Marine grade stainless, or SAE 316 stainless steel is the second most common austenite stainless steel, preferred for use in marine environments for its greater resistance to pitting corrosion. The steel can be used as well when non-magnetic metal is needed. The steel contains both nickel and chromium metals.
While the steel is not completely rust-proof, the alloy is more resistant than household stainless steels. Fire trucks manufactured in the United States are made with Marine Grade stainless steel. Another use for 316 steel is surgical steel which is made from subtypes of 316 stainless steel.
Famous quotes containing the words marine, grade and/or stainless:
“God has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours.”
—Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)
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—Stella Chess (20th century)
“I stir my martinis with the screw,
four-inch and stainless steel,
and think of my hip where it lay
for four years like a darkness.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)