The present work explores the sliding wear behavior of both as-received and post-oxidation-based SS-304 and SS-316 samples. The wear behavior of considered samples for both the conditions pre- and post-oxidation, i.e., 600 °C for 6 h under dry sliding wear environment were analyzed. The hardness values for both steels, pre- and post-oxidation, were analyzed. Wear tests were conducted using pin-on-disk apparatus under varied sliding velocity and load conditions, utilizing hardened steel as the counter surface. To characterize the samples, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was carried out. Sliding wear behavior was examined by observing volume loss observations. The findings pointed out that oxidation are a major factor which results in the formation of protective oxides over the samples. Additionally, the formation of these oxides may contribute to an increase in the hardness of the samples. This intensification in hardness leads to improved wear performance in comparison with as-received metals.