Martensitic Stainless Steel


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Material hierarchy: Metal - Ferrous metal - Steel - Stainless steel

Martensitic stainless have a higher carbon content than ferritic stainlesses, thus permitting them to be strengthened by heat treatment. They have as much as 18% Cr but no Ni. They are strong, hard, and fatigue resistant, but not generally corrosion resistant as austenitic stainless and ferritic stainless steel. Typical products include cutlery and surgical instruments.