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Stainless is malleable, it just takes a whole lot of heavy beating to do it even after you heat it up to red hot with a torch. I've pinned plenty of things with steel and stainless steel and a 10...

Brass and Nickel/Silver are the typical materials chosen because of their strength versus malleability are the right choice.

I've seen people use finish nails to pin with and usually they crack...