# Downpipe Materials Stainless vs Mild Steel

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**Created:** [February 16, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/downpipe-materials-stainless-vs-mild-steel/8266 "2006-02-16T20:08:12Z")\
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304 stainless will take the heat better than mild steel. Overtime the mild can fatigue, coated or not, stainless will last longer. That and the mild can rott from the inside out due to condensation.

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