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Heusler alloy

American  
[hyoos-ler, hois-luhr] / ˈhyus 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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