alnico

[ al-ni-koh ]

noun

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

Alnico

/ ˈælnɪˌkəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alnico¹

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

Example Sentences

The pickups are hand wound using aged Alnico 5 magnets and precise Wilkinson tuners.

From Washington Times

Such speeds were made possible by the invention in the early '30s of an aluminum-nickel-cobalt alloy known commercially as alnico, which has magnetic properties that enable the cars' tiny motors to rev up to as much as a staggering 25,000 r.p.m.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Washington last week, enterprising Philco became the first manufacturer to demonstrate a new-model wartime TV set that saves 26% in copper, 51% in ferrite, 58% in silicon steel, 68% in aluminum, 15% in nickel, and eliminates entirely the use of the critical alloy, Alnico No. 5.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

At General Electric Co.'s research headquarters, slick-haired Researcher W. E. Ruder showed the junketeers a small permanent magnet made of a new iron alloy containing aluminum, nickel and cobalt, hence called "Alnico."

From Time Magazine Archive