Aluminum or Stainless felling spikes?

[TheAMMIXman]

So I’ve gone and ordered one set of each, one for the 046 one for the 460clone. I’ll find out sooner or later what I like better but I figured I’d ask:

Aluminum or Stainless felling spikes and why??


The obvious to me:

Stainless is stronger but maybe more bendy and is heavier.

Aluminum is more rigid and brittle but lighter.


I would think if they don’t wear out or get beat up to bad or snap aluminum would be the choice, what 1900 other pros and cons am I missing to each metal type for this purpose?

Thanks for the thoughts fellas
Bruce

 

[U&A]

Stainless is not going to be Bend easier. Aluminum will.

The ONLY benefit if aluminum is the weight savings.

I say stainless

What grade is the stainless. A 300 series?



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[TheAMMIXman]

Stainless is not going to be Bend easier. Aluminum will.

The ONLY benefit if aluminum is the weight savings.

I say stainless

What grade is the stainless. A 300 series?



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Makes sense to me. I guess in my head I just think I knew that stainless is not as stiff as regular steel?? Maybe im wrong there, I don’t know.

Yes it’s suposedly a 304 stainless off fleebay.

Guess I’ll put the stainless ones on the one that wears the 36” bar and the aluminum ones on the one with the 28”. It’ll look right too I think, the one that wears the 28 isn’t white anymore anyway and I clear coated the cases and covers their natural slightly oxidied magnesium/aluminum color. I have some cleaner at work that could quickly oxidize the aluminum spikes to match the rest of the ole girl.

Thanks
Bruce

 

[U&A]

Stainless is HARDER to bend than regular mild steel. Take a lot more tonnage to bend SS in a break press than mild steel.

304 is perfect for that use.


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[TheAMMIXman]

Stainless is HARDER to bend than regular mild steel. Take a lot more tonnage to bend SS in a break press than mild steel.

304 is perfect for that use.


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Reasons I am not a metallurgist or machinist. Lol

Thanks for the info
Bruce

 

[U&A]

Reasons I am not a metallurgist or machinist. Lol

Thanks for the info
Bruce

You are welcome sir[emoji1303][emoji1303]. Im not a metallurgist either. Just a welder[emoji2957]


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