[Jewelry making - Article 00313] - Re: [Orchid] MRI for metal workers

[Gary Bourbonais]

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>     I would think that most precious metals: gold, sterling, fine
>     silver, aluminum, titanium would not be attracted to a magnet. The
>     only time I would worry is if there is iron involved in the
>     creation of jewelry. I'm not sure about Stainless Steel. 

    I worked with GE Medical Systems (now GE Health Care) setting up the
    standards for their tech service padlocks...They use these
    worldwide....all brass..... 

    Te safety folk told me stories of MRI units being serviced being
    fired up for testing.....And wrenches, padlocks, lunchbuckets, etc.,
    *flying* across a room, letting nothing interrupt their path... 

    I haven't been involved with tool standards per se, but have sold
    AMPCO and BERYLCO metal stuff to them in the past, and I knew that
    was going to MRI folk... 

    Those are *big* honking magnets, and the issue is with items
    ferrous.... 

    In the matter of stainless...some of it is magnetic, some is not.... 

Gary W. Bourbonais
A.J.P. (GIA)
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