Stainless steel is an alloy of steel and chromium. The chromium is added for what is called passivation -- that is, to make passive or unreactive. When the chromium metal in stainless steel meets air, it forms a very thin layer of chromium (III) oxide. This layer is inert, impermeable to water, and extremely resistant to all forms of corrosion (since it is already oxidized). It protects the inner structure of the steel from rust cavities, since it prevents oxidation in the iron itself. Stainless steel is easily sterilized, and any harsh treatments that remove parts of the material are met with innate regeneration of the protective chromium oxide layer. These properties make it ideal for biological uses, such as eating utensils and surgical instruments, and for uses where corrosive materials are present, such as industrial process equipment that deal with acids.
Though it is the chromium that makes stainless steel, there are many grades of stainless steel which many contain a few other additives. Nickel is the most widely-used one, which is used to make the metal less brittle. Most stainless steel products contain considerable amounts of nickel. Other additives are manganese, which is typically used more or less as a substitute for nickel, and molybdenum, which adds strength, thermal resistance, and corrosion resistance to the stainless steel.
To make it last for a long time
No; steel is an iron-carbon alloy. Stainless steel is an alloy of steel with chromium added. Stainless steel is usually 13-25% chromium (by weight).
No steel is more durable. But zinc is usually used to coat steel or other metals because it is resistant to rusting or corrosion.
No. Platinum is a naturally occurring element. It comes from mines. Stainless steel is a metal made mainly of the element iron but with a few other metals, none of which are platinum.
It is an example of an alloy. Mild steel or high carbon steel can be formed using different metals such as mainly iron and carbon. Other metals can be added such as nickel and chromium to form stainless steel.
why are other metals added to stainless steel
To make it last for a long time
Stainless Steel must have at least 10.5-11% chromium content.
The addition of other metals makes steel stainless.
Steel is just a form of iron that is refined differently to iron in a blast furnace, as it is allowed to have a small amount of carbon and other alloying metals. However other forms of steel such as weathering steel and stainless steel have other metals (chromium, magnesium etc.) added to them to give them the properties that they require for their particular purpose.
Stainless steel does not corrode like other metals do. because of the tannic acid in cedar and the fact that it will be outdoors stainless steel will resist corrision much better.
The benefits of stainless steel materials are that they will not rust as other steels would. Additionally, steel is a lot more common than some other metals.
stainless steel
Oversimplifying it alot: Iron + Carbon --> High Carbon Steel High Carbon Steel + Chromium & other surface alloy metals --> Stainless Steel Basically Stainless Steel is ordinary Steel with a surface Chrome Steel layer protecting it from corrosion.
Chromium and nickel are metals mixed with iron. Carbon is also added.
Because it is made from iron and other metals such as nickel for example depending on the grade of stainless steel. the reason the steel is stainless is because the outside of the steel is protected by the non ferrous layers that will replace as it is scratched or worn of.
Steel with chroniuum added