Dictionary definition: Curie temperature scale

Article: Nanocomposite magnet raises Curie temperature by ...
Advanced Materials & Processes;  December 1, 2000 ;     494 words ... ... neodymium-iron-boron matrix has a Curie temperature more than 100[degrees]C higher ... Designated COMP, the new alloy has a Curie temperature (at which all magnetic properties ... Fe.sub.14]B phase has a Curie temperature of 312[degrees]C (593[degrees ...

Encyclopedia entry: Curie temperature
The Oxford Companion to the Earth;      490 words ...Curie temperature ( Curie isotherm ) The forces that cause magnetic ordering in ferromagnetic ... ferromagnetic materials), this same temperature is referred to as the Curie temperature (T C ). The Curie isotherm is a temperature surface in the Earth ...

Article: Ceramic magnet costs less, has higher Curie ...
Advanced Materials & Processes;  September 1, 2001 ;     434 words ... ... been developed by Asahi Kasei Ltd., Japan. The material consists of a rare earth element, iron, and nitrogen; the Curie temperature of SmFeN is 475[degrees]C (885[degrees]F). The optimum composition of RFeN alloy powder may be developed by ...

Dictionary definition: international (practical) temperature ...
A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units;      700+ words ...international (practical) temperature scale ( IPTS , ITS ) temperature Metric Introduced in 1927 to ... was undefined prior to ITS-90; the helium scale and Curie temperature scale providing in part for this ultra-low zone. Using helium ...

Article: Rankine temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      379 words ...Rankine temperature scale temperature scale having an absolute zero, below which temperatures do ... degree of the same size as that used by the Fahrenheit temperature scale . Absolute zero , or 0°Ra, is the temperature ...

Article: Kelvin temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      392 words ...Kelvin temperature scale a temperature scale having an absolute zero below which temperatures do not ... to a temperature of -273.15° on the Celsius temperature scale . The Kelvin degree is the same size as the Celsius degree ...

Article: Celsius temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      385 words ...Celsius temperature scale , temperature scale according to which the temperature difference between ... William Thomson Kelvin used it as the basis of his absolute temperature scale, now known as the Kelvin temperature scale , in 1848 ...