Read This Article Before Buying a Cutlery!

In our previous articles, we gave detailed information about cutlery and spoon sets. In today's article, we will give information about what to look out for when buying a new cutlery set. We will also talk about the raw material of cutlery sets.

Now we know that cutlery is a serious investment. Therefore, we have an imperative to make a good choice. When making this choice, we have to find answers to questions such as what should be considered, what are the characteristics of the raw materials in which these tools are produced and why these raw materials are important.

Why Is the Raw Material of the Cutlery Set Important?
When shopping, you can see information notes such as "18/10" or "Our Cutlery set is produced using 18/10 Cr-Ni stainless steel" in any information note that provides information about the product. Each of these memos has a different meaning.

First of all, it is necessary to examine why steel is used as the raw material of cutlery. Steel is a highly sensitive substance in heat treatment and is thus highly resistant to corrosion and high temperatures. In addition, it has a distinctive feature compared to other materials with its stainless feature. Finally, the cleaning of steel is quite easy.

What are Cr-Ni Elements and What Features Do They Have?

Knowing what the concepts are Cr and Ni, which are stainless steel elements,  and what they mean that you also know exactly what the characteristics of the purchased sets are. 

Chromium, which is expressed by the acronym CR, is an important element that ensures that stainless steel does not rust. The more Cr element in percentages in the values expressed in the product information notes, the greater the stainlessity feature. The element abbreviated as NI refers to the Nickel element. The nickel element is used to give stainless steel austenitic properties. Thanks to nickel, the fragility of steel is reduced.

What is 18/10 Cr-Ni stainless steel Feature?

This ratio, which will surely catch your eye when buying cutlery spoon sets, refers to the values of the elements in the products and their corrosion resistance. 18 refers to the chromium rate and 10 refers to the nickel ratio. The fact that the 18/10 ratio indicated to refer to the ideal structure . 18/0 indicates the long-term weakness of your set. 

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