Magnetic hysteresis loops are not exclusive to materials with ferromagnetic ordering.
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However, phenomena such as the magnetic hysteresis loops are mainly " rate-independent ", which makes possible a durable memory.
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Typically the coercivity of a magnetic material is determined by measurement of the magnetic hysteresis loop, also called the " magnetization curve ", as illustrated in the figure.
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Figure 1 : The ideal magnetic hysteresis loop of an exchange spring magnet ( dashed ), as well as the hysteresis loops of its isolated hard ( Blue ) and soft ( Red ) components.
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The magnetic hysteresis loop of an exchange spring magnet theoretically takes on a shape resembling that of a summation of its hard and soft magnetic components ( as seen in Figure 1 ), meaning its " energy product " is higher than those of its components.