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Regular steel will "hold" a magnet. Some types of stainless steel will also hold a magnet strongly. I have several knives as well as swords of which some are made out of stainless steel and some are made out of high carbon steel which all hold a magnet equally as strong. If the steel in question rusts easily then that is a telltale sign that the object in question is probably made out of regular carbon steel. The only other means to differentiate between the two is a 'spark' test which can tell you whether you have stainless steel or carbon steel, otherwise sending a sample out for metallurgical analysis is the only other way to find out whether you have stainless steel or regular carbon steel.

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