Will a magnet stick to stainless steel cookware?
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Will a magnet stick to stainless steel cookware?
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Stainless steel will not hold a magnet. This is the greatest pan money can buy. Certain stainless steels are magnetic whereas others are not.
The microstructure of steel is the defining component of magnetism. Magnetic martensitic stainless steels (with a ferritic microstructure) Austenitic stainless steels are nonmagnetic and contain nickel.
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In India, almost all the stainless steel cookware is austenitic grade 304 and that is non-magnetic…but there may be some cheaper grades that use lesser nickel content and thus are slightly magnetic.
The women are very particular – those who sell carry a small magnet with them so that the lady of the house who is the buyer is reassured that what she is getting is genuine good grade austenitic stainless steel…
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Stainless steels fall into two main groups that are described as chromium types and chromium-nickel types. In the USA they are typically designated as 400 series and 300 series. Cookware is often made using both types.
Just about any magnet will strongly stick to 400 series stainless steels. The 300 series stainless steels (sometimes marked 18/8 or 18/10, for their percent of Chromium and Nickel content, by China and India makers) are mostly non-magnetic. A strong, rare earth magnet might have a weak attraction to some spots on a piece of cookware (especially at sharp cold formed bends) but almost no attraction over most of its flat or gently curved surface area.
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A number of appliances with a stainless steel appearance use brushed metal with a clear coating to protect them from rusting. Magnets will usually stick to this metal but some (aluminum) fridge door panels are the exception
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It depends. Some stainless steel is magnetic, some is not. In my stainless steel sink, the sink is non-magnetic, but the stainless steel strainer is magnetic. It’s easy to test.
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I know it sticks to some stainless and not to others, I do not know what makes them different. I do think it is important if you are using an induction cookinf surface. I think the magnetic stainless will heat faster on that kind of surface. I do rmemeber using a glass coffee pot on an induction surface and not realizing that my coffee wasn’t being made after about 10 minutes or more.. OOOPS
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Do magnets stick to stainless steel appliances?
Some stainless steel alloys are ferromagnetic, some are not.
The most likely stainless that you would find in appliances would be SAE 304, or A2, which is not magnetic.
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There’s a myth that stainless steel is inherently non magnetic. In fact it may or may not be magnetic, it depends on the crystal structure of the stainless steel.
Ferritic and martensitic stainless steels are magnetic, whereas austentitic stainless steels are non magnetic.
The crystal structure that a particular stainless steel cookware will take depends on the exact composition of that steel as well as how the steel is processed. Sometimes you will find a pan which is non magnetic at one point, and mildly magnetic at another. That’s because the shaping or processing changed some of the crystal structure while the pan was being formed.
For induction cooking, stainless steel pans are commonly used because they are easy to clean. Then, a magnet must stick very strongly to the base of the cookware, but that is a necessary condition, and not quite sufficient. Some cookware where a magnet sticks will work better than others.
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Maybe. Some grades of stainless steel are magnetic and some are not. If they are non-magnetic then the magnet won’t stick. Try it.
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Our stainless steel refrigerator is full of magnet gizmos. There are a number of alloys of stainless steel and I believe that some are magnetic and some are not.
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There are a few different kinds of stainless steel, some are magnetic some aren’t.
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it depends on the composition / quality of the stainless steel.
Regards, James.
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Morning, I clipped and pasted this clear explanation off of Metal Supermarkets web site. I like this company as they simplify decisions for me when scoping out a project.
“…following types of stainless steel are typically magnetic : Ferritic Stainless Steels such as grades 409, 430 and 439. Martensitic Stainless Steel such as grades 410, 420, 440.Nov 19, 2018
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