PERMALLOY

Permalloy

(noun) an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

permalloy (plural permalloys)

Any of a class of nickel/iron alloys that have a high magnetic permeability.

Source: Wiktionary



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