Susan, Thanks for the information about 304 - I really appreciate it! Matt Carpenter AZ-D.ORG VIN 5586 >From: "Susan Zimmer" <zimmer@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >CC: "_Zimmer, Susan - Unit 1" <zimmer@xxxxxxx>,"_Weamire, DyAnne" ><Weamire@xxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [DML] Stainless Steel >Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:57:45 -0700 > >Matt,Did you ever get your answer on the 304-series stainless steel used on >the DMC? >We found this composition description on the National Institute of >Standards and Technology (NIST) website.Susan Zimmer & DyAnne Weamire"NO >WAX"#16409 > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Grade 304 is the standard "18/8" stainless; it is the most versatile >and most widely used stainless steel, available in a wider range of >products, forms and finishes than any other. It has excellent forming and >welding characteristics. The balanced austenitic structure of Grade 304 >enables it to be severely deep drawn without intermediate annealing, which >has made this grade dominant in the manufacture of drawn stainless parts >such as sinks, hollow-ware and saucepans. Grade 304 is readily brake or >roll formed into a variety of components for applications in the >industrial, architectural, and transportation fields. Grade 304 also has >outstanding welding characteristics. Post-weld annealing is not required >when welding thin sections. > > > Typical compositional ranges for grade 304 stainless steels are >given in table 1. > > Table 1. Composition ranges for 304 grade stainless steel > > Grade > C > Mn > Si > P > S > Cr > Mo > Ni > N > > 304 > min. > > max. > - > > 0.08 > - > > 2.0 > - > > 0.75 > - > > 0.045 > - > > 0.030 > 18.0 > > 20.0 > - > 8.0 > > 10.5 > - > > 0.10 > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matt Carpenter" <mattdcarpenter@xxxxxxx> >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:34 AM >Subject: [DML] Stainless Steel > > >Out of curiosity, can anyone advise which gauge the stainless steel is on >the DeLorean hood? Also, does anyone know the composition (% chrome, % >nickel, etc.) of the stainless on the Delorean? >Thanks, >Matt Carpenter >5586 >AZ-D > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > >For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > >To search the archives or view files, log in at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/