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The magnetization curve is not retraceable. The domains forced to coalesce into large domains aligned with the external field<br />

maintain the alignment and retain magnetism even after the external field is removed. The state of a system depends on the<br />

history of its state. The state (value and direction) of B depends upon the previous state of H (value=zero/ +ve/ -ve and direction<br />

increasing/ decreasing). Ferromagnetic materials have "memory" of previous exposure to magnetism or magnetic history. This<br />

phenomenon is called as Hysteresis.<br />

This property has been used to advantage in magnetic memory devices e.g. recording of audio tape/ video tape, and the magnetic<br />

storage of data on computer disks. From the hysteresis loop, important magnetic properties of a material can be determined as<br />

follows<br />

1. Retentivity : A measure of the residual flux density corresponding to the saturation of a magnetic material. It is a material's<br />

ability to retain a certain amount of residual magnetic field when the magnetizing force is removed after achieving saturation (The<br />

value of B at point E on the hysteresis curve).<br />

2. Residual Magnetism or Residual Flux : The magnetic flux density B that remains in a material when the magnetizing field<br />

intensity H is zero. Residual magnetism and retentivity are same only when the material is magnetized to the saturation point.<br />

However, it may be lower than the retentivity value otherwise.<br />

3. Coercive Force : The amount of reverse magnetizing field intensity which must be applied to a magnetic material to make the<br />

magnetic flux density return to zero. (The value of H at point G on the hysteresis curve).<br />

4. Permeability, μ : A property of a material that measures the ease with which a magnetic flux is established in it. μ is negative in<br />

the II and IV quadrants and positive in the I and III quadrants of the B-H graph (i.e. the Hysteresis curve).<br />

5. Reluctance : Is the opposition that a ferromagnetic material shows to the establishment of a magnetic field. Reluctance is<br />

analogous to the resistance in an electrical circuit.<br />

The knowledge of these properties of materials is useful for selecting materials appropriate for different applications e.g. materials<br />

having both a large remanence and a large coercivity are selected for designing a permanent magnet. Materials possessing small<br />

remanences and small coercivities are selected for making transformer circuits.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

http://202.141.40.218/wiki/index.php/Hysteresis

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