Brian Elfert wrote:

McMaster-Carr sells three different grades of stainless steel fasteners.
I know 316 is expensive because it is most corrosion resistant.

What are the differences between 304 stainless and 18-8 stainless
fasteners? The 18-8 seem to be a lot cheaper.

What grade stainless fasteners does your average hardware store sell?

You might find the discussion at
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/WestAdvisorDisplayView?advisor=788.htm
to be helpful.


Brian Elfert

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