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• Permalloy
  Permalloy

  a brand name for any of a class of alloys of high magnetic permeability, containing from 30 to 90 percent nickel.
• permalloy
  permalloy

  noun

  any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum

Permalloy

American  

[purm-al-oi, pur-muh-loi] / ˌpɜrmˈæl ɔɪ, ˈpɜr məˌlɔɪ /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for any of a class of alloys of high magnetic permeability, containing from 30 to 90 percent nickel.

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permalloy British  

/ pɜːmˈælɔɪ /

noun

1. any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum

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Etymology

Origin of Permalloy

First recorded in 1920–25; perm(anent) + alloy