Thread: So I thought INOX was stainless?

Are the Stainless Steel INOX razors 400 series or what? I didn't think Stainless was magnetized?

It depends on the alloy. Most of the stainless used for razors is pretty close to the high-carbon end of the continuum.

I don't know what kind of wussie steel is not attracted by a magnet, but all the stuff I have is.

As a side note, stain resistant is a more appropriate nomer for what it does, but doesn't sell as much.

Originally Posted by Visibility

I don't know what kind of wussie steel is not attracted by a magnet, but all the stuff I have is.

As a side note, stain resistant is a more appropriate nomer for what it does, but doesn't sell as much.

304 and 318 stainless has very weak reaction to magnets.
@ OP: stainless does not mean it will not rust, it will if not cared properly for, it just will take much longer than carbon steel.
INOX is definitely stainless alloy that has very similar properties to carbon steel , in how keen an edge it can take.

Originally Posted by Visibility

As a side note, stain resistant is a more appropriate nomer for what it does, but doesn't sell as much.

I think stainless is quite accurate; it will stain less than normal carbon steel; it's just that the word stainless is pronounced differently than stain less.

I have yet to come across a stainless steel that has the same, or even close to, ammount of carbon in them. If their ability to becom one with a frigging mag strip is any indication Even my HIGH carbon stainless (ones I got my wife) cpm154, s30v, and so on, don't hang onto the magblok with even half the tenacity.

So I thought INOX was stainless?

Indeed. "inox" stands for "inoxidable", which is the French word for stainless.