Electricity and Magnetism > Magnetic Materials > Ferromagnetism
DCS# 5G50.15
CURIE POINT OF NICKEL
APPARATUS
nickel disk (Canadian quarter) on wire
202-20-D5
magnet
202-20-D5
butane burner
202-11-B
striker
202-11-B
DESCRIPTION
When heated past its Curie temperature of 354° C, nickel loses its ferromagnetic properties and drops from the magnet.
REFERENCES
Sutton E-103, 104.
Freier & Anderson Es-6, 8.
Meiners 32-3.20.