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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.

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