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magnetic ceramics Encyclopędia Britannica Article
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oxide materials that exhibit a certain type of permanent magnetization called ferrimagnetism. Commercially prepared magnetic ceramics are used in a variety of permanent magnet, transformer, telecommunications, and information recording applications. This article describes the composition and properties of the principal magnetic ceramic materials
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Contents of this article: Introduction Ferrites: composition, structure, and properties Spinels Hexagonal ferrites Garnet ferrites Processing of ceramic ferrites Applications Permanent magnets Electric circuits Magnetic storage Microwave and radar Additional reading
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