2024-11-22
Stainless steel-Magnetic vs. Non-Magnetic Metals
The most well-known legend of the discovery of magnets dates to 4,000 years ago in Northern Greece. According to the legend, a shepherd named Magnes was herding his sheep when suddenly the nails in his shoes and the metal on his staff stuck to the large black rock he was standing on. The curious shepherd dug into the earth and uncovered lodestones, which contain a natural magnetic material we know as magnetite. Lodestones were later named magnetite after Magnes himself.Fast forward to the present day, magnetic materials have become indispensable to modern culture. More than just a refrigerator decoration, they are used in a large array of industrial and medical equipment, exist as components in almost all electronic devices, and have even become their own form of health therapy. In this article, we will look to answer frequently asked questions ranging from “is carbon steel magnetic?” and “which metals are not magnetic?”