Yep. The magnet test is not definitive for IDing stainless steel. There's a lot of differing alloys that are lumped together under the name of "stainless".
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA
On 9/14/06, Kevin Kruger <ktk1_7_0_2_8@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I'm not a metallurgist, but I don't think all stainless steel is
> non-ferrous===believe it all depends on the alloy content, thus a magnet
> will stick to some more than others. Try a magnet of some of your stainless
> steel spokes, and you will most likely see that it does attract or stick.