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Hans Hellinger
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Yes the Iron Pillar of Delhi is remarkable, though I don’t know if it has any chromium in it.

I was being a bit provocative with the ‘stainless’ comment, though the presence of chromium could actually mean something like that. I’m sure somebody knows, but I don’t know who would. Maybe Dr. Manning who is active on this forum…