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Can magnetism be shielded?

Mu-metal does a pretty good job for smaller fields, but completely shielding something from a magnetic field with a high field strength is not doable. Giron is supposed to be pretty good, and so is MetGlas, but they cannot stop (deflect) all the field lines from a strong field. Highly permeable material is the best shielding. Magnetic lines of force like to travel through permeable materials. That's what permeable means - an easy (easier) route than through space, air, whatever, for magnetic lines of force. What these shielding materials are doing is giving the magnetic lines of force a place to travel other than through space or through whatever is being shielded. The field still exists, but it's concentrated inside the shielding. And the lines of force will reappear from inside the shielding material at its edges. What else would one expect? The shielding can't make the lines of force disappear. As it re-routes them, it means that it has to re-release them somehow. Field density at the edges of shielding will be high. The field is collected for re-routing and distributed back into space after re-routing at a shield's edges. The materials cited are passive shields. Active shields can be constructed, but they are most challenging to engineer. Active magnetic shielding is used in the machinery for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and it is an active winding that is driven by an electronics package so that it "cancels out" fields outside the main coil. It's a headache and a half to design and implement active shielding. No shielding can block, stop, or re-route all the magnetic field lines from a magnetic source. Some lines of force will not be re-routed through the shielding and will appear on the other side of it.


Can you shield a magnet?

Yes. Magnetic force can be blocked by shielding material such as steel, aluminum or any good conductor.


What material isolate magnetic field?

Materials such as mu-metal or permalloy are commonly used to isolate magnetic fields due to their high magnetic permeability, which allows them to redirect and absorb magnetic flux. These materials can be used to create shielding around sensitive equipment to block out external magnetic fields.


A brownish metal that is a good conductor but not magnetic?

Copper


What word describes a magnetic field being blocked?

Shielding


What is meant by diamagnetic shielding?

Diamagnetic shielding refers to the ability of a material to create a magnetic field in the opposite direction to an external magnetic field, thus reducing the overall magnetic field within the material. This shielding effect helps protect sensitive equipment or materials from the influence of external magnetic fields. Materials with diamagnetic properties include superconductors and some metals like bismuth and copper.


A good discription of magnets would be magnets are?

magnetic? metal sticky?


What is emi shielding?

It's a method of protecting electronics from electro-magnetic pulses.


What does radio frequency shielding do for mri's magnetic field?

RF Shielding actually has little to do with the magnetic field generated by an MRI Scanner. The purpose of The RF Shielding installed in an MRI exam room is to prevent radio frequency interference from entering into the MRI Scanner and causing image quality degradation.


What is shielding gas arc welding?

shielded metal arc welding does not required any shielding gas


Why stray magnetic field in LVDT?

Stray magnetic fields can impact an LVDT by causing interference with the primary and secondary windings, thus affecting the accuracy of the sensor's output. This interference can come from nearby electrical or magnetic devices, poor shielding, or external magnetic sources. Proper shielding and installation techniques can help minimize the impact of stray magnetic fields on an LVDT.


Is aluminum sheet metal magnetic?

No, aluminum sheet metal is not magnetic.