All of PermaBand's stainless steel raw materials are purchased from American mills as prime product with traceability back to the steel mill certification. Our mill certifications contain the metallurgical  content and the physical properties. They do not use open market / secondary stainless or import stainless. PermaBand applies a full round edge to the stainless banding and adhere to rigid ASTM standards. The finish will always be shiny as originally designed. The edge will always be perfect.

TYPE 201 STAINLESS : PermaBand's .030" thick stainless banding and the 201 stainless buckles are a true 201 alloy as originally designed , not a 200 / 300 series blend that has recently appeared in the marketplace . This is the product that is designed for demanding applications suck as traffic signal and heavy sign installations. Type 201 stainless is stronger than 300 series stainless and has good corrosion protection ( Type 301 , 302 and 304 stainless is softer - IE lower PSI than type 201 stainless) .