Chandrayan 2 mission to use Indigenously developed special grades of stainless steel in its cryogenic rocket engines

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India's Chandrayan 2 mission slated for launch in the early hours on Monday will be using indigenously developed special grades of stainless steel in its cryogenic rocket engines. The steel was supplied by Steel Authority of India's Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in Tamil Nadu. The development is significant step taken by SAIL and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for indigenously developing the Russian grade ICSS-1218-321 austenitic stabilized stainless steel used in the construction of the cryogenic rocket engines that are made at ISRO.