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sivakumar_6584
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Steel and Corrosion

09/22/2009 5:27 AM

why carbon steel get corrosion whether stainless do not get corrode
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09/22/2009 6:48 AM

Repeat after me: Stainless steel does not corrode as easily as carbon steel. Look at the chemistry of the stainless. What elements are in it that aren't in carbon steel?

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09/22/2009 7:56 AM

Why doesn't stainless steel rust? : Scientific American
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10/07/2009 2:47 AM

Stainless Steel contains as a minimum of 5% of Chromium. this element forms superficial oxides that prevent and lower the corrosion rate.

have a look at this video from EuroInox

http://www.euro-inox.org/e/map/other/video/teamstainless2/DSL.html

http://www.euro-inox.org/pdf/map/AlloyingElements_EN.pdf

stainless steel corrosion

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