The Self-Cleaning Properties of Stainless Steel
Stainless Steels are available in more than 100
different qualities, meeting the requirements of the
most different corrosive conditions by offering an
exceptional quality: they are provided with a
self-healing surface.
A so-called passive layer will form on their surface,
due to the contents of alloy used. Even in case of
damages to the stainless steel surface, such a
transparent layer of a thickness of only a few atomic
layers will form again independently, due to the
influence of oxygen from the air or the water.
The formation of the passive layer is the reason why
Stainless Steels do not need any further corrosion
treatment and appear to be as good as new, even
after so many decades.
Stainless Steels are available in more than 100
different qualities, meeting the requirements of the
most different corrosive conditions by offering an
exceptional quality: they are provided with a
self-healing surface.
A so-called passive layer will form on their surface,
due to the contents of alloy used. Even in case of
damages to the stainless steel surface, such a
transparent layer of a thickness of only a few atomic
layers will form again independently, due to the
influence of oxygen from the air or the water.
The formation of the passive layer is the reason why
Stainless Steels do not need any further corrosion
treatment and appear to be as good as new, even
after so many decades.
