What is the safest form of SS to use?

[conanthewarrior]

Hi people. I have recently started to use SS, as I know it is useable in power AND temp mode, and have my DNA200's all set up to work correctly with 316L SS.

I ordered last night some SS304, SS317L and some SS316L from crazy wire, as the current SS I have is 26 gauge from a online craft store-but I guess 316L is 316L regardless isn't it?

Now-which of these is the safest to use? As looking at the data sheet for 316L, its hazardous material information is: Health:2 (0 being minimum and 4 being the highest danger), flammability:0, reactivity:0, protection:X which I guess means no protection needed.

So, what is the safest form of SS for me to use? Or is TI safer? I am only using SS so I can not accidently harm myself by putting an atty or tank with a TI or NI200 coil on a standard device(I have not done so, but my collection has grown so big its hard to remember which is which and I have to write down what coils are in what dripper and tank ETC).

Thank you everyone, Conan.

Thank you everyone, Conan.

 

[Huckleberried]

Gonna move this over to coils so that you'll get a better response.

 

[Powerman]

There isn't much of a difference. 316/304 is most common. Minor variations in alloys. But they are made for corrosion resistance, and temp ratings. Any common SS is going to be filling e for our uses. I got some 430. Has hardly any nickle is that's a concern. Plus it has a higher TCR value. That should make TC more accurate. But it's still small compared to nickle or Ti and I can't actually tell you it is more accurate.

There are not many differences between 316/317/304 for our uses.