crystal structure of stainless steel on cookware

Topic: Specific material (or a small family of similar materials) for a specific application. Each group of students should choose their own material & its application. Description: Describe the composition, crystal structure & its typical defects, microstructure & phases; properties important for the selected applications, their dependence on the structure, possibility of improving the properties by modifying the structure and/or processing. Emphasize what is most interesting about the selected material (e.g. what makes this material the best for the selected application, etc).