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An earth magnet will stick to any iron content that anything contains. There are manufacturers of cast brass figurines, from countries such as India, that mix their alloys differently than we do here, and yes a very strong magnet will stick to it. Only slightly, but it will stick to it. An object made with a casting method that can readily be identified by examining the underside as brass, if from India from the 1970s or before, is going to stick to an earth magnet, probably because it has an iron content. Those that say that if a magnet sticks to brass it is brass plated, are categorically wrong. Plating something with brass, is economically absurd. Cladding something with brass is obvious even to the unaware.
Brass, like bronze, is an alloy. Copper is mixed with combinations of zinc, and has in some cases been mixed with lead, iron, arsenic, aluminum as well to make brass. You will even find artifacts from Asia that are constructed from something called "5 metal." And yes, you bet the earth magnet will stick to it a little. When this combination was made the word "plate" meant what you served on.
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If you have gold with no karat markings will it stick to a magnet?
Gold, of any carat weight will not stick to a magnet. Only ferrous metals will stick to a magnet. Gold, aluminum, brass and copper are a few types of non-ferrous metals,and will not stick to a magnet. If your gold sticks to a magnet it is gold plated ferrous metal.
What if its not gold but a magnet doesn't stick to it?
If it looks sort of like gold, brass would be a pretty good working hypothesis; brass is also not ferromagnetic.
What kind of materials do magnets stick to?
Any type of metal basically. No, only FERROUS metals. Aluminum, Copper, Brass, etc won't stick to a magnet.
Do your fingers stick to a magnet?
No, your fingers cannot stick to a magnet. Only iron or steel objects will stick to a magnet. Your fingers do not have those materials, so it will not stick to a magnet.
Will a magnet stick to the backside of a case holding a ambrotype photo?
If the case is a typical Ambrotype case, and the image is a true Ambrotype, no, a magnet will not stick, since there is no metal in either. The Ambrotype is on glass, the case is made of wood and leather or cloth, or of thermoplastic and the metal frame that surrounds the image is made of non-magnetic brass. A tintype, on the other hand, is made from sheet iron, and a magnet will stick, though it would take a fairly powerful magnet to stick through a layer of wood or plastic between. A magnet will stick directly to the back of a tintype plate, however. To cover all the bases, neither will a magnet stick to a Daguerreotype, since the Daguerreotype plate is silver on copper, neither of which is magnetic.
Will a magnet stick to an antique brass bed?
Not to any brass part of the bed, brass is not magnetic.
Will a magnet stick on brass?
No. Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc, neither of which has any magnetic property.
If you have gold with no karat markings will it stick to a magnet?
Gold, of any carat weight will not stick to a magnet. Only ferrous metals will stick to a magnet. Gold, aluminum, brass and copper are a few types of non-ferrous metals,and will not stick to a magnet. If your gold sticks to a magnet it is gold plated ferrous metal.
How can you be sure something is brass?
try with a magnet. If it does not stick then it is solid brass, although there are often traces of iron in the alloy, but a very small amount
What if its not gold but a magnet doesn't stick to it?
If it looks sort of like gold, brass would be a pretty good working hypothesis; brass is also not ferromagnetic.
What kind of materials do magnets stick to?
Any type of metal basically. No, only FERROUS metals. Aluminum, Copper, Brass, etc won't stick to a magnet.
Do your fingers stick to a magnet?
No, your fingers cannot stick to a magnet. Only iron or steel objects will stick to a magnet. Your fingers do not have those materials, so it will not stick to a magnet.
How do you separate steel nail from brass screws?
Use a magnet. Brass is non ferrous and will not be attracted to the magnet.
Why does a mineral magnet stick to a magnet?
a mineral magnet can stick to a magnet because a mineral magnet has to poles the north and the south poles
Does magnet attract brass?
Brass is made of copper and zinc, and is NOT magnetic.
What will attract steel but not brass?
A magnet ........
Would a magnet attract brass?
No
