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Why is a stainless steel diaphragm (bender) better than a brass diaphragm?

April 26, 2017bender Brass diaphragm stainless steel

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Why is a stainless steel diaphragm (bender) better than a brass diaphragm?

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All Floyd Bell alarms use as a premium component: hand-wired stainless steel diaphragms (benders). Floyd Bell chose that material because its alarms are designed have the physical dexterity to withstand a broad range of exacting environmental conditions, including fresh and salt water. Floyd Bell’s #304 stainless steel diaphragms, which cost about twice as much as brass diaphragms, provide the most corrosion resistant piezo alarms available in the world.