INFOGRAPHIC: Ferritic Stainless Steels

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 in a 3-Part Infographic Series on Stainless Steels.

Stainless steel is made primarily from iron and carbon in a two-step process, with the addition of chromium (Cr) and other alloying elements to create a corrosion-resistant product. Steel corrodes because when iron is artificially manipulated into a pure form to make steel, it becomes unstable and will readily recombine with oxygen. There are five main grades of stainless steel: austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, duplex, and precipitation hardening.

Ferritic steel is a type of steel that is composed of less than 0.10% carbon, usually composed of ferromagnetic compounds of ferric oxide with other oxides. Take a look at this infographic and discover a few facts about Ferritic Stainless Steels.

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