On 8/24/2008 11:37 PM Wayne Boatwright spake thus:

On Sun 24 Aug 2008 09:54:47p, Paul MR told us...

Shopping for a stainless steel sink for the kitchen. I know nothing
about the specification "18/8 chrome/nickel content." Is this a
good number? Does it imply this steel is more stainless than other
steel?

Both 18/8 and 18/10 stainless steel are good quality and have a high
resistance to corrosion and staining. 18/10 stainless steel has a
higher percentage of nickel which one might notice as a slightly
richer color. IMO, both perform well, and I doubt that one really
outperforms the other.

The 18 refers to the percentage of chromium and the other number the
percentage of nickel. They're equally corrosion-resistant (the chromium
is what gives it its resistance). The amount of nickel mainly affects
the working properties of the metal (and also its appearance as noted
above).


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"In 1964 Barry Goldwater declared: 'Elect me president, and I
will bomb the cities of Vietnam, defoliate the jungles, herd the
population into concentration camps and turn the country into a
wasteland.' But Lyndon Johnson said: 'No! No! No! Don't you dare do
that. Let ME do it.'"

- Characterization (paraphrased) of the 1964 Goldwater/Johnson
presidential race by Professor Irwin Corey, "The World's Foremost
Authority".