Is stainless steel the material of the future?

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Armco Steel was working hard in the late sixties to promote the image of stainless steel as a wonder material.

As Armco was developing exciting new alloys for NASA, they also sponsored development of some very interesting stainless steel race cars for Can-Am and Formula 5000.

Here's a brand new article about <a href="http://www.britishracecar.com/PaulDudiak-McKee-Mk12c.htm">Paul Dudiak's McKee Mk12 Formula 5000 Racecar</a>  (with 49 photos)



Stainless steel spaceframe:


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