New Technique for Measuring Rotational Hysteresis in Ferromagnetic Materials

Abstract

A new experimental technique for measuring rotational hysteresis losses over the frequency range 3 to 30 cps is described. A sample disk of ferromagnetic material is mounted on a top. The top is caused to spin about a vertical axis normal to the plane of the disk and of the magnetic field provided by an electromagnet. After removal of the driving force, the top dissipates its stored energy in losses in the sample and in bearing and windage losses. The bearing and windage losses are obtained by also performing the experiment in a magnetic field‐free region. The rate of change of rotational energy of the top is determined by measuring the angular velocity of the top as a function of time.