Sailfish 320 EXP - Caring for Stainless Steel

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Caring for Stainless Steel
Theinformationprovidedisdesignedto
giveyouathoroughunderstandingofthe
factorsthatcanimpacttheappearance
ofyouranodizedaluminum.Byusingthis
information,wehopetohelpyouenhance
thebeautyandvaluetoourproducts.
What Makes Stainless
Steel Stainless?
Oxygenisthekeyelementincausingrust,
orredoxideonsteelandothermetals.
StainlessSteelcontainsChromiumwhich
reactswiththeoxygenintheairtoforma
chrome-oxidesurfacelayerthatisinvisible
totheeye,butstrongenoughtoprevent
furtheroxygenfrom“staining”(rusting)the
surface.HigherlevelsofChromiumand
theadditionofotheralloyingelements
suchasnickelandmolybdenumenhance
thissurfacelayerandimprovethecorro-
sionresistanceofthestainlessmaterial.
What Determines
Different Grades of
Stainless Steel?
ThegradeofStainlessSteelisprimarily
determinedbytheamountoftheChro-
miumandNickelalloyscontainedinthe
material.304and316aretheprominent
gradesofStainlessSteel:304contains
1%Chromiumand8%Nickel,while316
Contains16%Chromiumand10%Nickel
and2%Molybdenum.TheMolybdenumis
addedtohelpresistcorrosiontochlorides
(likeseawaterandde-icingsalts).
Can Stainless Steel
rust?
Notinthewaysteelrusts.Steelwill
discolor,bubbleandakefromredoxide
development.StainlessSteelmaydevelop
redspots,butthisisusuallyduetoIron
particlesonthesurfaceoftheStainless
Steel.AnyIronparticlesmustberemoved
andtheStainlessSteelcleanedwitha
highconcentrationofcitricacidoracom-
mercialcleanerspecicallydesignedfor
StainlessSteel.
Is Stainless Steel
Green (Environmental-
ly Friendly)?
StainlessSteelishighlysoughtafterby
recyclersandis100%recyclable.New
StainlessSteeltypicallyhasarecycled
contentofbetween65%&80%which
makesitoneofthehighestaveragecon-
tentrecycledconstructionmaterialsonthe
planet.
Will Stainless Steel
Discolor?
Cleanersthataretypicallyusedwith
cement,groutandstone,etc.,maycontain
MuriaticAcid.StainlessSteelisnot
resistanttoMuraticAcid.MURIATICACID
SHOULDNOTBEUSEDIFSTAINLESS
STEELISPRESENT.Itisnotevennec-
essarythattheacidtouchtheStainless
Steel,justthe“fumes”fromitwillcausea
discolorationoftheStainlessSteel.Other
thanthis,StainlessSteelisusuallyvery
resistanttodiscoloring.