Why Your Silverware Rusts 27
Judebert writes: "Watching your stainless steel silverware rust is enough to drive a geek to apoplexy. Not that you care, just that it is stainless, after all. Well, some clever Brits at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine have figured out Why Stainless Steel Corrodes and published a like-named article in Nature. Science Daily, as usual, mirrored their press release.
When stainless steel goes, the results can be catastrophic. Especially considering that the stuff is used in Formula 1 engines, industrial equipment, and thousands of other places. Turns out the problem is sulfur in the steel / chromium alloy. But they've also figured out ways to fix the problem without resorting to very expensive low-sulphur steels."
or does it? (Score:3, Interesting)
It's some kind of Swedish steel. I also have a Swedish knife where the blade is so tough that I had to bring it to a professional knife sharpener to put an edge on it. That was nearly fifteen years ago, and weirdly enough it hasn't dulled a bit although I use it regularly.
What the hell is it with Sweden and steel anyway? Do they use magical Dwarfs in mountain caves to forge it or something?