The surgical sterilization temp is less than 300 F. -one eighth the melting point of 18/8. Surgical stainless is a marketing gimmick. Generally, the more nickel the higher the melting point. Nickel alloys will be magnetic or not as different amounts of nickel is added--or cobalt. We wont get into heat treating and coatings. There are only three common magnetic metals-- iron, nickel, or cobalt. Metallurgy is as complicated a science as medicine. I have had 30 years of practical metallurgy in the field(two classroom). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nenah Sylver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:55 AM Subject: Re: CS>Staniless steel...watch out.
> My Mastercraft stainless steel pots are made from surgical stainless steel > touted as having the molecules close together so it doesn't have problems like > other pots. Except for a handle falling off a frying pan, I've never had > problems like warping, discoloration, etc. It makes sense that they are > extremely heat resistant since similar stainless is used for surgical > instruments that are exposed to high heat when sterilized. > > Good pots can sometimes be found at holistic health fairs, usually in the demo > section where they fry without fat, cook with only a teaspoon of water, etc. > These kinds of pots are heavy and tend to be pricey but in the long run might be > worth it. > > Nenah > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
