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Konhard CS002 (Amazon)
Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) -- Tim Lamb |
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On 22/01/2020 13:04, Tim Lamb wrote:
Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) I'd say non magnetic means not chrome, rather borderline stainless. It's not going to be a chrome plated cuprous alloy. |
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newshound wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) I'd say non magnetic means not chrome, rather borderline stainless. It's not going to be a chrome plated cuprous alloy. Actually, some of the Victorian Plumbing ones do claim to be chrome plated brass. |
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Some Kind of alloy maybe?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Tim Lamb" wrote in message ... Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) -- Tim Lamb |
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Tim Lamb wrote:
Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. -- Roger Hayter |
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On 22/01/2020 14:24, Andy Burns wrote:
newshound wrote: Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) I'd say non magnetic means not chrome, rather borderline stainless. It's not going to be a chrome plated cuprous alloy. Actually, some of the Victorian Plumbing ones do claim to be chrome plated brass. Yes, standard in the old days. This chinese cheapie won't be, though. |
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On 22/01/2020 15:31, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. Cheap cutlery is often marginal in chrome content, you can get rust spots that can just about be cleaned off with scotchbrite or similar. |
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Roger Hayter wrote:
Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. I think the usual response is that it doesn't claim to be stain-free. ;-) Don't leave a Brillo pad on a damp SS sink. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK @ChrisJDixon1 Plant amazing Acers. |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:36:36 +0000, newshound wrote:
On 22/01/2020 15:31, Roger Hayter wrote: Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. Cheap cutlery is often marginal in chrome content, you can get rust spots that can just about be cleaned off with scotchbrite or similar. Cutlery tends to be 18% chromium and is magnetic (para- only?); 18 10 isn't magnetic and shouldn't rust. I don't know what A2 st. st. is, but it withstands 10 years+ of salt. Rolls Royce wheel trim was 22% chromium and hard chrome plated and polished - that didn't rust in 72 hr. salt spray but the 18% did. -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
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In message , Roger Hayter
writes Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. Yes. We have some Japanese stainless steel cutlery which can pick up spots of rust in the dishwasher. Interestingly, while I was testing the caddy, I discovered that the knife blades are magnetic but nothing else. -- Tim Lamb |
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On 22/01/2020 17:29, PeterC wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:36:36 +0000, newshound wrote: On 22/01/2020 15:31, Roger Hayter wrote: Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. Cheap cutlery is often marginal in chrome content, you can get rust spots that can just about be cleaned off with scotchbrite or similar. Cutlery tends to be 18% chromium and is magnetic (para- only?) A bit of a simplification. 18Cr 8Ni is austenitic, and non magnetic. Ferritic stainless steels are 13 to 18% Cr and are magnetic. I'd bet that the (non-magnetic) caddy is austenitic stainless. It might suffer rust spotting or staining in some circumstances (like the steel wool case mentioned elsewhere) ; 18 10 isn't magnetic and shouldn't rust. I don't know what A2 st. st. is, but it withstands 10 years+ of salt. ICBA to look it up properly. "A2" tends to be the base designation for stainless steel screws and fasteners, I think it is normally austenitic. "A4" is sometimes called marine grade stainless, that will definitely withstand salt, it has a higher content of alloying elements and will definitely be austenitic. Rolls Royce wheel trim was 22% chromium and hard chrome plated and polished - that didn't rust in 72 hr. salt spray but the 18% did. That's what I would call a Rolls Royce solution. |
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writes On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:36:36 +0000, newshound wrote: On 22/01/2020 15:31, Roger Hayter wrote: Tim Lamb wrote: Konhard CS002 (Amazon) Umm.. claimed to be brushed stainless steel. Looks more like good quality chrome to me. Non magnetic so not mild steel. I'll report back in a few years:-) Having acquired a Chinese stainless steel gate fitting, I learnt from this very group that some stainless steel is prone to surface rust when damp, despite its name. Cheap cutlery is often marginal in chrome content, you can get rust spots that can just about be cleaned off with scotchbrite or similar. Cutlery tends to be 18% chromium and is magnetic (para- only?); 18 10 isn't magnetic and shouldn't rust. I don't know what A2 st. st. is, but it withstands 10 years+ of salt. Rolls Royce wheel trim was 22% chromium and hard chrome plated and polished - that didn't rust in 72 hr. salt spray but the 18% did. Oh well! If we are all still here in 3 or so years I'll report back:-) -- Tim Lamb |
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