please help!!!!!!!?

Question

okay im doing a science project on weather a magnets strength is effected in cold or hot weather. I LOST MY MAGNET SOO PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! does it affect the strength?????

Answer 1

There are four classes of permanent magnet materials:
Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB or NIB)
Samarium Cobalt (SmCo)
Alnico
Ceramic or Ferrite

This table gives us some of the special characteristics of the four classes of magnets.

Br is the measure of its residual magnetic flux density in Gauss, which is the maximum flux the magnet is able to produce. ( 1Gauss is like 6.45 lines/sq in)
Hc is the measure of the coercive magnetic field strength in Oersted, or the point at which the magnet becomes demagnetized by an external field. ( 1Oersted is like 2.02 ampere-turns/inch)
BHmax is a term of overall energy density. The higher the number, the more powerful the magnet.
Tcoef of Br is the temperature coefficient of Br in terms of % per degree Centigrade. This tells you how the magnetic flux changes with respect to temperature. -0.20 means that if the temperature increases by 100 degrees Centigrade, its magnetic flux will decrease by 20%!
Tmax is the maximum temperature the magnet should be operated at. After the temperature drops below this value, it will still behave as it did before it reached that temperature (it is recoverable).
Tcurie is the Curie temperature at which the magnet will become demagnetized. After the temperature drops below this value, it will not behave as it did before it reached that temperature. If the magnet is heated between Tmax and Tcurie, it will recover somewhat, but not fully (it is not recoverable).
(please note that this data is from www.magnetsales.com)
Material Br Hc BHmax Tcoef of Br Tmax Tcurie
NdFeB 12,800 12,300 40 -0.12 150 310
SmCo 10,500 9,200 26 -0.04 300 750
Alnico 12,500 640 5.5 -0.02 540 860
Ceramic or Ferrite 3,900 3,200 3.5 -0.20 300 460

Answer 2

COld makes it more intense (ie stronger). SHrinks up the molecules and makes the magnetic field tighter

Answer 3

http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magstren.htm