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Jeff Wickham, P.E. is the Principal at LifeHope Medical, Inc.
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Two Discussions on Electromagnetic Materials and Sealing Medical Gases

By Jeff Wickham, P.E.
Jeff Wickham, P.E. is the Principal at LifeHope Medical, Inc.

Q: What are the best materials for electromagnetic applications? A: This depends on the application, and on factors such as the performance, cost and specific geometry. Electromagnetic materials are commonly compared using B-H curves (B stands for induction and H for magnetizing force), which are basically a plot of how much magnetic flux a material will carry versus the intensity of the magnetic field. This can be experimentally seen by using an electromagnet and observing how strong…

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