Which type of Base Material should I use for my basket?
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Which type of Base Material should I use for my basket?
•Carbon Steel (in natural finish): Strong and inexpensive. Very limited corrosion resistance in natural finish. Baskets made from carbon steel are a great choice for manual solvent cleaning, oil dipping and indoor material handling applications where light rusting will not stain or contaminate parts.
•Carbon steel baskets should not be used without a surface coating for any long-term outdoor applications, in any aqueous (water-based) dipping or cleaning applications, or in any caustic environments.
•304 Stainless Steel: The most common of the industrial stainless steel grades. Good corrosion resistance in wet and mildly caustic environments. Good high temperature strength to 1200°F. Slightly stronger than carbon steel.
•316 Stainless Steel: Higher Nickel content than 304 Stainless Steel makes it slightly more expensive and more corrosion resistant than 304. Good high temperature strength to 1200°F. Slightly stronger than carbon steel.
