- This Wikipedia page provides a comprehensive overview of stainless steel, including its history, composition, properties, and various types of stainless steel. It covers the naming and numbering of stainless steels, chemical composition, and the stainless steel family.
- The Simple English Wikipedia page on stainless steel offers a basic explanation of the alloy, its chromium content, and its common uses. It provides a simplified understanding of stainless steel.
- This Wikipedia article specifically focuses on SAE 304 stainless steel, the most common type of stainless steel. It details the composition, properties, applications, and various designations of SAE 304 stainless steel.
- The Wikipedia page on austenitic stainless steel delves into the specific class of stainless steel characterized by its austenite crystalline structure. It discusses the types, properties, and applications of austenitic stainless steel, such as Type 304 and Type 316.
These Wikipedia articles provide in-depth information on stainless steel, its variants, and their respective properties, compositions, and applications.
Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel
[2] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_304_stainless_steel
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austenitic_stainless_steel
Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES) and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum, carbon, nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion results from the 10.5%, or more, chromium content which forms a passive film that can protect the material and self-heal in the presence of oxygen.
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The alloy's properties, such as luster and resistance to corrosion, are useful in many applications. Stainless steel can be rolled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing. These can be used in cookware, cutlery, surgical instruments, major appliances, vehicles, construction material in large buildings, industrial equipment (e.g., in paper mills, chemical plants, water treatment), and storage tanks and tankers for chemicals and food products.
The biological cleanability of stainless steel is superior to both aluminium and copper, and comparable to glass. Its cleanability, strength, and corrosion resistance have prompted the use of stainless steel in pharmaceutical and food processing plants.
Different types of stainless steel are labeled with an AISI three-digit number. The ISO 15510 standard lists the chemical compositions of stainless steels of the specifications in existing ISO, ASTM, EN, JIS, and GB standards in a useful interchange table.
English
Noun
stainless steel (countable and uncountable, plural stainless steels)
- An alloy of iron and chromium that resists corrosion.
Derived terms
- stainless steel soap
Translations
Adjective
stainless steel (not comparable)
- Made of stainless steel.