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Originally Posted by DLRIDES
Tensile strength doesn’t necessarily give the complete story as to the “hard vs. soft” of the two alloys. Many scales can be used, but for this instance, let’s use the Brinell.
) 316L has a Brinell hardness of 146
) 904L has a Brunel hardness of 122
This dispels the internet hype that 904L is harder therefore more scratch resistant. Better corrosive properties, but not harder.
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One learns something new every day!!
I never knew there was a hardness scale and thought hard was ummm " hard " which I was good with ahem ahem!?
Thank you!
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