Magnetic Field of a Lifting Electromagnet
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| Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) |
Standardized Result |
|---|---|---|
| Zitzewitz, Paul & Neff, Robert. Physics. New York: Glencoe, 1995: 504 | "A magnetic field of 1 T (N/A*m) field strength is a very strong field found only in powerful electromagnets." | 1 T |
| Fundamentals of Resistive Magnets, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. | "Junkyard magnets used to pick up old cars produce fields of about 1 T." | 1 T |
Lifting magnets have a variety of uses. For example, these magnets can be used to search for metal objects in tanks or places that are difficult for a human being to reach. Lifting magnets can also separate metal particles in oil and water. They can hold wiring and hoses, and these magnets have many applications in industry. A lifting magnet can also be attached to a rod in order to clean a tank. There are two ways that a lifting magnet can be classified. Either a person can measure the magnetic field that the magnet produces or the magnet can be classified by how many pounds the magnet can hold.
One example of a lifting magnet is a junkyard magnet -- a type of temporary magnet otherwise known as an electromagnet. Its magnetic field is approximately one Tesla, which is a strong magnetic field.
| Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) |
Standardized Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lift and Electromagnets. Industrial Magnetics of Boyne City, Michigan. | "CREATIVE LIFTS Part 5C1386 3000 lbs." |
13,000 N |
A lot of lifting magnets can also be classified according to how many pounds or newtons that the magnet can hold. For example, one websites gave the value 13,340 newtons.
Keith Hermanstyne -- 1999