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Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:39 am
by aerodan
Hi Folks,

I ordered and have been using the upgrade Stainless Steel v4 nozzles (.50) for my M3. Question: Why aren't they magnetic? It's stainless steel, which should be... no?

Many thanks,
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Re: Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:06 pm
by thunderbt3

Re: Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:17 pm
by sthone
aerodan wrote:It's stainless steel, which should be... no?
Nope other way around.. stainless is not magnetic.

Re: Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:38 pm
by insta
What prompted this?

Re: Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:41 pm
by aerodan
Wow, totally non ferric stainless?! Of all the furniture, gun barrels, nuts, bolts and misc stuff over the years these are the first I've encountered. Pretty cool.

I ask since one of my designs has magnets at the base and we were puzzled that they didn't react to the tips.

Thanks for the info on this!
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Re: Stainless Steel v4 Nozzles not magnetic

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:24 pm
by Phil
sthone wrote:
aerodan wrote:It's stainless steel, which should be... no?
Nope other way around.. stainless is not magnetic.
It depends; some is, some is not. Some can be cold-worked to make it magnetic.