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Re: Muffler casing is aluminized steel, tips are s (archive)
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Posted by gale on July 16, 2001 at 11:51:30:

In Reply to: Re: Muffler casing is aluminized steel, tips are s posted by George Mann on July 16, 2001 at 10:55:13:

By look & color. The aluminized steel has a unique look to it, it's a dull silver-grey, almost has a galvanized look, but without the crystaline surface finish that galvanizing leaves. Stainless looks alot like nickel, the 300 series stainless (type 303, 304, 18-8, etc.) is non-magnetic unless it's been cold-worked or welded. If you know it's some type of steel & a magnet won't stick to it, most likely it's type 304 stainless. Only the rear tips are stainless on the Eberspaecher muffler, all the other piping in the assembly is mild carbon steel with the aluminum clading.

gale


Gale,
How can you tell that the muffler is aluminized
and the tips are stainless?
Thanks,
George





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