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Possibile Applications of Magnetic Microwires in Aviation

  • Draganová Katarína,
  • Blažek Josef,
  • Praslička Dušan,
  • Kmec František

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2013-0002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013, no. 5
pp. 12 – 17

Abstract

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Magnetic microwires have been rediscovered due to a number of the unusual magnetic properties and their potential applications. The paper concerns glass-coated magnetic microwires composed of a ferromagnetic metallic core with a diameter of 0.6 - 30 jj.m and of a glass coat with a thickness of 2 - 20 jj.m. The fabrication process and magnetic properties of these microwires are described. Due to their unique properties microwires can be used as a sensing element of sensors. Microwire-based sensors can be used in a wide range of aviation applications as magnetic field sensors, tensile stress sensors or temperature sensors. The main advantages of microwire-based sensors are associated with their small dimensions and weight, which play a very important role in aviation.

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