6lb scrap Metal Magnet & Light Duty Pickup For Testing And Sorting Scrap Metals

Compact Metal Testing Magnet For Gold, Silver, and Scrap Metals. Contains The Most Powerful Grade of Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet (N52)

• Identify and sort steel grades and metal alloys that contain iron, nickel, or cobalt.
• Identify/sort chrome plated items from polished aluminum, silver, and non-magnetic grades of stainless steel
• Identify/sort solid brass and bronze from plated steel items (handy in the antique market and hardware store)
• Identify/sort some types of costume (fake) jewelry, which often uses steel or nickel as the base material under the plating.
• Also handy for science experiments involving ferromagnetism

The magnet insert is rated at 6 lbs (as with all magnets, this rating depends on the magnet mating to a smooth, flat, unpainted steel surface) this rating is only intended as a reference, and does not indicate lifting capacity.