Real stainless steel HPL
Wherever quality and extraordinary interior
design are highly valued, high-grade
steel offers the ideal surface material.
The names dekorial - inox and stratos stand for high pressure laminates (HPL) with a
foil of stainless steel, quality X 5 CrNi 18 10. This German number indicates the
formulation, as well as the mechanical and physical properties of the steel foil. The
metal foil of 0,05 mm thickness is applied to a core of phenolic resin using high
pressure.
The stainless steel surfaces of the inox and stratos products are unaffected by
common household agents and resistant to the following chemical solutions: 10%
nitric acid, 10% phosphoric acid, 10% sulphuric acid, 10% sodium hydroxide, 10%
potassium hydroxide, 10% ammonia and 5% washing soda. Further, alcohol and
other solvents such as petrol, acetone etc. have no effect on the stainless steel
surface.
Contact of the stainless steel surface with foodstuffs in daily use presents no
problems.
The stainless steel product is ideal for highly structured surfaces such as i.e. CRI,
GEK, PNT, and WAF. But also less structured surfaces obtained by a fine sanding of
the surface such as MIC, RON, ROS, WEL, andWES are possible.
The stratos-products have a fine elegant structure which is achieved by a special
treatment of the stainless steel surface.
Slight variations of shine, colour and evenness in the surface of our stainless steel
products, coming from raw stainless steel material and processing are unavoidable
and normal. These variations are not diametrical to the overall appearance.
Backing sheets for inox and stratos:
We recommend 2nd choice stainless steel HPL’s as an inexpensive backing sheet,
alternatively:
1. S 299 GLA
2. A 209 Pure aluminium smooth – lacquered HPL (Natural
aluminium colour)
This aluminium-quality in a smooth surface and also in the hammered version can be
recommended as an inexpensive backing sheet.
Dimensions and Quality
All inox and stratos sheets are delivered in the dimensions 2440 mm x 1220 mm.
The standard sheet contains 2 foils of stainless steel of width 610 mm. These
are butt-joined. The joints are barely visible, and should be removed by cutting
along the butt-joints.
The effective width in the case of waffel structure is only 1200 mm. Here the
single steel sheets have a width of 600 mm.
The tolerances for the dimensions along and across the sheets as required in
EN 438 are:
- 0 mm + 10 mm
The inox/stratos sheets can be produced in thickness from 0.8 mm to 3.0 mm.
The standard thickness 0.8 mm, giving a density of 1.4 kg/m².
The limits for variations in thickness are governed by EN DIN 438..
Nominal thickness Maximum tolerances
0.8 – 1.0 mm ± 0.10 mm
> 1.0 – 2.0 mm ± 0.15 mm
> 2.0 – 2.5 mm ± 0.18 mm
> 2.5 – 3.0 mm ± 0.20 mmDatenblatt