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Hard vs Soft Magnetic Materials with Examples

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Hard vs Soft Magnetic Materials with Examples

Question

Give the difference between hard and soft magnetic materials. Give an example of each.

Answer

Hard magnetic materials are difficult to magnetize and demagnetize while soft magnetic materials are easy to magnetize and demagnetize
Examples
- Hard magnetic materials - steel
- Soft magnetic materials- soft iron


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