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What is the difference between Steel and Stainless Steel?

Asked by Vincent_staines, Last updated: Mar 29, 2024

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E. James

E. James

E. James
E. James

Answered Mar 17, 2020

Steel is a compound of iron and carbon, and sometimes other elements. It's a significant component used in buildings, trains, ships, infrastructure tools, appliances, and cars. Stainless steel, on the other hand, is a steel compound with a certain amount of chromium content and mass carbon. Stainless steel is rolled into sheets, wire, plates, bars, and tubing, which is used in cookware, cutlery, construction material in large buildings, and surgical instruments. Their microstructures categorize the different types of steel. These include austenitic stainless steel, ferritic stainless steel, and martensitic stainless steel. In plain steel, iron is the base metal. Pure iron is soft and easily formed, and it takes on two crystalline forms. These forms include body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic. Stainless steel is non -corrosive and doesn't harm the environment, while steel is susceptible to stains and rust.
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