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SS has to be softer. If its hard, its brittle.
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In a general sense, stainless steel is often used in less-hard conditions than alloy carbon steels, but in the range of hardness used in firearm barrels, many stainless steels can and do meet the criteria without being brittle. And there are very strong, very hard and not so brittle stainless steels, such as 17-4 PH.
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