Will brass track handle a maritime climate?

maxi-model said:
Just to complete the picture another, see post #13, Google search on "using stainless steel in a salt atmosphere". I'm impressed with what Google's AI enhanced search tool throws up. Hey, I didn't ask for any political applications of the materials, ok. The interesting bits are the suitable alloys for the application suggested and those offered by Sunset Valley Railroad (Read below the line with the search link below). They pretty well match up. Interesting exercise for me. Max

Stainless steel Google Search
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The issue with the term Stainless Steel, is that the alloy has a lot of different specification depending on the use, but basically at one end of the scale, high iron (steel) and lots additives, is hard, magnetic, but prone to rusting, at the other end of the scale, low iron, and high in (the correct) additives it is soft (in comparison), has low magnetic properties, but is resistant to corrosion. so to say someone is made from SS without specifying the grade, you may as well say it is made of metal.
 
JimmyB said:
The issue with the term Stainless Steel, is that the alloy has a lot of different specification depending on the use, but basically at one end of the scale, high iron (steel) and lots additives, is hard, magnetic, but prone to rusting, at the other end of the scale, low iron, and high in (the correct) additives it is soft (in comparison), has low magnetic properties, but is resistant to corrosion. so to say someone is made from SS without specifying the grade, you may as well say it is made of metal.
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Hence my refference to SSVR's (link in post #13) own listing that shows the alloys used in the rail products they offer and the AI search (links in both my previous post) that also makes refference to suitable alloy types for this application. It's not definitive but offers a starting point when deciding on a path (track :)) to follow that may lead to a final decision. I also find the new Google AI tool's method of presenting a précis of a search interesting and useful. Max
 
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