Patrick J. Horne wrote
>Another question is if Stainless is a better material for use on fans.
>I believe that it is not as brittle as steel, but I'm not sure.
I'm looking at my Small Parts catalog section on metals and it looks like
"it depends" They all contain chromium (12% minimum) sometimes sulphur,
Molybdenum, nickel. There's a high carbon chromium steel that can be
highly heat treated to a high hardness (tooling, cutlery, etc) That
sounds possibly brittle, but I doubt they would make fasteners out of
that. Here's the first bit of the intro, I think you'll find it
reassuring:
>Stainless Steels are high-alloy steels, well known for their outstanding
>corrosion resistance. Valued for tough mechanical properties like hight
>strength and extreme thermal capacities, Stailnell Steel has many
>practical advantages, including a pleasing appearance, low-maintainance
>requirements with long service-life, and cost-effectiveness when its
>performance is compared to other materials
Maybe not for flywheel bolts but for the fan, why not?
-Marc
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1970 1600 #SPL311-31016 "The Jaundiced Kid II"
1965 L-320 #L320 013642 "Domino"
1965 L-320 Parts car Don't name a chicken you're going to eat.
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