Ed Huntress wrote:
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Also, the thermal conductivity of SS is higher than plain
steel.

Uh, lower. By quite a bit.

Exactly right. My error.

I looked up the thermal conductivity after I welded my chef's knife
because the SS was acting as if it was dissipating heat even worse
than regular steel. Indeed it's thermal conductivity was *lower*.

--Winston