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Adding chromium to steel makes it stainless.
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Is it true that adding chromium to steel makes it stainless?
Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that adding chromium to steel makes it stainless, with chromium forming the protective oxide layer that provides corrosion resistance.
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Stainless steel - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel
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Chromium. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium
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Chromium--Makes Stainless Steel Stainless. (n.d.). pubs.usgs.gov. https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3089/pdf/fs2010-3089.pdf
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Cleaning stainless steel. (n.d.). homebrew.stackexchange.com. https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/12942
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INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AND DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION BEHAVIOUR IN MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL. (n.d.). aps.or.id. https://www.aps.or.id/journal/index.php/ijes/article/download/23/27
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Robin, K. (1981). Metals. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/metals0000kerr
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Junior pictorial encyclopedia of science. (1970). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/juniorpictoriale0000unse
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