At 03:04 PM 11/4/02 -0800, Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe wrote: >Mike writes:>>but I've seen lots of marine quality stainless >corrode with little submersion. My knife is one example. > >Stainless steel comes in quite a variety of grades. I am sure the grade of >SS in your knife is quite dirrerent from the grade used in deck hardware. >the carbon content (part of where the rust come from) is needed in knife >construction to hold an edge. My wife had a rust proof diving knife. The >blade was very fat and didn't hold an edge worth beans. Tho it never rusted >it was worthless as a knife. But it was pretty and shiny, right? High carbon = sharp, but rusts. High chromium = not so sharp, doesn't rust. Does some manufacturer combine the two optimally? Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 05 2002 - 08:39:54 PST
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