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alnico

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al·ni·co  (ln-k)
n.
Any of several hard, strong alloys of iron, aluminum, nickel, cobalt and sometimes copper, niobium, or tantalum, used to make strong permanent magnets.


Alnico [ˈælnɪˌkəʊ]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)™ an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets
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Noun1.Alnico - trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"


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The company started as a stocking distributor for cast Alnico magnets and small ceramic magnet assemblies designed for industrial use.
Neodymium-boron-iron rare earth permanent magnets develop magnetic fields up to 25 times stronger than conventional ceramic or alnico units, with no increase in size, according to the company.
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