904L - Worth It ??? Case back Corrosion.. in Laymans Terms.

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Originally Posted by EEpro

It's not going to happen. It requires high concentrations of chemicals (including boiling in chlorides) to cause any damage to 904L.

Example case: It can be boiled in 26% sodium chloride solution for 1000 hours without stress corrosion cracking.

It's of no concern at all.

100% correct. Materials Science background here. There is NO advantage to 904 over 316 except when exposed to very concentrated industrial acids, certainly not sweat. Just advertising.