Permanent magnets are fascinating and indispensable materials that have been a fundamental part of human technology and innovation for centuries. These unassuming objects possess a remarkable ability to generate a magnetic field without the need for any external power source, making them a cornerstone of countless everyday applications and industries. Whether in the form of tiny refrigerator magnets or massive industrial components, permanent magnets play a vital role in fields ranging from electronics and transportation to renewable energy
Permanent Magnets
What are permanent magnets?
Permanent magnets are materials that retain their magnetism over an extended period without the need for an external power source. They have the remarkable ability to generate a magnetic field, which is a region where magnetic forces act, due to the alignment of their atomic or molecular magnetic moments. This alignment creates a consistent and stable magnetic field, which gives permanent magnets their name.
Permanent magnets from Bakker Magnetics
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Permanent magnet applications
Stable Magnetization: Permanent magnets have a consistent and enduring magnetic field strength as long as they are not subjected to extreme conditions, such as high temperatures or strong opposing magnetic fields.
No External Power Required: Unlike electromagnets, which rely on the flow of electric current to generate a magnetic field, permanent magnets do not require an external power source to maintain their magnetism.
Diverse Materials: Permanent magnets can be made from various materials, including ferromagnetic materials like iron, nickel, and cobalt, as well as rare-earth materials like neodymium and samarium-cobalt.
Various Shapes and Sizes: Permanent magnets come in various shapes and sizes, from tiny cylindrical magnets to large, complex shapes designed for specific applications.
Applications: They are used in a wide range of applications, including electric motors, generators, loudspeakers, MRI machines, magnetic locks, and compasses, among others.
Permanent magnetic types
Many technical developments have only been possible since the magnetic industry succeeded in producing exceptionally strong permanent magnets in the most diverse forms and dimensions. Modern magnetic materials have the benefit of considerably higher energy densities and the magnetic properties of many types can even be 100 percent guaranteed. Bakker Magnetics magnetic materials can be supplied in many different forms: for example in blocks, slices, rods, rings etc:. Flexible magnetic materials such as magnetic foil and magnetic tape broaden the application possibilities. Permanent magnetic materials can be divided into four main groups.
Hard Ferrite Magnets
Ceramic magnets (hard ferrite magnets) have a wide application area. Their price-quality mix is excellent. To a great extent this material can withstand corrosion. lf used correctly, the magnetic properties can be guaranteed for life.
Neodymium Magnets
Neodymium magnets are made based on rare earth. Currently the most powerful magnets available are those fabricated from neodymium. This opens up an important application area, where space is limited, or where high dynamics are demanded.
Samarium Cobalt Magnets
Powerful magnets that are able to withstand high temperatures of up to 250°C. They are made from an alloy of the rare earth samarium and cobalt. On account of the exceptional hardness of the material, they can only be worked with the use of diamond tools.
ALNiCO Magnets
Magnets that are suitable for use in extremely high temperatures of up to 500°( are those made from an alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt (AINiCo). The material possesses an extraordinary mechanical hardness.
