Stainless Steel: Determine Grade
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Layout: Expert •
Budget: Risk: Alloy Misidentification •
Difficulty: Expert
The Modular Kitchen Challenge:
A factory offers stainless offcuts without grade certificates. Are they 304, 316 or another alloy?
Technical Specifications Highlighted:
- Stainless Steel
- Determine Grade
1 Expert Verified Answers
Scrapster_Expert EXPERT ADVISOR
Score: 13 Upvotes
Separate the material by production source before testing. Use reliable alloy analysis on representative samples when the price spread and tonnage justify it. Magnet tests and appearance cannot reliably distinguish many stainless grades. The commercial decision should depend on verified chemistry and buyer specifications.