Rotor Lamination

Laminated launch loop rotors will have good magnetic properties and will rapidly disperse and oxidize in the atmosphere after a rotor-release catastrophe.

Metglas 2605SA1

Curie temperature

395C / 668K

saturation induction

1.56 Tesla

resistivity

1.3 μΩ-m

thickness

23 μm

density

7.18 g/m³

Tensile Strength

1 GPa

Elastic Modulus

100 GPa

Thermal Expansion

7.6 ppm/°C

Iron

85 to 95%

Silicon

5 to 10%

Boron

1 to 5%

60 Hz and 1.4 T

Induction at 80 A/m

≥1.35 T

Core Loss

≤0.17 W/kg

Exciting Apparent Power*

1.1 (VA/kg)

The core loss appears proportional to (frequency × flux )² .