Originally Posted by
Grouse45
It's all pretty obvious.
It is a common misconception that stainless steel is stronger than regular steel. In fact, due to the low carbon content, stainless steel can not be hardened. Therefore when compared with regular steel it is slightly stronger than an un-hardened (grade 2) steel fastener but significantly weaker than hardened steel fasteners...................
You are incorrect when you write that this stainless is significantly weaker than hardened steel. If you check, you will see that the 18-8 stainless fastener has more tensile strength than a grade 5 steel fastener, which is a hardened steel.