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What is Passivating?

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What is Passivating?

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Non-rusting property of stainless steel is attributed to a very thin, invisible oxide film (chromium oxide) that covers the surface. This occurs naturally. Foreign matter left over from machining processes or heat-treating must be removed to impact full stainless properties.