ferritic steel

metallurgy

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In stainless steel
Standard ferritic steels contain 10.5 to 27 percent chromium and are nickel-free; because of their low carbon content (less than 0.2 percent), they are not hardenable by heat treatment and have less critical anticorrosion applications, such as architectural and auto trim. Martensitic steels typically contain 11.5…
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In steel: Stainless steels
…major groups, the austenitic, the ferritic, and the martensitic.
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