i know theres steel in it but what else?
2007-12-03 06:09:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Nickel, Chrome, others...
[edit] To make ASTM A182A F316 (regular forged stainless steel), the required percentages are:
0.08%____Carbon
2.00%____ Manganese
0.045%___ Phosphorus
0.030%___Sulfur
1.00% ___Silicon
10-14%___Nickel
16-18%___Chromium
2-3%_____Molybdenum
Heat treat - solution treat and quench
Austenitizing/Solutioning Temp (min) - 1900°F
Cooling media - liquid
Quenching cool below 500°F
The addition of chromium is (mostly) what makes it "stainless"... the other alloying elements provide it with other characteristics - toughness, weldability, temperature resistance, etc...
2007-12-03 06:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Corosion Resistant steel..... It does corrode... just at a slower rate then normal steel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel
2007-12-03 14:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by mdlbldrmatt135 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chromium, nickel and molybdenum. Along with less carbon.
2007-12-03 22:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by John himself 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Corrosion resistant steel.
Iron carbon alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium (Cr) content.
2007-12-03 14:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by Carl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
HIGH NICKEL CONTENT, high carbon, and iron,
there also diffrent grades of ss steel,
2007-12-03 15:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means steel that doesnt rot.
2007-12-03 14:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by CrunkY 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋