As a Stainless Steel Wire Mesh Supplier, there is some information to share with you. When brown rust spots (dot) appeared on the surface of stainless steel pipes, people were amazed: “Stainless steel is not rusted, rust is not stainless steel, and there may be problems with steel.” In fact, this is a one-sided misconception about the lack of understanding of stainless steel. Stainless steel mesh belts will also rust under certain conditions.
Stainless steel wire is a stable chromium rich oxide film (protective film) formed on its surface, which is extremely thin, sturdy, and fine, preventing the further infiltration and oxidation of oxygen atoms, and obtaining the ability to resist corrosion. Once for some reason, this thin film is constantly damaged, and oxygen atoms in the air or liquid will continuously infiltrate or iron atoms in the metal will continuously separate, forming loose iron oxide, and the metal surface will also be constantly corroded. Therefore, stainless steel mesh will not rust permanently. As long as we do the correct cleaning and maintenance work in the long term, it can help extend the service life of the product, greatly reduce the damage rate, and thus reduce the cost of product replacement.