Magnets
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If you can't find the magnet you want in its material group it may be in: Magnet Assemblies - Magnet assemblies
Magnets constructed from more than one material. Usually a metal housing is required to provide extra protection for the magnet material, or to add features which may be impossible to achieve using the magnet material alone e.g. if the magnet needs a tapped screw fitting.
Flexible Magnets - Flexible magnets
Strontium ferrite magnet bound into a flexible thermo-plastic which is then calendered into sheet or extruded into strip.
Can't find what you are looking for? - Please contact us. We may able to provide the magnet you require from stock, source it for you or provide a custom engineered product.
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Neodymium magnets (rare earth)
 The highest performance magnet material available. Very brittle and usually coated or contained in an assembly (see below) because of this and poor corrosion resistance. - High power
- Low maximum temperature 120 degrees C (although alloys can made that operate up to 180 degrees C)
- Poor corrosion resistance
- Very brittle
Ferrite Magnets (ceramic)
 Ferrite is the most widely used magnet material. Also know as 'ceramic'. - Operate at lower temperatures than cast alnico magnets - up to 250 degrees C maximum.
- Economical
- High coercivity - do not lose their magnetic properties easily
- Hard and brittle
Cast Alnico Magnets
 A family of materials based on the same mix of elements (Aluminium, Nickel, Cobalt). - High maximum temperature - up to 550 degrees C.
- Economical
- Very stable
- Good corrosion resistance
Most suitable materials for custom products (can be cast in a range of shapes and magnetic properties can be altered)
Magnet Assemblies
 Magnets constructed from more than one material. Usually this consists of a magnet material and a metal coating or housing. This is to add protection to magnet materials and / or to allow a magnet to be constructed with a feature, such as a screw thread, which is not possible using the magnet material alone.
 Strontium ferrite magnet material is loaded into a thermo-plastic which is then extruded into strips or calendered into sheets. Self adhesive coatings or coloured vinyls are added to the non-magnetic face as required.
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