Stainless steel resists rust formation.

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Stainless steel is an alloy of 83% iron, 1% carbon, 15%chromium, 1% Nickel.
If 12-20% of chromium is incorporated in iron with 0.1-0.07% of carbon, it develops a special property due to which it does not rust in the moist air, such a sample of iron is called stainless steel.

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(a) Name an alloy of copper. State its chemical composition and anyone use.
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(c) What are the constituents of stainless steel? What are the special properties of stainless steel?

Stainless steel is formed by alloying iron with nickel and chromium in order to prevent rusting of iron.

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