alnico

American  

[al-ni-koh] / ˈæl nɪˌkoʊ /

noun

1. a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.

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Alnico British  

/ ˈælnɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets

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Etymology

Origin of alnico

al(uminum) + ni(ckel) + co(balt)

Example Sentences

Chicago's Zenith Radio Corp. recently had a cable from Britain offering alnico, an alloy of aluminum, nickel, copper and iron unavailable in the U.S. because of priorities, essential to Zenith's battery sets.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can establish a psi field in a suitable material, just as you can establish a magnetic field in steel or alnico.

From The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Leinster, Murray