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Why doesn’t stainless steel rust?

Stainless steel remains stainless, or does not rust, because of the interaction between its alloying elements and the environment. Stainless steel contains iron, chromium, manganese, silicon, carbon…

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What is a Steel Grade?

A “Steel Grade” is a defined chemistry that has been made and processed in a particular way. (A “Standard” specifies away of doing something. It might be a test method, a packaging method, or a delivery protocol.)

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Steel Material

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon containing less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese and small amounts of silicon, phosphorus, sulphur and oxygen.

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