Care and Cleaning of your Stainless Steel Hardware
The Metallurgy of Maintenance. Preserving the Passivation Layer of Marine Grade Stainless Steel. The Engineering Choice: 304L vs. 316L While 316L is the “gold standard” for open ocean environments, it shares much of its DNA with 304L. Both are austenitic alloys with a “Low Carbon” (L) profile to prevent carbide precipitation during TIG welding. Property[…]