Non-magnetic Stainless Steel?


Any metallurgists out there? I assume that this magic feat is done by the trace elements added to produce various kinds of steel, but I thought that ALL steel was magnetic. Does anyone know which trace elements and the different proportions of these trace elements that can transform regular stainless steel into non-magnetic stainless?
fatparrot

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Carefull, what people think is stainless steel is often just chrome electroplated steel. Ex. some cutlery and antennae on automobiles. That might explain the "magnetic" qualities of some "stainless steels". It is mostly the nickel in stainless steel that give it its "non-corrosion" properties. Nickel is non-ferrous (obviously!) and non-magnetic.

Bob P.