Why Is Ferromagnetism Important?

Ferromagnetism is very important in industry and modern technology, and is the basis for many electrical and electromechanical devices such as electromagnets, electric motors, generators, transformers, and magnetic storage such as tape recorders, and hard disks, and nondestructive testing of ferrous materials.

Why is something ferromagnetic?

A ferromagnetic substance contains permanent atomic magnetic dipoles that are spontaneously oriented... ... They become oriented in the same direction, so that their magnetic fields reinforce each other. One requirement of a ferromagnetic material is that its atoms or ions have permanent magnetic moments.

Why ferromagnetic material is best for industry?

Magnetic materials especially ferromagnets and ferrimagnets are very useful in many industrial application. If the Curie temperature T_C (ferromagnet) is above room temperature then the material has useful magnetization even at room temperature and can be used easily without having to cool the sample.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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