[TowerTalk] Magnetic 304 SS- Huh?

[Brian Alsop]

That is the article I used to make my judgement.

The reason that "magnetism matters": It is the only method at my 
disposal to determine real SS from fake.  I simply distrust anything 
made in China as being genuine.

So it is the quandry QC guys face: "What is the consequence of accepting 
a bad product vs rejecting a good product"

For winch cable, I'd rather err on the reject side.

73 de Brian/K3KO
On 3/28/2013 17:37, David Robbins wrote:
>
> indeed, the 300 series should not be magnetic...
> here a couple of many explanations available with a google search:
> http://www.mceproducts.com/knowledge-base/article/article-dtl.asp?id=18
> http://www.corrosionist.com/magnetic_response_stainless_steel.htm
>
>
> Mar 28, 2013 01:32:34 PM, alsopb at nc.rr.com wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> I purchased a roll of 3/16" SS wire rope which was clearly labeled
> 304SS from Home Depot.
>
> When I got home, I tested it with a magnet. It was highly attractive.
> It gets returned.
>
> I know there are some kinds of SS which show magnetism.
>
> I think the explanation is "made in China" rather than some magical
> change in SS 304 properties as it crosses the Pacific.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
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