ELECTROMAGNETIC

MATERIALS
WHAT IS ELECTROMAGNET?

• An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field

 is produced by an electric current.
• Electromagnets usually consist of wire wound into a coil.
• A current through the wire creates a magnetic field which is
concentrated in the hole in the center of the coil.
• The magnetic field disappears when the current is turned off.
TYPES OF ELECTROMAGNET

• There are three types of electromagnets,

• resistant,
• superconductors and
• hybrids
RESISTANT
• This type of magnet produces the magnetic field with copper
wires.
• When copper wire twisted around a piece of iron and an electric
current passes through the copper wire, the magnetic field
generates.
• Increasing the twists of copper wires the stronger the field.
SUPERCONDUCTOR MAGNETS

• Superconductive metal has zero resistance to the current

flowing through it.
• The superconductor magnets are made using the same
principle.
• These electromagnets use liquid nitrogen or liquid helium
to bring down the temperature of the copper coil.
SUPERCONDUCTOR MAGNETS

• The low temperature keeps the copper atoms away from

the flow of current and gives the strong magnetic field.
• These electromagnets keep working even after the
blockage of current.
HYBRID ELECTROMAGNETS

• These magnets are the combination of above two

types of electromagnets, resistant and
superconductor electromagnets.
APPLICATIONS

• Electromagnets are widely used as components of other electrical

devices, Such as motors, generators, electromechanical solenoids,
relays, loudspeakers, hard disks, MRI machines, scientific
instruments, and magnetic separation equipment.
MOTOR AND GENERATOR
TRANSFORMER
RELAYS
ELECTRIC BELLS AND BUZZERS
LOUDSPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES
VALVE ACTUATOR
MAGNETIC RECORDING & DATA STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
MRI MACHINES
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MAGNETIC LOCK
MAGNETIC SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRIAL LIFTING MAGNET
ELECTROMAGNET AND FUTURE

• By using magnets, the future will be sleeker, faster, more

eco-friendly and have more lifesaving technology.
• The power created by both magnets and electricity together
will do away with fossil fuel dependency and create
transportation equipment that will allow the world to move
faster and safer.