stainless steel

Examples of stainless steel in the following topics:

• Titanium, Chromium, and Manganese

  • Chromium metal has proven to be highly valuable due to its high corrosion resistance and hardness, particularly when steel is combined with metallic chromium to form stainless steel.
  • Stainless steel is highly resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
  • It is a metal with important industrial uses, particularly in stainless steels.
  • Manganese, like chromium before it, is an important component in stainless steel, preventing the iron from rusting.
  • Chromium, like titanium and vanadium before it, is extremely resistant to corrosion, and is indeed one of the main components of stainless steel.

• Postmodernist Sculpture

  • Jeffrey "Jeff" Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects—such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces.
  • Made from mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, the Orange version was sold in 2013 for a record price for a living sculptor.

• Occurrence of Metals

  • Of all the metallic alloys in use today, the alloys of iron (steel, stainless steel, cast iron, tool steel, and alloy steel) make up the largest proportion both by quantity and commercial value.
  • Iron alloyed with various proportions of carbon gives low, mid and high carbon steels; the increased carbon levels reduce ductility and toughness.
  • The addition of silicon produces cast irons, while the addition of chromium, nickel and molybdenum to carbon steels (more than 10%) results in stainless steels.

• Silkscreen Printing

  • There are special-use mesh materials of nylon and stainless steel available to the screen printer.

• Trihalides: Boron-Halogen Compounds

  • Since boron trifluoride is corrosive, the metals suitable for handling boron trifluoride include stainless steel, monel, and hastelloy.
  • In the presence of moisture, boron trifluoride corrodes stainless steel.

• Orthodontics

  • For comprehensive orthodontic treatment, metal wires may be inserted into orthodontic brackets (dental braces), which can be made from stainless steel or a more aesthetic ceramic material .

• Steel Production

• Steel-Frame Construction

  • Steel frame construction is a building technique in which vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams form a 'skeleton frame'.
  • In steel frame construction, steel beams are connected to the columns with bolts and threaded fasteners, like screws, or permanent mechanical fasteners, called rivets.
  • Wide sheets of steel deck can be used to cover the top of the steel frame as a 'form' or corrugated mold, below a thick layer of concrete and steel reinforcing bars.
  • The steel frames need to be protected from fire, as steel softens at high temperature and can cause the building to partially collapse.
  • Thin sheets of galvanized steel can be formed into steel studs and used as building material for rough-framing in commercial or residential construction.

• The European Coal and Steel Community

• Carnegie and the Steel Industry

  • Steel.
  • Carnegie made his fortune in the steel industry, controlling the most extensive integrated iron and steel operations ever owned by an individual in the United States.
  • One of his two great innovations was in the cheap and efficient mass production of steel by adopting and adapting the Bessemer process for steel making.
  • The steel price dropped as a direct result, and Bessemer steel was rapidly adopted for railway lines and girders for buildings and bridges.
  • This project was an important proof-of-concept for steel technology, which marked the opening of a new steel market.