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Record 1 1990-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Mines
  • Magnetism
DEF

The proprietary name of an alloy of iron that contains approximately 75-78 per cent nickel, 4-6 per cent copper, and 1 1/2-2 percent chromium by weight and is a useful material for transformer cores and magnetic shields because of this high permeability and low hysteresis loss in weak magnetic fields.

OBS

mumetal: from Greek letter mu (being conventionally used to denote permeability) + metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines marines
  • Magnétisme
DEF

Alliage de fer et de nickel ayant d'intéressantes propriétés magnétiques, et utilisé pour la confection de câbles télégraphiques sous-marins.

OBS

Nom déposé.

Spanish

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