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Originally Posted by Mike D
Hah! I can make any blanket statement I wish 'cause this is the internet!  So there!
The pad backing and the calipers are made of a low carbon steel for heat transfer and vibration resistant purposes. The lowest grade of stainless is, I guarantee you, harder than either of the two other parts. |
Calipers are cast iron, not steel. Pots and pans grade of stainless is quite soft, to the point of being gummy. A good alloy of stainless for brake pins would be 304, which is not harder than medium carbon steel.