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ferro magnetic substances can be magnetised. but it is not necessary that all the Ferro magnetic substances can be permanently magnetised. it depends on the alignment of domains in the substance.for example wrought iron can be magnetised permanently but soft iron can only be magnetised temporarily(Electro Magnets).
iron nickel and colbolt
Metals can be magnetised which can produce an attractive force.
Contrary to popular belief, most metals cannot be magnetised. The only common metals that can be magnetised are iron, cobalt and nickel. Mild steel, an alloy that contains over 98% iron, can also be magnetised because of its high iron content. Some steels, such as some stainless steels, have larger percentages of other metals which prevent them from being magnetised the same way.
Graphics can't be shown on Answers.com. Take a large iron nail (or several nails, 6 inches long). Wrap several layers of thinly insulated wire round the nail(s), and connect the bared ends of the wire to the positive and negative terminals of a 9 volt battery. As the electrical current is sent through the coiled wire, the iron nail(s) becomes electro-magnetised and will attract metal. Turn the current off, and the metal will drop off, for the nail(s) are no longer magnetised.
Iron is naturally magnetized.
ferro magnetic substances can be magnetised. but it is not necessary that all the Ferro magnetic substances can be permanently magnetised. it depends on the alignment of domains in the substance.for example wrought iron can be magnetised permanently but soft iron can only be magnetised temporarily(Electro Magnets).
iron nickel and colbolt
Metals can be magnetised which can produce an attractive force.
Because steel remains magnetised
Yes, every material has its limit in this respect.
Contrary to popular belief, most metals cannot be magnetised. The only common metals that can be magnetised are iron, cobalt and nickel. Mild steel, an alloy that contains over 98% iron, can also be magnetised because of its high iron content. Some steels, such as some stainless steels, have larger percentages of other metals which prevent them from being magnetised the same way.
Iron wire is a conductor of heat/electricity only and it is impossible to convert heat to electrical energy by using it.
The iron automatically divides into domains separately. It does not exist in a state when magnetization occurs in the same direction, in the entire material. This is to minimize its internal energy.
Cobalt, Nickel, Iron and alloys including any of those metals
You stroke it with a magnet.That's how you turn a nail into a magnet.
If you wrap a length of wire around the iron bar then pass a current through the wire, the bar will become magnetised.