JayJayMcKlay wrote:
carrion4worm wrote:
I am thinking along the same lines....assuming this is "pure aluminum" is 100% folly. It is an amalgam of several recycled alloys, with enough Aluminum to call it such on a basic level. The fact is no one knows, and this measure was done as a cost-cutting measure, which ALWAYS means trouble to consumers.
No, it's not going to melt down your throat, lol....but there are valid concerns here.
I wouldn't buy any atty that wasn't stainless steel on purpose. You shouldn't either.
So what the differences between that and the grades of Stainless Steel?
Well you kinda answered your own question...grades. Alloys by definition contain more than 1 metal, but you are thinking smart...As far as the differences between s.s. and aluminum, companies do it ONLY to save money because it's cheaper to buy alloy, and it's much softer, which saves on tooling and cutting costs, as well as just being faster, allowing more product to be made in the same time. Stainless can be PAINFULLY slow to machine without chatter or rub, and can overheat carbide bits quite easily.
Edited on 4/26/2021 at 1:34 PM. Reason: