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Heusler alloy

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[hyoos-ler, hois-luhr] / ˈhjus lər, ˈhɔɪs lər /

noun

  1. any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.


Etymology

Origin of Heusler alloy

Named after Conrad Heusler, 19th-century German mining engineer and chemist

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