What Material Is Commonly Used in Magnetostrictive Transducers?

Cobalt ferrite, CoFe2O4 (CoO·Fe2O3), is also mainly used for its magnetostrictive applications like sensors and actuators, thanks to its high saturation magnetostriction (~200 parts per million).

What are the suitable materials for magnetostrictive transducer?

Magnetostrictive transducers consist of a large number of nickel (or other magnetostrictive material) plates or laminations arranged in parallel with one edge of each laminate attached to the bottom of a process tank or other surface to be vibrated. A coil of wire is placed around the magnetostrictive material.

What is magnetostrictive transducer?

A magnetostrictive transducer makes use of a type of magnetic material in which an applied oscillating magnetic field squeezes the atoms of the material together, creating a periodic change in the length of the material and thus producing a high-frequency mechanical vibration.

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