No rusting means that either the alloy contains Cr (12% at least) or you plate it with either Cr or Ni.
High attraction means that it has high permeability and saturation values.
And you want a low coercivity.
You might start with a well annealed piece of 409 stainless, and compare other materials to that.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube