Stainless Steel (SS)- is very hard material, that will not shave or scrape easily, will not rust under normal indoor conditions.
It doesn't require any coating, plating or paint, very easy to take care for - you can power wash your cage (just remove your beloved bird!:)) and wipe it dry - basically nothing to worry about.
Couple comments on Stainless Steel: As name refers this material stain less but it is not completely corrosion free.
Some stainless steels may stain and rust if left in humid acidic environment for prolonged time.
You can find many references saying that Stainless Steel is not magnetic - this is not exactly correct: SS is any alloy that contains 10.
5% or more of chromium, iron in excess of 50% and other components.
Its magnetic property as well as hardness depends on what other components of this alloy are - nickel, magnesium, carbon, nitrogen, molybdenum...
Any steel alloy with nickel is not magnetic (nickel also strengthen stainless characteristic of iron and chromium alloy).
Medical grade SS usually uses nickel and chromium so it's not magnetic.
Alloys only with chromium (no nickel) are magnetic.
Grades of SS marked 100 - 300, 630 contain nickel and are non-magnetic (304 grade, most commonly known as medical stainless steel, belongs to this non-magnetic group), 400-619 grades don't contain nickel and therefore are magnetic.
Stainless properties as well as magnetic power properties will vary depending on different combinations of components of SS alloys.
More information on Stainless Steel and best parrot cages here.
* All the information provided is collective from many sources over the Internet and other public sources.
It's provided for your convenience only and does not represent any warranties or promises.
If in doubt - always contact manufacturer of the product in question.
It doesn't require any coating, plating or paint, very easy to take care for - you can power wash your cage (just remove your beloved bird!:)) and wipe it dry - basically nothing to worry about.
Couple comments on Stainless Steel: As name refers this material stain less but it is not completely corrosion free.
Some stainless steels may stain and rust if left in humid acidic environment for prolonged time.
You can find many references saying that Stainless Steel is not magnetic - this is not exactly correct: SS is any alloy that contains 10.
5% or more of chromium, iron in excess of 50% and other components.
Its magnetic property as well as hardness depends on what other components of this alloy are - nickel, magnesium, carbon, nitrogen, molybdenum...
Any steel alloy with nickel is not magnetic (nickel also strengthen stainless characteristic of iron and chromium alloy).
Medical grade SS usually uses nickel and chromium so it's not magnetic.
Alloys only with chromium (no nickel) are magnetic.
Grades of SS marked 100 - 300, 630 contain nickel and are non-magnetic (304 grade, most commonly known as medical stainless steel, belongs to this non-magnetic group), 400-619 grades don't contain nickel and therefore are magnetic.
Stainless properties as well as magnetic power properties will vary depending on different combinations of components of SS alloys.
More information on Stainless Steel and best parrot cages here.
* All the information provided is collective from many sources over the Internet and other public sources.
It's provided for your convenience only and does not represent any warranties or promises.
If in doubt - always contact manufacturer of the product in question.
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