Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel, comprising the following composition by weight: 0%<C?0.030% 1%?Si?3% 0%<Mn?0.5% 10%?Cr?13% 0%<Ni?0.5% 0%<Mo?3% N?0.030% Cu?0.5% Ti?0.5% Nb?1% Ca?1×10?4% 0?10×10?4% S?0.030% P?0.030% the remainder being iron and the impurities which are inevitable from the production of the steel.

Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel, comprising the following composition by weight: 0%<C≦0.030% 1%≦Si≦3% 0%<Mn≦0.5% 10%≦Cr≦13% 0%<Ni≦0.5% 0%<Mo≦3% N≦0.030% Cu≦0.5% Ti≦0.5% Nb≦1% Ca≧1×10−4% 0≧10×10−4% S≦0.030% P≦0.030% the remainder being iron and the impurities which are inevitable from the production of the steel.

Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel, compirsing the following composition by weight:

Abstract: Process for producing a drawn wire, in particular a wire for reinforcing tires, having a diameter of less than 0.3 mm by drawing a base wire rod having a diameter of greater than 5 mm or a predrawn base wire made of steel with the following composition by weight: carbon≦40×10−3% nitrogen≦40×10−3%, the carbon and nitrogen satisfying the relationship C+N≦50×10−3%, 0.2%≦silicon≦1.0%, 0.2%≦manganese≦5%, 9%≦nickel≦12%, 15%≦chromium≦20%, 1.5%≦copper≦4%, sulfur≦10×10−3%, phosphorus<0.050%, 40×10−4%≦total oxygen≦120×10−4%, 0.1×10−4%≦aluminum≦20×10−4%, magnesium≦5×10−4%, 0.

Abstract: Austenitic stainless steel for the production of wire, which can be used in the field of drawing wire down to diameters of less than 0.3 mm and in the field of producing components subjected to fatigue, characterized by the following composition by weight:5.times.10.sup.-3 %.ltoreq.carbon.ltoreq.200.times.10.sup.-3 %5.times.10.sup.-3 %.ltoreq.nitrogen.ltoreq.400.times.10.sup.-3 %0.2%.ltoreq.manganese.ltoreq.10%12%.ltoreq.chromium.ltoreq.23%0.1%.ltoreq.nickel.ltoreq.17%0.1%.ltoreq.silicon.ltoreq.2%,in which the residual elements are controlled so as to obtain inclusions of oxides in the form of a glassy mixture, the proportions by weight of which are as follows:40%.ltoreq.SiO.sub.2 .ltoreq.60%5%.ltoreq.MnO.ltoreq.50%1%.ltoreq.CaO.ltoreq.30%0%.ltoreq.MgO.ltoreq.4%5%.ltoreq.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 .ltoreq.25%0%.ltoreq.Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 .ltoreq.4%0%.ltoreq.TiO.sub.2 .ltoreq.4%.