Controlled Expansion Alloys: Invar (aka Invar 36, NILO 36, Invar Steel & Pernifer 36), Super Invar, Kovar (aka ASTM F-15, NILO K, Pernifer 2918, Rodar, and Dilvar P1), 42 Alloy (aka Pernifer 42, NILO 42, & Glass-Seal 42), 42-6 Alloy 46 Alloy (aka Pernifer 46, NILO 46, & Glass-Seal 46), 48 Alloy (aka know as Pernifer 48, NILO 48, & Glass-Seal 48), 52 Alloy (aka know as Pernifer 50, NILO 50, Glass-Seal 52)
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Electrical/Electronic Nickel: Nickel Grades 200, 201, 205, 233, & 270
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Soft Magnetic Alloys: Alloy 50 (aka Magnifer 50, Carpenter High Permeability 49, & Alloy 4750), Alloy 79 (aka Magnifer 7904, Carpenter HyMu 80, Hipernom, Moly-Permalloy, & Permalloy 80) VIM VAR Core Iron, Hiperco 50, & Radiometal 4550
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Refractory Metals and Alloys: Molybdenum, TZM Molybdenum, Tungsten, Tungsten Alloy, Tantalum, Niobium (aka Columbium), & Rhenium
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Soft Magnetic Alloys

Soft magnetic alloys are easily magnetized and demagnetized. They are uniquely suited for specialized applications that require high permeability, low losses, and low residual magnetism. Only several alloy families meet these characteristics. These include certain nickel-irons, silicon-irons, cobalt-irons, ferritic stainless steels, and pure iron. Selection of a particular alloy requires careful consideration.

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EFI Alloy 79

EFI Alloy 79 is a soft magnetic alloy consisting of 80% Nickel, 5% Molybdenum, and balance Iron used where extremely high initial & maximum permeability and minimum hysteresis is needed. Alloy 79 is also known as Magnifer 7904², Carpenter HyMu 80¹, Hipernom¹, Moly-Permalloy, and Permalloy 80.

EFI Alloy 50

EFI Alloy 50 is a soft magnetic alloy, consisting of 49% Nickel, balance Iron used where high initial permeability, maximum permeability, and low core loss is needed. Alloy 50 is also known as Magnifer 50², Carpenter High Permeability 49¹, and Alloy 4750.

Hiperco 50

Hiperco 50¹ is an alloy of 49% Cobalt, and 2%Vanadium. This alloy exhibits the highest magnetic saturation of any commercial alloy and excels in applications where this attribute is needed. This alloy has higher mechanical strength than other soft magnetic alloys.

VIM VAR Core Iron

Carpenter VIM VAR Core Iron is a low carbon magnetic iron produced using vacuum induction melting plus vacuum arc re-melting practices. Other elements commonly found in low carbon irons are held as low as possible to ensure good DC magnetic properties. This double melting technique controls the distribution of nonmetallic inclusions to a minimum length and frequency so that thin wall sections will not contain leaks due to internal discontinuities. VIM VAR Core Iron is also known as Consumet Core Iron¹.

Radiometal 4550

Radiometal 4550 is a Soft Magnetic Alloy consisting of 45% Nickel, balance Iron alloy and has excellent permeability with high saturation flux density.

ED FAGAN INC. supplies the highest quality special purpose metals and alloys for Aerospace/Aviation, Defense, Electronics, Magnetic, Medical, Lighting, Optical, Telecommunications, Ceramics, Heat Treating, and other high-technology industries.

1. Trademark Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading PA
2. Trademark ThyseenKrupp-VDM, Germany