Non-Chemical would it work?

[ritehere]

Just watched the cell video and notice that the mesh (fir the gold pins) was copper. Would a stainless steel mesh work for the same or not?

 

[Geo]

in my experience, stainless steel is not a good choice for working with a sulfuric cell. concentrated sulfuric acid will attack stainless steel fairly strongly when cold and very aggressively when heated.

 

[Oz]

in my experience, stainless steel is not a good choice for working with a sulfuric cell. concentrated sulfuric acid will attack stainless steel fairly strongly when cold and very aggressively when heated.

I use 300 series stainless on a regular basis with concentrated sulfuric acid at temperatures up to 100F as my tank and cathode with no problems. Now I will agree it is probably not the best choice for an anode basket, but I have never tried stainless for that application personally.

 

[Geo]

i haven't tried stainless over regular kitchen stainless, like bowls and utensils. that's why i said from my experience, someone else might have a different outcome. with that being said, i think I'll try a piece of high grade stainless for my cathode.

 

[Harold_V]

i haven't tried stainless over regular kitchen stainless, like bowls and utensils. that's why i said from my experience, someone else might have a different outcome. with that being said, i think I'll try a piece of high grade stainless for my cathode.

Stick with copper.

Harold

 

[dtectr]

From my dad who was in the janitorial business for 30 years :
"I only have two words to say about "stainless" steel - "it ain't!" lol