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Diamagnetic, Paramagnetic, and Ferromagnetic Materials

Introduction t Magnetic Part Inspection


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When a material is placed within a magnetic field, the magnetic forces of the material's electrons will be affected. This effect is known as Faraday's Law of Magnetic Induction. However, materials can react quite differently to the presence of an external magnetic Physics field. This reaction is dependent on a number of factors such as the atomic and molecular Magnetism Magnetic Mat'ls structure of the material, and the net magnetic field associated with the atoms. The Magnetic Domains Magnetic Fields magnetic moments associated with atoms have three origins. These are the electron Electromag. Fields orbital motion, the change in orbital motion caused by an external magnetic field, and Field From a Coil Mag Properties the spin of the electrons. In most atoms, electrons occur in pairs. Each electron in a pair spins in the opposite direction. So when electrons are paired together, their opposite spins cause there magnetic fields to cancel each other. Therefore, no net magnetic field exists. Alternately, materials with some unpaired electrons will have a net magnetic field and will react more to an external field. Most materials can be classified as ferromagnetic, diamagnetic or paramagnetic.

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Dry Particles Diamagnetic metals have a very weak and negative susceptibility to magnetic fields. Wet Suspension Diamagnetic materials are slightly repelled by a magnetic field and the material does not Magnetic Rubber retain the magnetic properties when the external field is removed. Diamagnetic materials Continuous & Residu are solids with all paired electron and, therefore, no permanent net magnetic moment per Field Direction & Int atom. Diamagnetic properties arise from the realignment of the electron orbits under the Process Control influence of an external magnetic field. Most elements in the periodic table, including Particle Concentratio Suspension Contam copper, silver, and gold, are diamagnetic. Electrical System

Paramagnetic metals have a small and positive susceptibility to magnetic fields. These materials are slightly attracted by a magnetic field and the material does not retain the Example Indicatio magnetic properties when the external field is removed. Paramagnetic properties are due Visible Dry Powder Fluorescent Wet to the presence of some unpaired electrons and from the realignment of the electron orbits caused by the external magnetic field. Paramagnetic materials include magnesium, molybdenum, lithium, and tantalum. Ferromagnetic materials have a large and positive susceptibility to an external magnetic field. They exhibit a strong attraction to magnetic fields and are able to retain their

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magnetic properties after the external field has been removed. Ferromagnetic materials have some unpaired electrons so their atoms have a net magnetic moment. They get their strong magnetic properties due to the presence of magnetic domains. In these domains, large numbers of atoms moments (1012 to 1015) are aligned parallel so that the magnetic force within the domain is strong. When a ferromagnetic material is in the unmagnitized state, the domains are nearly randomly organized and the net magnetic field for the part as a whole is zero. When a magnetizing force is applied, the domains become aligned to produce a strong magnetic field within the part. Iron, nickel, and cobalt are examples of ferromagnetic materials. Components with these materials are commonly inspected using the magnetic particle method.

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