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Top 3 Fantastic Uses of Stainless Steel.



Hailed as the most sustainable of all metals, stainless steel is also the most versatile when it comes to usage and applications. We can see stainless steel used in metal railings, outdoor metal accents for modern architectural pieces and for the art enthusiasts, murals.


Due to its formability, tensile strength, and manufacturing precision, stainless steel plays an important role for safe and cost-effective economic usage but have you ever wondered where else stainless steel may be applied for its fantastic properties? Here are the top 3 most unusual uses of stainless steel.



1. Stainless Steel Soap

Yes, you heard it right. Stainless steel is manufactured as soaps. How bizarre is that? Many well-known manufacturers produce stainless steel soap, which is a piece of stainless steel in the shape of, well, a bar of soap.


Many of you might think, how can a piece of metal be used as soap? To give you the science behind this, stainless steel has a property that binds with sulfur, an element responsible for giving off foul smells in organic matter such as raw meat.


Although the cleansing properties of stainless steel is not actually comparable to regular cleaning materials such as soap and detergents, it still comes in handy in tough situations. While stainless steel is incapable of killing germs and bacteria,it can help neutralize strong odors on the hands. So if ever you are caught in the moment when you’re working with strong-smelling substances such as garlic, onion, or fish whether raw cooked or processed, whip out your trusty stainless steel bar soap and rub those hands on to it.




2. Stainless Steel for your OOTD

If you’re thinking of chainmail from the medieval period, this is not it. Although that could be a statement piece, let’s bury that together with the dragons. Due to its high ductility, stainless steel can be drawn into very thin wires without its strength being compromised. Stainless steel can be thin enough to be drawn into threads and pliable enough to be woven and worn.


Stainless steel clothing has a series of benefits that can justify why it is wearable. l Add to the fantastic properties of this great metal product that it is both thermal and radiation resistant. That’s why it is widely used in the textile and electrical industries.


One notable application of this is in the tech industry where it is used in touchscreen gloves. Have you ever been in a situation when you want to access your phone but can’t because you’re wearing gloves and the screen is not responsive? Well, stainless steel thread is the answer. Touchscreens respond to the electrical currents from our fingers. With the help of stainless steel threads in gloves, it mimics and conducts the electrical current from our fingers to the screen making it possible to tweak with your phone.




3. Stainless Steel Saves Lives

All the superheroes we have followed in comic books and in the movies rely on fantastic tools and weapons to help them save the world. Ironman relies on tech and many others on their awesome superpowers. When you think about it, that's just another day for doctors and medical practitioners saving lives and working with tools and medical instruments. From the most basic ones to the more high tech instrumest and machines what metal do you think always comes into play? Stainless steel.


Stainless steel is an alloy that contains iron and chromium making it resistant to corrosion and wear. Due to this factor, it is ideal for medical usage where everything should be sterile and sanitary.


There are countless medical applications for stainless steel. To mention a few: surgical tools, orthopedic implants, medical devices, pharmaceutical equipment, and artificial heart valves to help it pump.


There are countless medical applications for stainless steel.

To mention a few: surgical tools, orthopedic implants, medical devices, pharmaceutical equipment, and artificial heart valves to help it pump.


With the awesome appplications of stainless steel to uplift the quality of life for our generation, we are privileged to have access to these resources for our own needs . Industrialization and metal innovation drives modernization.



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