Question about stainless steel wire

[captainmorgan85]

(Many) Years ago I had ordered a coil of stainless steel wire from TRL. I still have a little, but not a bunch, and I actually haven't made any of my own rings in a long time. I was looking to see if I could get the same wire anywhere else at an affordable price, and I came across some wire being sold by McMaster-Carr.

I think the wire on TRL is listed as 410 stainless, and that is what I found at MMC, but I don't know enough about the other properties of stainless to know if the product in the linked listing is a good material to use. What I'd like is something that will have similar properties to what I've already bought. Can anyone shed additional light for me?

 

[captainmorgan85]

The info at MMC was difficult to sift through; obviously this is expected, since it's an industrial supply, not a craft resource. I did eventually discover that the hardness of that wire is really low, so it's not going to do what I would need. Also, it seems to have a hatched matte finish so it won't match what I have.

I just wanted to give that update in case anyone else might have the same question in the future.