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The metal you must use must be made of of iron or steel, it won't work if the item is made of something like aluminum, brass, lead or plastic because those materials are non-magnetic!
A steel screwdriver is a good thing to try to magnetise because you can use it to pick up small screws if you drop them inside something that's so small you can't get your fingers into it!
Lots of people try to make a magnet using both poles of a horseshoe-shaped magnet but then it won't work as well because the second pole of the magnet will reverse the magnetising effect of the first pole.
All you have to do is keep stroking the metal, always going in just one direction only and then pick up the magnet at the end of each stroke.
Pressing hard, stroke the metal over and over like that with just one pole of your magnet until the metal gets magnetized.
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∙ 11y agoA good permanent magnet should produce a high magnetic field with a low mass, and should be stable against the influences which would demagnetize it. The desirable properties of such magnets are typically stated in terms of the remanence and coercivity of the magnet materials.
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∙ 10y agoThe metal you must use must be made of of iron or steel, it won't work if the item is made of something like aluminum, brass, lead or plastic because those materials are non-magnetic!
A steel screwdriver is a good thing to try to magnetise because you can use it to pick up small screws if you drop them inside something that's so small you can't get your fingers into it!
Lots of people try to make a magnet using both poles of a horseshoe-shaped magnet but then it won't work as well because the second pole of the magnet will reverse the magnetising effect of the first pole.
All you have to do is keep stroking the metal, always going in just one direction only and then pick up the magnet at the end of each stroke.
Pressing hard, stroke the metal over and over like that with just one pole of your magnetuntil the metal gets magnetized.
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∙ 13y agoI believe you can combine iron and strontium to make magnets.
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∙ 14y agoNickel.
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What is the element that is used to make permanent magnets and United States coins?
Iron
What metal is used in low melting alloys and magnets?
Several different metals can be used in magnets. Iron is perhaps the most common metal used in permanent magnets, but alloys such as Alnico (Aluminum, Nickel, and Cobalt) can also make very strong permanent magnets.
What devices use permanent magnets?
Permanent magnets are used in food processing to remove metal fragments resulting from the manufacturing process. Magnets are also used in recycling centers to separate iron. A magnetic resonance imaging machine uses a magnet.
Described some uses for permanent magnets?
Permanent magnets can be used in a compass to find north, or they can be used to the magnetic field you need in a motor or generator. Spinning a wire at a right angle through a magnetic field creates electricity in the wire.
What does a alnico magnet do?
I guess Al (aluminium), Ni (nickel) and Co (cobalt).
Element used to make permanent magnets?
Gluetonium
What is the element that is used to make permanent magnets and United States coins?
Iron
Why don't we use permanent magnets in electric bell?
permanent magnets are not used in electric bells because they do not make the bells to ring well
What metal is used in low melting alloys and magnets?
Several different metals can be used in magnets. Iron is perhaps the most common metal used in permanent magnets, but alloys such as Alnico (Aluminum, Nickel, and Cobalt) can also make very strong permanent magnets.
Which materials can magnets be made from?
Iron, nickel, and cobalt are used to create permanent magnets.
Which magnetic material can retain permanent magnetization?
False permanent magnets can but electromagnets need a running current A+
How are temporary and permanent magnets alike?
Yes Permanent magnets is the term used to describe magnets that are always magnetic, an non permanent magnet would be an electro magnet which is only a magnet when an electric current is put through it.
Is cerium hard?
Cerium is a chemical element with an atomic number of 58 and the symbol Ce. Cerium alloys are used in permanent magnets, thus making it magnetic.
Are permanent magnets are used in doorbells?
no it is not . a temporary magnet is used instead. If you use a permanent magnet, the doorbell will keep on ringing
Are permanent magnets used in doorbells?
no it is not . a temporary magnet is used instead. If you use a permanent magnet, the doorbell will keep on ringing
What devices use permanent magnets?
Permanent magnets are used in food processing to remove metal fragments resulting from the manufacturing process. Magnets are also used in recycling centers to separate iron. A magnetic resonance imaging machine uses a magnet.
What is used instead of field coils in an electric motor?
permanent magnets
