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Old December 22nd 08, 07:59 PM posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.point+shoot,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Alan Browne
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Default Digital Photo Frames for refrigirators??

John A. wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:39:52 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote:

John A. wrote:

We have an employee with some of those fancy stainless steel
appliances. She says magnets don't stick.

Then it's not stainless steel.


Some grades of stainless steel aren't magnetic. Depends on how much
nickel is in it, I gather.


Yes, you're right there is type of stainless called "Austenitic" that,
in the right conditions, is non magnetic. Slap it with a hammer (or
other tooling) and it becomes quite attracted to magnets, however.

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