Is stainless steel toxic when heated?

SA Sandeeppaluri asked on 25 June 2020, 22:52
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No. Stainless steel is very stable and does not emit any toxic fumes when heated.

Austenitic stainless steel is annealed by heating to a temperature of about 1100 C and there are no safety measures needed regarding the emissions since there are none.

I have worked in Nuclear Fuel Complex of Department of Atomic Energy and was Manager, Quality Control of Tube Plants that included Stainless Steel Tube Plant. I am a metallurgist by qualification.

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