When a ferromagnetic material is heated using induction heating, what causes the generation of heat?

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17 Dec 2018
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The heating of ferromagnetic materials by induction is primarily due to a combination of hysteresis loss and eddy current loss within the material. Hysteresis loss occurs because of the lagging of magnetic domains behind the changing magnetic field, while eddy currents are loops of induced current that generate heat due to the material's resistance.

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