Which is better Chrome/Nickel ratio for stainless steel?

Question

I'm trying to buy stainless steel sink with 16 gauge.
I see some with 16/10 and some with 18/10 Chrome/Nickel ratio. Which is suppose to be better?

Just for the clarification to my question... I see two sinks.
1. 16 gauge (thickness) stainless with 18/10 Chrome/Nickel.
2. 16 gauge (thickness) stainless with 16/10 Chrome/Nickel
So, I'm asking which of these two is a better one?

Or is it the case that there's no such 16 gauge stainless with 18/10 Chrome/Nickel stainless? (i.e. either 16 gauge or 18/10 is a typo?)

Answer 1

I have not seen a sink thicker than 18 gauge. Most will be either 18, 20 or 22 gauge. 18/10 is the stainless steel commonly used in good cookware.

Answer 2

sink gauges for stainless steel work like this... Home depot is the king of selling cheap sinks, so anything in stock there is usually 19-22 guage. The lower the guage the better. You'll notice when browsing a stainless steel apron sink has a very low guage because the front is exposed. If you are replacing your countertops to laminate consider something called a karran undermount sink. If you're doing a solid surface top consider the integral sink. If you're not replacing, just chose the lowest guage stainless sink you can afford. You should be happier with that, plus with the lower guages the bowls are usually nicer and deeper.

Answer 3

440 or above is good--salt water--higer #---the numbers you are saying is the thickness of the steel--16 is thicker--has nothing to do with the grade of stainless