XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: esp@snet.n   
      
   On 11/6/2024 10:58 AM, Larry Wolff wrote:   
   > How can I tell if these bolts are stainless steel or not?   
   > https://i.postimg.cc/8cMgwY4Y/bolts.jpg   
   >   
   > All I know is they're heavy feeling - and magnetic.   
   >   
   > But how do I know if they're stainless short of purposefully rusting them   
   > by dipping them in acid?   
      
      
   Can't tell from looking, but they look very shiny, like a plating.  I'd   
   see what a magnet does, though some alloys are somewhat magnetic.   
      
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