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Stainless steel is not a pure magnetic metal, its really a collective name for a steel alloy that is mixed with other metals in order to give it the properties that make the metal compound so desirable.

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Is aluminium better than iron to make an electromagnet?

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How can you tell if a drinks can is made from aluminium or steel?

The density, compressive strength and hardness of these materials are very different.


Is palladium magnetic?

Palladium is considered weakly magnetic. It exhibits a very small magnetic susceptibility. It is not considered to be a ferromagnetic material. Contaminants can, however, make Pd show ferromagnetism.


What are ALL the ferromagnetic elements?

The main ferromagnetic metals are iron, nickel, and cobalt. The uncommon element gadolinium is magnetic. These form alloys that are also magnetic, such as steel. The rare-earth elements neodymiumand samarium can also form magnetic alloys, and neodymium magnets are among the most powerful of permanent magnets.*The element titanium is not ferromagnetic. It is paramagnetic, in that it interacts weakly with a magnetic field. Copper ions in solution also demonstrate paramagnetism.*The elements silver, mercury, and gold can display diamagnetism, being slightly repelled by a strong magnetic field. Compounds of these elements can display very weak magnetic interactions. They will not display magnetic properties, but become increasingly affected at very low temperatures.


Why aluminium filings can not be used to show the magnetic field?

Aluminum is not magnetic, so it does not interact with magnetic fields in a way that allows its orientation to be used to visualize the field lines. In contrast, iron filings are magnetic and align themselves along the field lines, making them a better material for demonstrating magnetic fields.

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Are steel and iron magnetic?

No, Steel itself is nnot magnetic, but some stainless steel can be made magnetic depending on how they were worked. Silver has very week, negative reaction to magnetic field, this is called diamagnetic.


How do you tell recycled metals apart?

Use a magnet. Steel and Iron are very magnetic. Aluminum is never magnetic. Brass is slightly magnetic.


Does the steel and wheat penny magnitize?

Yes, both the steel and wheat penny can be slightly magnetic due to the iron content in the steel penny and the copper content in the wheat penny. However, the magnetism may be very weak and not easily noticeable.


Do magnets stick to silver?

No, silver is very similar to gold and is not magnetic. It does not turn magnetic on its own however in a magnetic field it magnetizes to a very little extent.


Do alloy stick on magnets?

The elements cobalt, nickel and iron are all magnetic. Most alloys containing at least one of these three elements will be magnetic. For example stainless steel is very magnetic. However alloys not containing these elements is most likely not magnetic.


Which metals are magnetic?

Magnetic metals are whats known as 'Ferrous'. These metals contain enough iron content to become magnetic. Prime examples are Iron, Steel, Pig-Iron.iron.Further answerNickel, and cobalt are others. But the question is not very specific because it asks 'which metals'. Does this include steel, which is a mixture and is metallic?


What makes stainless steel and steel different?

Steel is simply iron with a small percentage of carbon. It oxidizes (rusts) easily. Stainless steel has added chromium, but also may contain any of the following: nickel, niobium, molybdenum, or titanium. Stainlees steels form a very thin layer of chromium oxide on the surface which protects it from further oxidation. While stainless is not stain-proof, it does stain less than carbon steel. Most stainless steels are non-magnetic, or very weakly magnetic.


Will iron nails inside a steel container filled with oil be attracted to a magnet which is outside the steel container?

No, the iron nails inside the steel container will not be attracted to a magnet outside the container because the steel container will shield the nails from the magnetic field. Steel is not magnetic, so it will not affect the iron nails inside the container.


Is there a test to determine something is stainless steel and not aluminum?

Use a magnet. Magnets stick to steel but don't stick to aluminum. Stainless is very weakly magnetic at best. Best to identify aluminum from stainless by weight (aluminum is much lighter) or by hardness (aluminum is much softer; scratches more easily). ***************** Though magnet test can show the difference between magnetic steel and aluminum, it cannot show the difference between non-magnetic steel and aluminum. In this case you can tell the difference by 1. weight , since aluminum has density 2700 kg/m3 and steel (magnetic or not) 7500 2. hardness, using a knife or something similar, since aluminum is softer than steel


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Why steel is magnetic?

i think the reason that steel is magnetic because most of the time it would have been covered in an electro-magnetic field therefore allowing it to be magnetic. New answer; Fe is magnetic because its three outer most electrons spin in the same direction allowing it to form a dipole. So it only takes a magnetic field to align the individual dipoles. The greater the number of contaminates in the Fe crystal, the more difficult it is for the dipoles to line up. So, as carbon, chrome, nickel, etc. are added, the less likely the steel can become magnetic. Iron is very dirty Fe with a lot of carbon. Processing iron into steel removes the carbon and other contaminates, therefore steel can be magnetised. But adding a little carbon for hardening, or alloying (Cr, Ni, Mo) for corrosion resistance locks the dipole in its random position preventing the individuals from lining up with all positives in one direction and negatives in the opposite direction.