It is possible to have a non-magnetic steel. In fact many stainless
steels are much less magnetic than plain iron. High manganese steel is
another possible material. Regular carbon steels are usually fairly
magnetic. Nickel is also highly magnetic (it's frequently a component
of steel). But chromium (chrome plating) isn't.

On Apr 1, 2008, at 6:05 PM, neil N wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Well, am somewhat embarrassed to say that I didn't check to see what
> kind of metal I was playing with. I was just about to tack it in place
> when I noticed it wasn't attracted to the magnet I use for holding the
> work.
>
> Here's some pics of part. Its' the "Y" I cut from the Jetta downpipe:
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/temp%22y%22pics
>
> There appears to be corrosion inside, but maybe not the pipe reacting.
>
> It is not attracted to my magnet. (how I found out)
>
> It feels too heavy to be aluminum and doesn't grind/file like it
> either.
>
> SS?
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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