STAINLESS STEEL

STAINLESS STEEL
• stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox ,is a steel alloy with a
minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.
• Stainless steels are notable for their corrosion resistance, which
increases with increasing chromium content.
• Molybdenum additions increase corrosion resistance in reducing
acids and against pitting attack in chloride solutions. Thus, there
are numerous grades of stainless steel with varying chromium and
molybdenum contents to suit the environment the alloy must
endure. Thus stainless steels are used where both the strength of
steel and corrosion resistance are required.

Properties of stainless steel

• Electricity and magnetism

 Like steel, stainless steel is relatively poor conductor of electricity , with
significantly lower electrical conductivity than copper.
• Galling
When stainless steel parts such as nuts and bolts are forced together,
the oxide layer can be scraped off, allowing the parts to weld together. When
forcibly disassembled, the welded material may be torn and pitted, a
destructive effect known as galling. Galling can be avoided by the use of
dissimilar materials for the parts forced together, for example bronze and
stainless steel, or even different types of stainless steels.

Applications of stainless steel

❑Architecture
❑Bridges
❑Monuments and sculputures
❑Airports
❑Water
❑Chemical Processing and Petrochemical
❑Food and beverages
❑Medicine

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