Question: how much energy does it take to make stainless steel?
Answer: As a result, the energy uses we are analyzing now will have to do with the melting of stainless. Using a conservative estimate on the melt constituents, melting a ton of metal to make stainless, with that ton consisting of 50% scrap and 50% scrap, would take an absolute minimum of about 6000 MJ/t of material.