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I don't think it's ferromagnetic.

• rom16384 14y ago
  Iron is ferromagnetic.
  • jonny_eh 14y ago
    I was thinking of the stainless steel version, but looking that up looks like the answer is "depends". Depends on the definition of "magnetic" (since all materials are to a degree) and the type of stainless steel. I just noticed that my own "iron" ring (which is stainless steel) doesn't seem to respond to typical magnets you'd find around the office. Clearly _iron_ is though, considering it's the element with the symbol "Fe" which is short for Ferrum.
    • ars 14y ago
      Usually (but not always) higher quality stainless steel is not magnetic, while the lower quality is slightly magnetic. However even slightly magnetic can be a problem in an MRI - and worse, there is no practical way for the MRI tech to tell how the stainless steel will act, so they will err on the side of caution.
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