Eli5 : How does stainless steel stay stainless?
In: Chemistry
It’s an iron based alloy that contains roughly 11% chromium which is the perfect combo to prevent the iron from rusting. An alloy is a mixture of metals to create a better material with new properties that are different to the base metal. This process can increase strength, hardness and in stainless steels case the ability to not rust.
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