Materials Science: Unit II(b): Magnetic Properties of Materials

Ferromagnetic Effect

Magnetic Properties of Materials

Certain metals like iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and certain alloys exhibit high degree of magnetisation.

FERROMAGNETIC EFFECT

Certain metals like iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and certain alloys exhibit high degree of magnetisation.

These materials show the spontaneous magnetization i.e., they have magnetisation (atomic magnetic moments are aligned) even in the absence of an external magnetic field.

This indicates that there is a strong internal field within the material which makes the atomic magnetic moments align with each other.

This phenomenon is known as ferromagnetism.

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