corrosion resistant stainless steel
1Stainless steel — Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) Austenite (γ iron) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite) …
2stainless steel — alloy steel containing 12 percent or more chromium, so as to be resistant to rust and attack from various chemicals. Also called stainless. [1915 20] * * * Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of… …
3stainless steel — noun steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑stainless, ↑chromium steel • Hypernyms: ↑alloy steel …
4stainless steel — (SS) A type of steel containing nickel and chromium, which is resistant to corrosion …
5Surgical stainless steel — is an specific type of stainless steel, used in medical applications.The chromium gives the metal its scratch resistance and corrosion resistance. The nickel provides a smooth and polished finish. The molybdenum gives greater hardness, and helps… …
6Martensitic stainless steel — is a specific type of stainless steel alloy. Stainless steels may be classified by their crystalline structure into three main types: Austenitic, Ferritic and Martensitic. Martensitic steels are low carbon steels built around the Type 410… …
7steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
8Corrosion — v · d · e Materials failure modes Buckling · …
9Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower …
10stainless — I. adjective Date: circa 1586 1. free from stain or stigma < the stainless purity of his boyish life Oscar Wilde > 2. a. highly resistant to stain or corrosion b. made from materials resistant to stain < stainless silverware > • stainlessly… …
