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Permalloy

[ purm-al-oi, pur-muh-loi ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand name for any of a class of alloys of high magnetic permeability, containing from 30 to 90 percent nickel.


permalloy

/ pɜːmˈælɔɪ /

noun

  1. any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Permalloy1

First recorded in 1920–25; perm(anent) + alloy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Permalloy1

C20: from perm ( eability ) + alloy

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