Horseshoe magnets
Horseshoe magnets is made of aluminum, nickel, cobalt and iron (AINiCo) – stronger than ferrite but not as strong as neodymium. You need to be aware that our horseshoe is made for professional use – as an example in a physics room. It needs to be handled carefully, because they are strong but fragile. So, you can use them at home, but they do not withstand to be dropped on the floor or to force the two poles against each other (instead you should search for horseshoe magnets with coating of rubber).
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Block magnet 100x15 mm. red/green (short) - AlNiCo
MAGZ-267-H
21,56 26,95 EUR
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Block magnet 60x15 mm. red/green (short) - AlNiCo
MAGZ-266-H
15,96 19,95 EUR
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Horseshoe Magnet 50x40 mm. red/green (small)
MAGZ-261-H
18,16 22,70 EUR
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Horseshoe Magnet 80x60 mm. red/green (medium)
MAGZ-262-H
21,40 26,75 EUR
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Horseshoe Magnet 100x63 mm. red/green (large)
MAGZ-263-H
24,60 30,75 EUR
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AINiCo is used, because it is stronger and do tolerate higher temperatures compared to our other permanent magnets.
The classic horseshoe magnets
Most have made acquaintances with a horseshoe magnet in physics at the primary school. We do sell most of our horseshoes for primary schools and other uses for education. Horseshoe magnets are not equally magnetized over the entire surface due to technical reasons. Only the top of the horseshoe is making a homogeneous magnetic field between the end of the poles. Do you need a strong homogeneous magnetic field, we do recommend you to look for magnets of neodymium instead.
Do not withstand hard use
Even the magnets is strong, they would not withstand impact or to be squeezed together; then they would break apart. That is why we often hear about that they are fragile. But actually they are hardy, if only they are used for the purpose which they are made for: exactly to attract other magnetic materials and checking for the poles on magnets. If you need some magnets for wild experiments or more hard use, you should choose another type of magnet, or you can cover your magnet with a rubber sleeve with do have a hole in the ends for the horseshoe ends. It holds together on the magnet. As an alternative you should search for another type of horseshoe magnet, which do withstand to be handled hard.
Horseshoe magnets for children
We do not recommend children below 7. class to use horseshoe magnets. It requires to handle the magnets with care and adult supervision is necessary. So, you should wait for the child had has some education in physics at the primary school, so there would be a natural respect for magnetism and the required knowledge for how to handle magnets correctly, to avoid getting hurt or destroying magnets.