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The benefits of stainless steel crampons Video

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Learn about the performance advantages of stainless steel and how we have used it in the constuction of our crampons from Bill Belcourt, Black Diamond's Climbing Hardgoods Manager.

Stainless steel is used in Black Diamond's 2009 Cyborg, Sabretooth and Serac crampons.

See all of Black Diamond's crampons at: www.blackdiamondequipment.com

Black Diamond Sabretooth Crampons (Clip)  © Black Diamond
Black Diamond Sabretooth Crampons (Clip)
© Black Diamond


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1 Dec, 2009
//www.grivel.com/acciaio/stainless_steel_vs_chromolly_steel.pdf Not knowing much about metallurgy I'd be interested to hear an impartial viewpoint on both sides of the discussion.
1 Dec, 2009
Marketting Hokum SS has no advantage over CM steel other than looking nice and shiny in the shop.
1 Dec, 2009
I liked the bit with the laser cutting. No idea weather SS is any better mind.
1 Dec, 2009
they seem to make a point of saying stainless is lighter - so why is the entire range of black diamond crampons similar weight or heavier than the equivalent in the grivel range? sounds like a load of marketing bs to me
1 Dec, 2009
I second that, have we got any materials scientists/engineers on UKC to shed light on any real benefits of Stainless crampons?
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