The Benefits of Stainless Steel Fasteners

Stainless steel fasteners are made of steel thatnickel. The nickel also works to de-magnetize the
has been mixed with at least a ten percentstainless steel. Manganese can also be used in
compound of chromium, and possibly otherplace of, or in cooperation with, nickel, to roughly
metals, so that the steel doesn't rust or corrode.the same effect, but at a lower cost.
This makes stainless steel fasteners great forCarbon can also be used to reinforce the steel
outdoor conditions, where there is a lot of watercompound. When subjected to heat, these
or moisture. Especially if you are buildingfasteners can become hardened and
something that supports a substantial amount ofstrengthened to create finer elements, like the
weight, such as humans, you will need to usepoint of the screw, as well as the threads.
stainless steel fasteners. Steel all by itself can rustDepending on what your fastening needs are, you
until it breaks, and nobody wants that.will be buying different types of stainless steel
When stainless steel fastening systems such asfasteners for different fastening jobs.
nuts and bolts are employed, they tend to meldHere's an interesting side note: stainless steel has
together. This is due to the chromium layer ona long history. The first non-corrosive object still
the surface of the stainless steel being exposedcurrently in existence is an artifact from India
to oxygen for a short time before fastening.called the Iron Pillar of Delhi, which was a
When the pieces are screwed together, thehigh-phosphorous-content iron pillar. Modern
oxygen is taken out of the equation, solidifyingstainless steel was invented in the early part of
the bond. This process is called "galling".the 20th Century, by a number of inventors and
There are other types of stainless steel fastenersresearchers simultaneously. The first stainless
that resist becoming brittle at lower temperatures.steels were made of 10-18% chromium, along
These stainless steel screws are infused withwith significant amounts of carbon.