- MKM steel
"Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 April 24MKM steel, an alloy containingnickel andaluminum , was developed in1931 by the Japanesemetallurgist Tokuhichi Mishima . While conducting research into the properties of nickel, Mishima discovered that a stronglymagnetic steel could be created by adding aluminum to non-magnetic nickel steel.MKM steel is tough and durable, inexpensive to produce, maintains strong
magnetism whenminiaturized and can produce a stablemagnetic force in spite of temperature changes or vibration. These properties made MKM steel ideal for various applications in the rapidly growingelectronics sector and allowed the miniaturization of components used in personal electronics and the communications, aviation and automobile industries.MKM is an
acronym for Mitsujima ka magnetic, 'Mitsujima ka' being the name of the inventor's childhood home.MKM steel is similar to
Alnico .
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