Stainless steel tubes and mild steel tubes

At Timeless Tube we are renowned for our high-quality stainless steel tubes. Stainless steels are robust and durable; they perform better in any Life Cycle Costing analysis when compared with mild steel / ERW steels. The stainless steel circular tubes we form our shaped tubes from are supplied by reputable stockholders to ensure that they are clean and contamination-free.

Mild steel is usually cheaper than stainless steel in the short-term. The lack of alloying elements in mild steel means that the iron content in it is prone to oxidisation (rust) if it’s not properly coated. So in the long run, it will need replacing quicker.

If you have an application that requires powder-coated tubes then please talk to us. Despite specialising in stainless steel tubes, we are able to form and fabricate tubes from mild steel. We take great care to ensure that all stainless steels and non-ferrous metals are separated from mild steels, to prevent any risk of contamination.

Inox is simply the European/French blanket term for stainless steels. Stainless steel translates into French as ‘acier inoxydable’, or ‘l’acier inoxydable’ – or simply, l’inox. The literal translation being steel unoxidisable – steel which does not oxidise/rust.