What is Amorphous Metal?
Contrary to traditional metals with an orderly atomic structure, amorphous metal is a unique metal that comes with a disordered structure. Its irregular non crystalline structure offers desirable properties such as high strength and good elasticity. Also, amorphous metals bring superior magnetic properties, which makes them ideal material for transformer cores. This material is produced by rapidly cooling molten metal, which prevents atoms from forming a regular lattice structure. The Role of Amorphous Metal Transformers In a transformer, the onus is on the core to transfer magnetic flux between primary and secondary windings. How efficiently this process takes place depends on how much the core material reduces energy losses due to hysteresis and eddy currents. This is where amorphous metal helps. Transformer cores made of amorphous metals significantly reduce core losses when there is a change in direction of the magnetic field. Advantages of Amorphous Metal Transformers It inc...