[Jewelry making - Article 00541] - Re: [Orchid] Tumbling jump rings

[Michael Balls]

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>         True stainless steel is non magnetic, it doesn't have enough
>     iron in it to be magnetic. There are several steels available that
>     are called 'stainless', incorrectly, that have iron in them. These
>     will respond to a magnet. 

    Are you absolutely certain this is accurate?  Steel is pretty much
    definable as iron alloy.  You can check facts about stainless steel
    heRe: 

    http://chemistry.about.com/cs/metalsandalloys/a/aa071201a.htm

    You can also check compositions heRe: 

    http://www.hghouston.com/ss_comp.html

    Add the percentages up; I believe that the remaining part of 100%
    (varying from about 60% to 80%) is implied to be iron. 

-Michael Balls

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