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Bronze or Stainless?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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Bronze or Stainless?
Bart wrote:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Bronze gets verdifiris on it and stainless pits after a while...both,when in contact with other metals, undergo electrolysis.... |
Bronze or Stainless?
"Bart" wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? For what application, Bart? Max |
Bronze or Stainless?
Bart wrote:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Well, stainless will hold an edge better than bronze and so makes superior cutlery. Stainless has higher tensile strengh, makes stronger turnbuckles and prop shafts. Bronze is far easier to cast and thus make complex shapes. Cheers Marty |
Bronze or Stainless?
"Bart" wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Stainless galls and makes rotten frictional bearings. Bronze contains lead and is malleable. Go with titanium for every application. It is lighter than wood and is very hard to burn. |
Bronze or Stainless?
I have to agree with Max, what application?
I'd choose SS for hand rail, rigging cable, pulpits, etc. Bronze for bearings, pump parts, electric panels, plumbing fixtures. You can solder to Bronze, you have to weld or braze to SS. http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT |
Bronze or Stainless?
Bart wrote: What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? I'd use a bronze prop, that way if it strikes something it will break. Joe ESP |
Bronze or Stainless?
"Bart" wrote
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Gilligan wrote: Stainless galls and makes rotten frictional bearings. Plus it suffers chloride stress corrosion, crevice corrosion, and doesn't take a polish well. It's non-magnetic, which can be either an advantage or a disadvantage depending on what you're trying to accomplish. Bronze contains lead and is malleable. Better for making bullets with, is that you're implying?? Bronze is not a very strong metal and also corrodes (albeit very slowly). An advantage is that it makes a great polished surface (which you then have to keep polishing daily). Go with titanium for every application. It is lighter than wood and is very hard to burn. But when it does burn, stand back!! I'd suggest monel over titanium for most marine applications. Less reactive, less expensive, and it also polishes up nicely. -signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye) |
Bronze or Stainless?
"Joe" wrote in message
ps.com... Bart wrote: What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? I'd use a bronze prop, that way if it strikes something it will break. Joe ESP What? No shear pins? -- jlrogers±³© |
Bronze or Stainless?
"jlrogers±³©" wrote I'd use a bronze prop, that way if it strikes something it will break. What, no sails? Cheers, Ellen |
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