Permanent Magnet Design and Application Handbook
Permanent Magnet Design and Application Handbook, 2nd edition, is still the only comprehensive book covering the design and applications of permanent magnets. Since the last edition, major changes have occurred in materials and suppliers. This edition lists properties of over 400 new materials. Written for the practicing engineer, not the physicist, its purpose is to pull together the diverse magnet information needed to design products rather than to present theory. Numerous tables, photos, and diagrams are used throughout. Also included are an international index of permanent magnet materials, a bibliography, and a glossary. Appendixes give demagnetization curves, magnetic properties, physical properties, and conversion factors.
Comment:
The 1995 reprint of Permanent Magnet Design and Application Handbook, contains most of the previous text but now includes a 500+ page reference on many of the permanent magnet materials available thru the early 1990's. This book has been a standard to most permanent magnet designers. While the content is aged, it still covers the basics to understanding how to practically design magnets. The book focuses on design with Alnico and Ceramic magnets. These were the standards of the 1950's,1960's and 1970's. It just touches on the more modern materials such as SmCo. At the time the book was written, these materials were just under development and thus design rules were still being written.
This is still one of the best illustrated books in magnetism. Most are hand drawn pictures with some photographs intermingled. All of the concepts shown are applicable to current design.
The new reference pages provide a text based database of many current magnet materials. Some names have changed, but the content is still current. The cross-references alone are valuable to designers and purchasing personnel. Those updating designs with newer materials will find this book invaluable.
While the lack of graphical information does reduce the value, I still recommend this as a reference book for all designers interested in magnets. A designer that can absorb the information in this book is well on the way to being a Magnetics expert. Expert or not, the book is well written and well worth the time to read and learn from an expert in the field.
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