Hysteresis Measurementof soft magnetic Materials

HyMAC

Metis Instruments & Equipment n.v.Kapeldreef 60, B-3001 Leuven - Belgiumtel. +32-16-298 344 - fax +32-16-298 405contact@metis.be - www.metis.be

• Incoming and outgoing inspection of electricalsteel sheet, ferrite cores, stators, etc.

• R&D on advanced materials like high permeabilitywires, ribbons and powders.

• Testing of cutting influences.

Application Areas

In addition to the standard reporting tools inside the HyMAC software, the user can shareall measured data with colleagues and suppliers using the Metis Results Viewer.

Data Sharing

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The HyMAC Magnetic Properties Tester is a versatile testing platform for determiningthe AC magnetic properties of soft magnetic materials like electrical steel sheet,ferrite cores, magnetic wire and ribbons.

• Hysteresis measurement• One common measurement platform with multiple probes• Measurement of all relevant magnetic parameters:

Br, Hcj, Bm, Hm, losses, permeability• Customizable measurement sequences• Customizable reporting• IEC standards compliant measurement probes:

• IEC404-2 Epstein

• IEC404-3 Single Sheet Tester

• Application specific measurement probes

• Measurement of magnetic powders

• Customized single sheet testers

• Toroidal tester

• Optional measurement of Magnetostriction,Magnetoresistance

Key Features and Benefits

Typical measurement sequence

Hysteresis measurement of soft magnetic materials

Hystersisgraph analysis HyMac - Metis Instruments

Sample Type ID Meas ID Probe ID frequency Area [mm²] density

Customizable reporting

Properties Metis demo 1 Epstein M 50 60 7700

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1 50 1,000 288 7,49 2,15 2757,7

2 50 1,500 648 25,26 3,98 1842,1

3 50 1,701 3595 158,84 4,96 376,5

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