2023-03-27 Stainless steel is a kind of steel. Steel refers to steel which contains less than 2% carbon (C) and more than 2% iron. Alloy elements such as chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo) are added to the steel during the smelting process to improve the performance of the steel and to make the steel corrosion resistant (i.e. not rusty), which is commonly referred to as stainless steel.