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Question
Compare the properties of soft and hard ferromagnetic materials.
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Solution
| Properties | Soft ferromagnetic materials | Hard ferromagnetic materials |
| 1. Absence of external field. | Magnetisation disappear | Magnetisation remains |
| 2. Area of the loop | Small | Large |
| 3. Retentivity | Low | High |
| 4. Coercivity | Low | High |
| 5. Susceptibility and magnetic permeability | High | Low |
| 6. Hysteresis loss | Less | More |
| 7. Uses | Solenoid core, transformer core, and electromagnets | Permanent magnet |
| 8. Examples | Soft iron, Mumetal, Stelloy, etc. | Steel, Alnico, Lodestone, etc. |
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