Is stainless steel and stainless steel coating the same thing?
No, stainless steel is made of different metals together. The stainless steel coating is just outside. It won't rust.
Stainless steel coatings are electroplated by means of protective coatings that are indicated on the workpiece! The material on this layer is made of stainless steel. So the two concepts are different
Stainless steel (Stainless Steel) is referred to as the stainless steel, the resistance of air, steam, water and other weak corrosive medium or with stainless steel known as stainless steel; while the resistance to chemical corrosion (acid, alkali and salt chemical etching) corrosion of steel called acid resistant steel. Because of the difference in the chemical composition of the two, and make their corrosion resistance is different, ordinary stainless steel is generally not resistant to chemical medium corrosion, and acid resistant steel are generally stainless steel.
