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Why don't magnets stick to stainless steel?

We bought a new fridge and the magnets don't stick to the front where the stainless steel is.

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Stainless Steel Magnets
The stainless steel which dont exhibit magnetic properties are austenitic grades of steel.
not all types of stainless steel are attracted by magnets because of certain metals alloyed with the iron. here it is explained on wiki.

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