The most common choice for metal product fabricators in the United States is stainless steel pipe fittings. The versatile and durable properties of stainless steel offer benefit over plastic plumbing pipes without the toxicity involved.

The implementation of SS plumbing pipes would require many countries to make a huge leap in reducing their use of copper. Except in domestic systems, stainless steel pipes with a diameter greater than 6 inches are recommended. Copper remains the material of choice for low-diameter plumbing parts despite stainless steel pipes being used for quite some time. Steel-based products are most commonly used in the industrial and commercial fields. Due to the cost of utilizing stainless steel pipes, the drinking water of an American family may be at risk. This quality of the product can both be neglected as a future investment and ignored as a product of the moment.