Re: Magnetic properties of stainless steel

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

>         I'll take this chance to ask Antonion about stainless steel coins.
> That's the first I've ever heard of any.

Most Brazilian coils are made with stainless steel. Convenient, as
they are cheap, last forever, and taxi drivers use a magnet to hold 
change. Some more recent coins use other metals, and the taxi drivers 
hate them...

I didn't know that stainless steel can be nonmagnetic. Looking better
at my tableware, I see that I  some forks and knifes with the same 
label. The knifes are magnetic. The forks aren't. I thank all for the
curious information.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz