Do you know why a metal that can be magnetic becomes a magnet when you beat it in the North-South direction?

Question

Metals can be magnetised. But why does the metal become a magnet when you hit it when it is in the north-south direction?

Answer 1

My understanding, from previous questins I've asked, is that the beating/hammering causes the atoms and /or basic particles to get a bit more kinetic energy, thus a greater degree of freedom of movement. And since they're all in Earth's magnetic field, the electrons and/or protons will (since they can move) tend to align their poles to the ambient magnetic field of the earth. When more particles are all aligned to the field, the whole item becomes a stronger magnet than when particles are in a jumbled state, with poles all pointing in different directions cancelling each other out.

It's kind of a cool effect. So some cruise ships they build actually become weak magnets by the time they're done beating/building them.

Answer 2

The action of beating the metal forces the atomic structure to re-align with all the poles of the atoms in the metal taking on a North or South Pole....creating a magnet

Answer 3

because when you hit it in the north-south direction the particles inside it get attracted by the magnet and slowly become aligned in one direction and become a magnet

Answer 4

the atoms get oriented in the north south direction, when in the magnetic field of earth because of the added blow of the hammer, or something like that.

Answer 5

When beating, the electrons reallign. They allign pointing magnetic fields.

Answer 6

because it's domains get alligned in one direction

Answer 7

yes it is physics
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