Stainless Steel Screw Standards
I purchased a large quantity of #8 stainless steel screws from BOLT DEPOT, to replace screws in my 14 year old 5th wheel. Most of the original screws had severe rust problems. Even screws that were c...
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The three most common forms of SS are Austenitic, Martensitic and Ferritic. If it was magnetic, soft and cheap it was probably the SS. Ferritic. Martinsitic is usually harder and is magnetic also. Sometimes they are referred to as 300, 400 or 200 series SS. You want the 300 series like 304 or 316 because although softer than 400 series offer the best corrosion resistance. There are other alloys like Duplex or Precipitation hardened alloys but they are not common.
