Perm·al·loy (pûr m -loi , pûrm- loi) A trademark used for any of several alloys of nickel and iron having high magnetic permeability. |
permalloy [pɜːmˈælɔɪ]
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45-80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
[from perm(eability) + alloy]
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| Noun | 1. | Permalloy - an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized nickel alloy, nickel-base alloy - an alloy whose main constituent is nickel |
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