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Originally Posted by GWN7 View Post
If the screws are rusted they are not stainless. Test them with a magnet. Stainless is not magnetic.
There are several grades of Stainless which are ferrous. Some austenitic grades, like 304, become magnetically attracted after cold working.
Several grades, like 440B, can be made permanently magnetic.
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