Talk:Molypermalloy powder core

Edits I feel are needed
Though the article has valuable information, I think some of its descriptions should be modified. In the first paragraph, I'm pretty sure the powder is not of _multiple_ alloys, but rather of _one_ alloy called "moly permalloy", which name might well be linked to the existing Supermalloy page, since the compositions are very similar. Also the language "It is distributed with air gaps to help condense its magnetic field to minimize core losses" would be more explanatory and accurate if expressed something like: "As a powder composite, it contains many micro-voids which act as a distributed gaps in the high-permeability of the alloy. Such "air gaps" reduce the net permeabilty of the core, so they increase the magnetic field level which will detrimentally saturate the core, hence air gaps increase the power-handling ability of an inductor and reduce saturation-induced losses. The characteristic of being _distributed_ throughout the composite core material enables the core to be designed and constructed with the simplicity of one continuous body of one material." (Too wordy I suppose.) "Its permeability can range from 14 to 550." could be expanded to: "It can be manufactured with permeability ranging from 14 to 550, depending on the percentage of microvoids remaining in the composite."

MPP contrasts relevantly with Iron powder on one side and ferrite on the other. This would express it's comparative position: "Its saturation flux is higher than that of ferrite. So compared with ferrite, MPP enables smaller inductors for a given current rating. Its electrical resistivity is higher than that of iron, so it has deeper skin depth and lower eddy-current losses. So compared with iron powder toroid cores, MPP remains efficient at higher frequencies."

At frequencies below about 50kHz, iron powder is sufficient and typically displaces MPP cores due to lower cost.

Saying these things would be helpful, if they can be justified within Wikipedia.

jimswen (talk) 22:13, 15 January 2013 (UTC)