Steel has been around for over 2,000 years in one form or another but stainless steel is a relative newcomer to the metal scene. Designed to answer a key downside to standard steel, that of rusting, stainless steel can now be found everywhere from kitchen cutlery to surgical instruments. But what is...

Steel is an incredibly useful material that comes in all shapes, sizes and types. It is everywhere, from the cutlery we use, the kitchens that feed us, the hospitals that keep us well to the homes we live in. It’s an amazingly flexible material with literally thousands of uses. But how much do you...