Bradford R. Crain wrote: > I keep one of these stainless steel knives in the pocket of my pfd. Does > the blade rust? The answer is yes. Brad, there is stainless ... and then their is stainless. Google up 304, 316, and 306 stainless. They vary enormously in their resistance to corrosion, particularly in a marine environment. Then, Google up crevice corrosion and stainless together. Just because it is "a" stainless steel does not mean it is immune to corrosion. Many manufacturers will not easily reveal the alloy used in their knives. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 12 2010 - 09:54:48 PDT
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