304 Stainless Steel

Hoover uses Grade 304 stainless steel for the construction of most of its intermediate bulk containers.

 

Grade 304 stainless steel is the most versatile and most widely used stainless steel alloy; available in a wide range of products, forms, and finishes. This alloy is used for a variety of applications in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, and petrochemical industries and is used mainly for products that are used in harsh environments that could cause corrossion.

 

Grade 304 stainless steel is popular due to its following characteristics:

• Beauty of appearance
• Ease of cleaning
• Great strength
• Low weight
• Prevention of product contamination.
• Resistance to oxidation
• Restistance to corrosion