MAGNET HORSE SHOE 100MM

Dimension: H100 X W42/30 X W12 X T5mm

A horseshoe magnet is a magnet made in the shape of a horseshoe. The magnet has two magnetic poles close together. This shape creates a strong magnetic field between the poles.

It is one type of permanent magnet, meaning that it stays magnetized, as opposed to an electromagnet, the magnetic field of which can be started and stopped.

The purpose of a horseshoe magnet's shape is to place the poles as close together as possible. The total magnetic flux is the same, but the field is greater, as it is spread over a smaller volume. A horseshoe is used, rather than a simpler C-shaped magnet, which is also used, because this places the maximum amount of magnetised material into the magnet, for given dimensions around the poles. A particularly large horseshoe magnet is U-shaped with long parallel sides, rather than the classical horseshoe.