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Appliance cabinet stainless
- Thread starter griffengm
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In the USA domestic appliances use 304 with a rolled-on finish, such as Koolline (Allegheny) or #4 polish. A lot of commercial appliance makers are smarter and use 201 with those finishes. There is some 430 also.
Michael McGuire
Michael McGuire
JamesCKelly
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What might also be used is one of the newer lean duplex stainless steels such as LDX 2101. Has nearly twice the strength of 304 and is refrigerator-magnet friendly.
EdStainless
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These days 201 and 430 make up most of it. There are special finishes such as Kooline. Each mill has its own names for special cosmetic finishes.
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Can we agree that the more expensive parts use 304,while others use 201/202 or 430 in extreme cases?
Today I got a lot of scrap material from a reputed manufacturer of furnace parts as 304 and I was shocked to find a mixup with 202!!
" All that is necessary for triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".
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Today I got a lot of scrap material from a reputed manufacturer of furnace parts as 304 and I was shocked to find a mixup with 202!!
" All that is necessary for triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".
Edmund Burke
EdStainless
Materials
My guess is that most users only know 'magnetic' vs 'non-magnetic' and they don't realize the differences in austenitic alloys.
There has always been a lot of 430 used for this, though 304 has also been very common.
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There has always been a lot of 430 used for this, though 304 has also been very common.
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Rust never sleeps
Neither should your protection
2101 would be a great choice, as would 2001(19D), if AK would bother to market it. There's nothing wrong with 439, if you keep the C and N low enough. All should have a rolled finish.
Michael McGuire
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