I didn't until I came here, when I was younger I asked why they didn't make bikes out of stainless steel, I was told "stainless steel is softer than regular steel, but they can use it for cutlery because it doesn't have to be strong - look how easily you can bend a spoon!"
Yeap. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Actually not that wrong, the typical yield strength of stainless steel can be lower than typical non stainless, though, tensile strength obvs doesn't equate to surface hardness.
Actually not that wrong, the typical yield strength of stainless steel can be lower than typical non stainless, though, tensile strength obvs doesn't equate to surface hardness.