> The best studs I've run into were on the cat flange of an older Toyota> Previa - some sort of hardened steel. After 150K, the nuts were corroded > to where they weren't even hex shaped (removed with a Dremel cutoff > wheel and cold chisel), but the studs were in perfect shape, no > corrosion at all. I'd like to know what they were made of. My guess is A286 Stainless Steel. Great stuff for exhaust hardware. Happy trails,John |
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