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- From: sichase@csa2.lbl.gov (SCOTT I CHASE)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: Re: magnet help
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 16:39 PST
- Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
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- In article <21679@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, lim@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (Lloyd Lim) writes...
- >I'm building something and have some magnetism related questions. Sorry
- >if this is the wrong place, but I couldn't think of anything better.
-
- This is *exactly* the right place.
- >
- >Are some metals better at attracting magnets than others? What kinds
- >of magnets are stronger than others? Where would I get them?
-
- YES! Some metals, like aluminum, would not work at all. You don't sound
- like you want the associated physics lesson, so I won't give it to you.
- Suffice it to say that you undoubtedly want to use iron sheets for
- your project if you put a premium on (inexpensive) attraction to magnets.
- You can get better if you have the bucks, but it's not likely to be worth it.
-
- -Scott
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- Scott I. Chase "It is not a simple life to be a single cell,
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