FERRITE CERAMICS

DATA SHEET

3C15
Material grade specification
Supersedes data of November 1997 2000 Apr 20
File under Ferrite Ceramics, MA01
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Material grade specification 3C15

3C15 SPECIFICATIONS
SYMBOL CONDITIONS VALUE UNIT
i 25 C; 10 kHz; 1800 20% MBW244
10 4
0.1 mT handbook, halfpage 3C15
a 100 C; 25 kHz; 5500 25%
's , ''s
200 mT
B 100 C; 10 kHz; 350 mT 's
250 A/m 10 3

PV 100 C; 25 kHz; 140 kW/m3

200 mT
''s
100 C; 100 kHz; 165
100 mT 10 2
DC; 25 C 1 m
TC 190 C
density 4800 kg/m3
10
10 1 1 10 f (MHz) 10 2

Fig.1 Complex permeability as

a function of frequency.

MBW245 MBW246
5000 500
handbook, halfpage 3C15 handbook, halfpage 25 oC
3C15
B 100 oC
i
(mT)
4000 400

3000 300

2000 200

1000 100

0 0
50 50 150 250 25 0 25 50 150 250
T ( o C)
H (A/m)

Fig.2 Initial permeability as a

function of temperature. Fig.3 Typical B-H loops.

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MBW247 MBW248
8000 10 4
handbook, halfpage 25 oC handbook, halfpage 3C15
100 oC 3C15
a

6000
10 3

4000

10 2

2000

0 10
3
0 100 200 300 400 1 10 10 2 H (A/m) 10
B (mT)

Fig.4 Amplitude permeability as a Fig.5 Incremental permeability as a

function of peak flux density. function of magnetic field strength.

MBW249 MBW250
10 4 800
handbook, halfpage 3C15 handbook, halfpage
T = 100 oC 3C15
Pv
Pv
kHz

(kW/m 3 ) f B
(kW/m 3)
kHz
200

(kHz) (mT)
600
100

10 3
kHz 0 kHz
5

200 100
400
25

150 100
10 2
200
100 100
25 200

10 0
1 10 10 2 10 3 0 40 80 120
B (mT) T (o C)

Fig.7 Specific power loss for several

Fig.6 Specific power loss as a function of peak frequency/flux density combinations
flux density with frequency as a parameter. as a function of temperature.

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DATA SHEET STATUS DEFINITIONS

PRODUCT
DATA SHEET STATUS DEFINITIONS
STATUS
Preliminary Development This data sheet contains preliminary data. Philips Components reserves the
specification right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design
and supply the best possible product.
Product specification Production This data sheet contains final specifications. Philips Components reserves
the right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve
design and supply the best possible product.

DISCLAIMER
Life support applications These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems
where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Philips Components
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PRODUCT STATUS DEFINITIONS

STATUS INDICATION DEFINITION

These are products that have been made as development samples for the purposes of
Prototype
technical evaluation only. The data for these types is provisional and is subject to change.
Design-in These products are recommended for new designs.
These products are recommended for use in current designs and are available via our
Preferred
sales channels.
These products are not recommended for new designs and may not be available through
Support
all of our sales channels. Customers are advised to check for availability.

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