Bioval®

Bioval®

Complementary selection of Stainless Steels for medical devices & surgical instruments.

BIOVAL® is the registered trademark for those special steels characterized by high biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, and excellent standards of micro-cleanliness necessary for the safe manufacture of orthopaedic, spinal and dental implants as well as osteosynthesis.

BIOVAL® identifies stainless steels of high quality, capable of satisfying all the typical clinical requirements of medical devices and surgical instruments.  The use of stainless steel is necessary in order to carry out precise cleaning and disinfection with complete safety using extremely strong disinfectants that are able to ensure the equipment returns to a hygienic condition in order to protect the health of the operators.

 Valbruna produces stainless steels of high quality, melted using ESR or VAR technology, in accordance with standard medical regulations or expressly designed to meet the most particular needs expressed by technical specifications, developed by medical device manufacturers.

Material Designation
UNS #
Grade
ASTM Standards
ISO STANDARDS
Fe-18Cr-14Ni-2.5Mo
S31673
APML/IMP
ASTM F138
ISO 5832 – 1
Fe-21Cr-10Ni-3Mn-2.5Mo
S31675
NTR50IMP
ASTM F1586
ISO 5832 – 9
Fe-22Cr-12.5Ni-5Mn-2.5Mo
S20910
NTR50
ASTM F1314
X5CrNiCuNb16-4
S17400
V174
ASTM F899
Ti-CP
UNS R50400
TiGR2
ASTM F67
ISO 5832 – 2
Ti6Al4V
UNS R56400
TiGR5
ISO 5832 – 3
Ti6Al4VELI
UNS R56401
TiGR5ELI
ASTM F136
ISO 5832 – 3
X17CrNi16-2
S43100
VAL4UK
ASTM F899