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Default None electrically conductive stainless steel

On 17/07/2017 18:05, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Is there such a thing, if so I have never heard of it. I am aware that
its conductivity is not good (3 to 10% of that of copper), depending on
the type, but not conducting - I have never heard of. Anyone?


No such thing, but it can be hard to make a contact if you're using a
multimeter. Stainless is essentially so because of the Chromium content
which forms a hard surface layer of oxide which is non-conducting.

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Clive