Oh Yeah I almost forgot!!!
Here's a link to Euro - Inox, otherwise known as the European Stainless Steel Development Association...
once one get's there, click the linkthat reads: "The self passivation of stainless steel"...
once you're in the the second link, browse around because there are more than one streaming videos such as "Stainless Steel - Alloyed for lasting value" & "The Self-Passivation of Stainless Steel"...
There are also some interesting and educational .pdf documents on stainless steel for both instructors and students if one cares to do so.("Stainless Steel Properties" is the only one .pdf document written in another language other than english. It's written in czech or polish language which can easily be translated to english by using one of the many online trnaslation services via an app extension called "Fox Lingo" which is added & used with either Mozilla's Firefox 2.0 or SeaMonkey's newest version. No need to open up another separate web browser app like with IE.) The rest of the .pdf documents are written in english. You can also request them to send some of the .pdf's via your e-mail address directly in order to avoid prolonged download times!!! *Note: There are two or more articles in which one has to fill out a request form so that the articles can be sent to you directly... Free of charge of course!!!
Before one does visit this website, Please let me explain that there is a streaming media video which needs Flash player 7 in order to play it for both 56K & DSL... Let the streaming video upload completely to your player and then run or play it again to look/listen to the content appropriately otherwise, it will look/sound like it's breaking up or not working properly.
This link covers many aspects in working with, and designing with stainless steels and it has some cool educational videos on some different types of corrosion also.
http://www.euro-inox.org/htm/p_20_EN.htmlAlso, check out this link including the "Multi Criteria Search", "Correspondance EN/AISI", "Grade/Data Sheet", "View/Print Tables" and "Extras":
http://www.euro-inox.org/technical_tables/index.php?navi=gradedataEnjoy the videos, .pdf documents, (PAL Country code 2) DVD's and whatever else you might find useful to request a printed copy of *free of charge.
*Note: There is one or two books for sale that are more than likely well worht it for only 20 Euros.
Respectfully,
Henry