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Stainless steel is an alloy with at least 10.5 percent chromium. Zinc steel is coated with zinc.

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What is the difference between 18 gauge and 22 gauge stainless steel?

The difference between 18 gauge and 22 gauge stainless steel is the thickness. The 18 gauge is 0.050" thick, and the 22 gauge is 0.031" thick. A link is provided below to an article with a list of the conversions. You'll note that the cited thickness for the gauges of stainless do not apply to galvanized steel, aluminum, zinc, brass or other metals.


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Steel is a composition of (primarily) Carbon and Iron. The more carbon, the harder, less ductile the steel. Stainless steel is Carbon, Iron and Chromium, that is galvinized (diped into zinc, which corrodes the outer layer of stainless steel,) making it stainless.


What is the difference between galvanized steel and zinc steel?

Galvanized steel sheet is basically indistinguishable from zinc steel. If you want to buy galvanized steel sheets. You can go to Shanghai Changzheng, which is the choice of most people for its superior quality steel sheets.


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Is Zinc as durable as stainless steel?

No steel is more durable. But zinc is usually used to coat steel or other metals because it is resistant to rusting or corrosion.


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Why stainless steel doesn't rust?

Stainless steel is coated in a Zinc Chromium alloy which oxidises and creates a protective layer covering the steel and preventing it from rusting. stainless steel doesn't corrode because it's coated in chromium nickel.


Why doesn't stainless steel rust?

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