There are a variety of types of stainless steel that can be divided into the following kinds according to the organizational structure under normal temperature:
1. Austenitic stainless steel: such as 304, 321,316 and 310 etc;
2. Martensitic stainless steel: such as 430, 420 and 410 etc.
Austenitic stainless steel is a non-magnetic or weak-magnetic material while martensitic or ferrite stainless steel is magnetic. Generally decorative stainless steel pipes and sheets are mostly made of austenitic 304 are non-magnetic or weak-magnetic; such material may become magnetic due to chemical composition fluctuation or different process condition in metallurgy.