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What is stainless steel? This in depth technical guide covers the types, its uses and the features of stainless steel.

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Nylon 6 and Acetal are both engineering plastics that are categorised as 'thermoplastics'; these types of plastic materials are easily moulded and pliable when heated to a specified maximum temperature and solidify and harden when cool.

Stainless Steel is a standard term given to a group of corrosion resistant alloy Steels containing 10.5% or more chromium. All Stainless Steels have high levels of corrosion resistance. This resistance to corrosion is due to a naturally occurring chromium rich oxide layer formed on the surface of the Steel. Although incredibly thin, this invisible, inert layer is tightly adherent to the Stainless Steel and extremely protective in a wide range of corrosive environments.