Shapes vary based on the type of industrial application, e.g. wire, ribbon, strip, sheet and foil sizes to be used in cookware, cutlery, hardware, surgical instruments, major appliances, industrial equipment, and building material in skyscrapers and large buildings. For example, stainless steel cylinders and tanks are manufactured in 316 grade stainless steel, have proved to offer exceptional resistance in acidic and hard water areas.
Hugis ay nag-iiba batay sa uri ng pang-industriya na application, halimbawa wire, ribbon, strip, sheet at Foil laki na gagamitin sa Cookware, kubyertos, hardware, kirurhiko instrumento, ang mga pangunahing mga kasangkapan sa, pang-industriya na kagamitan, at pagbuo ng materyal sa mga skyscraper at malaking gusali.Halimbawa, hindi kinakalawang na asero cylinders at tank ay manufactured sa 316 grado hindi kinakalawang na asero, di-napatutunayang nag-aalok ng natatanging paglaban sa acidic at mahirap na mga lugar ng tubig.