permalloy
Noun
Meaning
an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized
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Western Union were in competition with AT&T and the Western Electric Company who were using permalloy.
Huurderman, pp321-322 Permalloy cable Permalloy cable construction Even though the Krarup cable added inductance to the line, this was insufficient to meet the Heaviside condition.
Mu-metal cable is easier to construct than permalloy cable, the mu-metal being wound around the core copper conductor in much the same way as the iron wire in Krarup cable.
Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) The resistance of a thin Permalloy film is shown here as a function of the angle of an applied external field.