So, We Use It All the Time, but What Is Stainless Steel?

By Duncan Ellis | 8th November, 2016 From inauspicious beginnings, we have come to not only love, but rely on ‘rustless steel’, or as we now know it, stainless steel. When it was discovered and developed, thanks in no small part to Harry Brearley, some said that it would never be useful; for purposes such as cutlery and similar frequent use items, they were washed frequently, so being rustless served no practical use. However, it was stainless steel’s properties when used in surgical implements, which improved both the quality of the implements and the hygiene of the operating theatre that brought the use of stainless steel forward. Although we now happily accept the benefits and uses of stainless steel, we may not think too deeply about it.

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