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Curie temperature

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Noun1.Curie temperature - the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
Curie point
temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
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As long as magnetized minerals aren't heated above a characteristic temperature known as a Curie temperature, the alignment of the magnetic materials contained therein remains intact.
North by northwest: the planet's wandering magnetic poles help reveal ... by Perkins, Sid / Science News
Figure 2 shows that magnetic materials exhibit a large magnetocaloric effect only over a narrow temperature range that is near the Curie temperature ([T.
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The properties of the magnetic coating can be adjusted so that the temperature of the copper slug reaches a preset maximum temperature for the soldering iron at the point when the magnetic material reaches its Curie temperature.
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