Stainless Steel
Steel containing chromium above a certain standard is called stainless steel. Chromium compounds with oxygen faster than other metallic elements react with it to form a thin film on the knife, which serves to prevent rust from penetrating.
(Source: How to select, use, grow for knives and whetstones. Shibatashoten Co., Ltd.)
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