ApreliminarystudywasmadeontheantibacterialbehaviorofanewlydesignedCu-bearingtype200stainlesssteelbydifferentmethodsincludingVickershardnessmeasurement,electrochemicaltestandantibacterialtest.TheresultsshowedthatCu-richprecipitationscausedbythesaturatedCuinthesteelmatrixwasnotonlyacrucialfactorforitsexcellentantibacterialcapability,butalsoforitsequivalentcorrosionresistanceasgoodasthecommercialtype200stainlesssteel.