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Why do stainless steel utensils not rust?

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Stainless steel utensils are alloys of iron. Alloys are the mixture of either two or more same metallic solid solution or different metallic solid solution. When a metal is alloyed with other metal, its resistance towards corrosion increases. Stainless steel is one such alloy; hence, it does not rust.

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