Hi All, > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Sailboat > Restorations, Inc. > Not to question you, ralph. <g> But . . . you're wrong. Stainless steel > doesn't rust. > > Mark I think that Ralph is correct here. Actually Stainless can and does rust. I'm no expert but I did work in a boatyard as a welder and metal fabricator and I have definitely seen rusted pitted stainless steel. There are many different grades and I'm sure you could research this fairly quickly on the web. I believe that rust resistance varies with chromium and nickel content. Not sure, there must be a metallurgist here on the list. Again I'm not sure but I believe in certain applications like knife making the steel is has less nickel and chromium to ensure that the blade is "soft" enough to take an edge. So the bottom line (as I understand it)is that some stainless is more corrosion resistant than others. Cheers, -- Rob Cookson 3 Hats Design INTERNET PRINT ILLUSTRATION 5201 15 Ave NW Suite 220 Seattle, WA 98107 206.851.8202 direct line 206.784.1641 main office phone 206.784.2231 main office fax mailto:rob_at_3hats.com http://www.3hats.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 11 2000 - 16:49:56 PDT
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