cladding support systems are typical applications, as well as industrial structures such as platforms and equipment supports. The publication of the first U.S. design specification for hot rolled, welded and hollow structural stainless steel sections, ANSI/AISC 370 Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings at the end of 2021, along with its companion specification covering trade practices, AISC 313 Code of Standard Practice for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings, removes a significant obstacle to the wider use of structural stainless steel.

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