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Originally Posted by Cru Jones
It's not the steel of the RO & Nautilus that is inherently more prone to scratches, it's the finely finished flat surfaces that show marks more easily.
As for 904L steel, it is more corrosion resistant and can be polished very well on an industrial scale, but it's not more scratch resistant. Some even think it scratches more easily than 316L. Anyway, it's supposed advantages are largely marketing driven....Otherwise, AP, PP and other high-end brands surely would have adopted it long ago.
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Great info, thanks for sharing
It totally make sense that the finely finished/polished flat surfaces show marks more easily.
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Originally Posted by locutus49
If you are OCD about scratches you may want to buy a cheaper brand. Scratches are a fact of life and most wearers just live with it.
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Nah, not OCD about scratches at all, just curious about the SS that PP uses. You should see my SubC Date. It's look like someone dropped it through moving lawn mower blades.
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Originally Posted by KarlS
https://www.quora.com/904l-steel-versus-316l-steel
I understand that 904 is more expensive but that's probably down to smaller market Redha the more popular 316 which is used in marine and surgical instruments. Hardness seems to be the same and I guess Rockwell test should reflect this.
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Thanks for sharing