Could a electromagnet use a nickel core in the coil of a wire instead of iron?

Answer 1

It is made of a "soft" metal such is iron because it is magnetised easily and demagnetised easily.

Electromagnets are said to be temporary magnets because their magnetism can be controlled ie. attraction or repulsion force can be controlled by switching on and off the current which passes through it. That is, electromagnet can be turned on and off as any other electrical device.

If some "harder" metal such as steel is used than it can cause the problem because steel is hardly magnetised and it also demagnetises hardly, so it is not efficient to use.

Note! Only ferro-magnetics (materials which can be attracted by a magnet) can be used as a core. Those are iron, cobalt, nickel and steel. But among these iron is almost always used because it is the most suitable core.

Answer 2

Yes. An electromagnet requires an electric charge to be run through it. Because Nickel is a metal, it will conduct that electricity and allow the magnet to work. Iron is typically used because it is more conductive than Nickel is. Iron is also more common, and much cheaper.

Answer 3

The core of an electromagnet is made out of soft iron. 'Soft' iron, is iron that does not readily hold onto magnetism. It will only focus the field when current is switched on through a surrounding coil.

The point of being an electromaget is that it can be turned off, and not be a magnet.

Answer 4

Yes, nickel can be used as a core in an electromagnet coil instead of iron. Nickel has high magnetic permeability and can be magnetized easily. However, nickel is more expensive than iron and may not be as readily available for electromagnet applications.

Answer 5

the center of an electromagnet is called a prothene

Answer 6

The type of Electromagnets used in Scrapyards usually have an Iron core. Although the ones for motors and Alternators, usually have a Steel core.

Answer 7

no