metals attracted by magnetism
iron, cobalt, nickel, steel
Metals that are attracted to magnetism are known as ferromagnetic metals. These include iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), gadolinium (Gd), dysprosium (Dy), and neodymium (Nd).
Ferromagnetic metals have certain properties that make them attracted to magnets. One of these properties is their alignment of spins of electrons, which creates a magnetic field. When placed in an external magnetic field, these aligned spins cause the ferromagnetic metal to be attracted to the magnetic field.
In addition to ferromagnetic metals, there are also paramagnetic and diamagnetic metals. Paramagnetic metals have unpaired electrons that are attracted to an external magnetic field, while diamagnetic metals have all of their electron pairs, but their magnetic fields are not strong enough to be attracted significantly to the external magnetic field.
Overall, ferromagnetic metals are the most strongly attracted to magnetic fields due to their unique alignment of electron spins.