Another thought to mull over: Some guys use heat treated 416 SS, it doesn't get very hard, maybe 45 RC, or less, as I recall, but it IS more rust resistant after hardening. I've never had a problem of corrosion with un-heat treated material, but if I can get it heat treated, I'll choose that over the annealed.
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