The search for the optimal composition of steel for the production of knives has been carried out since the time when people replaced silicon tools with metal ones. With the development of medicine, in particular surgery, the question arose especially sharply.
Surgical steel was needed from which a solid and durable blade could be made. Such a blade should maintain sharpening for a long time, not be afraid of exposure to water or active chemicals. In addition, the metal from which the knives are made for operations should not cause allergies.
Over time, such a composition was found. Today it is known as surgical steel. Its composition, in addition to iron and some other impurities, includes 10% nickel, 18% chromium. Products from such an alloy are very widespread.
Today, surgical steel is used to produce:
- medical instruments;
- jewelry;
- hours;
- dishes;
- elite office supplies.
What are the advantages of modern surgical steel?
- Products from it are very dense, practically pore-free, homogeneous. Therefore, tools are easy to disinfect; microbes cannot multiply on them. Any contamination is easily removed.
- Chrome and nickel steel is so hard that it is hard to damage. At the same time, surgical steel is not afraid of bumps and scratches: it is not fragile.
- The alloy is not afraid of active substances, it is not oxidized.
- The hardness of the alloy allows you to make a very thin and sharp blade that will not be blunt for a long time.
- Despite the presence of nickel and chromium, surgical steel is non-toxic.
It is this property (lack of toxicity) that jewelry manufacturers took note of.
It is known that absolutely all people use jewelry. Rings and earrings, chains, pendants and other jewelry are very popular.
Made of gold, silver and platinum, they are very expensive, not everyone can buy them.
Another thing is jewelry, for the manufacture of which surgical steel is used.
Products from it have the same properties as medical instruments: they
strong, light, hypoallergenic, well retain their initial shape. Surgical steel does not change its appearance from contact with the skin, is not afraid of either sunlight or sea water.
Surgical steel rings, however, like all other products, are very beautiful. Today it is very fashionable, especially for men, to wear steel jewelry. It has a very presentable appearance, sophisticated, sophisticated design. Interesting,
that steel jewelry is popular not only among punks and other youth movements. Solid Japanese, for example, have long preferred steel to gold wedding rings. A men's steel ring for every day adorns the fingers of some well-known businessmen in the USA, Norway and even in sophisticated France.
Elite men's jewelry made of surgical steel, not at all inferior to expensive products from gold and platinum, are becoming increasingly popular. Not the last reason for this is pleasant prices, exceptional conciseness and expressiveness, a wide range that is constantly replenished by the masters of steel jewelry.