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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?
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riffer
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All steel is magnetic up to a certain degree, but some stainless is less magnetic.

Do a google:

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1140
http://www.smalley.com/help/MaterialSelectionGuideHelp.asp

Basically, even the less magnetic stainless steels can become magnetic once they are worked.
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