[TheForge] Stainless contamination

[Ron Childers]

Bruce,

You are correct; we weld tangs on ss shafts for spear fishing under salt
water and they have never rusted even after 40 years. 

Ron C

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Freeman
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:57 AM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stainless contamination

Well, this is the difficulty.  There are lots of alloys called "stainless
steel".  Presumably, some are better than others at resisting rusting, even
without passivation.

Bruce