📄 Product Description: Alloy Vicalloy I / 52K10F — Cobalt-Based Magnetic Alloy with High Coercivity
🧾 General Technical Characteristics
Alloy Vicalloy I (52K10F) is a hard magnetic alloy based on iron, cobalt, and vanadium, known for its high coercive force and stable magnetic properties under temperature variations. It is used in the production of permanent magnets and electromechanical systems where reliability and performance stability are essential.
The alloy has good mechanical strength and can be cold-worked to achieve optimal magnetic performance.
⚙️ Applications
- Permanent magnets for measuring instruments
- Servo motors and solenoids
- Relays and actuators
- Electromagnetic systems in defense and aerospace industries
- Sensor and detection devices
📈 Key Advantages
- ✅ High residual magnetism and coercivity
- ✅ Stable magnetic properties across temperature ranges
- ✅ Resistance to demagnetization
- ✅ Good mechanical strength
- ✅ Magnetic properties can be tuned after machining
🧪 Chemical Composition (typical for Alloy 52K10F / Vicalloy I)
| Element | Content (%) |
|---|---|
| Iron (Fe) | Balance |
| Cobalt (Co) | ~52 |
| Vanadium (V) | ~10 |
| Nickel (Ni) | ≤ 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | ≤ 0.5 |
| Carbon (C) | ≤ 0.05 |
🧩 Magnetic and Physical-Mechanical Properties
- Coercive Force (Hc): up to 400–600 kA/m
- Residual Induction (Br): ~0.75–0.85 T
- Maximum Energy Product (BH max): ~8–12 kJ/m³
- Temperature Coefficient: low, stable up to 200 °C
- Density: ~7.9 g/cm³
- Hardness: ~200 HB (in cold-worked condition)
✅ Conclusion
Alloy Vicalloy I / 52K10F is a high-performance magnetic alloy with excellent coercivity, making it ideal for precise magnetic components operating under thermal and mechanical stress. It is used in instrumentation, defense technology, and critical energy and sensor systems.
Available in ribbon, wire, stamped, or sintered parts. Supplied either magnetically processed or ready for final magnetization.
Delivery Forms Vicalloy I
| Vicalloy I wheel | Diameter 4-300mm |
| Vicalloy I sheet | Thickness 0.5-20mm |
| Vicalloy I Tape | Thickness 0.2-2mm |
| Vicalloy I strip | Thickness 10-50mm |
| Vicalloy I wire | Diameter 0.5-9mm |
| Vicalloy I Tube | – Hot Rolled Round Tube diameter 38 or more up to 244.5 mm, thickness from 3 to 25 mm -Cold drawn round tube diameter from 6 to 219.1mm thickness from 0.9 to 14.2mm |




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