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PURITY TEST FOR STAINLESS STEEL- 304 GRADE

HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW WHETHER A ROD GIVEN TO ME IS OF STAINLESS STEEL OF GRADE 304 i.e. HOW CAN I ASSURE MYSELF OF ITS PURITY SO THAT I AM NOT CHEATED BY THE FIRM FROM WHICH I SHALL BUY SS OF GRADE 304...

SACHIN DEVENDRA CHACHADA
- NAGPUR , MAHARASHTRA , India
2002

Either...

(1) buy from a supplier that you trust, or whose certificate of chemical analysis you trust; or

(2) have the material analysed by a commercial laboratory, so that you get an independent certificate of analysis.

Bill Reynolds [deceased]
consultant metallurgist - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
We sadly relate the news that Bill passed away on Jan. 29, 2010.
2002

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