Ferrites and accessories

SIFERRIT material N87

Date: September 2017

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N87

Material properties

Preferred application Power transformers

Material N87
Base material MnZn
Symbol Unit
Initial permeability Pi 2200
(T = 25 °C) r25%
Flux density BS (25 °C) mT 490
(H = 1200 A/m, f = 10 kHz) BS (100 °C) mT 390
Coercive field strength Hc (25 °C) A/m 21
(f = 10 kHz) Hc (100 °C) A/m 13
Optimum fmin kHz 25
frequency range fmax kHz 500
Hysteresis KB 10–6/mT <1.0
material constant
Curie temperature TC °C >210
Mean value of DF 10–6/K 4
at 25 … 55 °C
Density (typical values) kg/m3 4850
Relative core losses PV
(typical values)
25 kHz, 200 mT, 100 °C kW/m3 57
100 kHz, 200 mT, 100 °C kW/m3 375
300 kHz, 100 mT, 100 °C kW/m3 390
500 kHz, 50 mT, 100 °C kW/m3 215
Resistivity U :m 10
Core shapes RM, P, PM, ETD, EFD, E, ER, EP, EQ, ELP, U,
Toroid

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Specific data for N87
Complex permeability Initial permeability Pi
versus frequency versus temperature
(measured on R34 toroids, Bd0.25 mT) (measured on R34 toroids, Bd0.25 mT)

Amplitude permeability
versus AC field flux density
(measured on R34 toroids, Bd0.25 mT)

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Dynamic magnetization curves Dynamic magnetization curves

(typical values) (typical values)
(f = 10 kHz, T = 25 °C) (f = 10 kHz, T = 100 °C)

DC magnetic bias DC magnetic bias

of P, RM, PM and E cores of P, RM, PM and E cores
(Bd0.25 mT, f = 10 kHz, T = 25 °C) (Bd0.25 mT, f = 10 kHz, T = 100 °C)

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Relative core losses Relative core losses

versus AC field flux density versus temperature
(measured on R34 toroids) (measured on R34 toroids)

Relative core losses

versus frequency
(measured on R34 toroids)

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 Ferrites and accessories
Cautions and warnings
Cautions and warnings
Mechanical stress and mounting
Ferrite cores have to meet mechanical requirements during assembling and for a growing number
of applications. Since ferrites are ceramic materials one has to be aware of the special behavior
under mechanical load.
As valid for any ceramic material, ferrite cores are brittle and sensitive to any shock, fast tempera-
ture changing or tensile load. Especially high cooling rates under ultrasonic cleaning and high static
or cyclic loads can cause cracks or failure of the ferrite cores.
For detailed information see data book, chapter “General - Definitions, 8.1”.

Effects of core combination on AL value

Stresses in the core affect not only the mechanical but also the magnetic properties. It is apparent
that the initial permeability is dependent on the stress state of the core. The higher the stresses are
in the core, the lower is the value for the initial permeability. Thus the embedding medium should
have the greatest possible elasticity.
For detailed information see data book, chapter “General - Definitions, 8.1”.

Heating up
Ferrites can run hot during operation at higher flux densities and higher frequencies.

NiZn-materials
The magnetic properties of NiZn-materials can change irreversible in high magnetic fields.

Ferrite Accessories
EPCOS ferrite accessories have been designed and evaluated only in combination with EPCOS
ferrite cores. EPCOS explicitly points out that EPCOS ferrite accessories or EPCOS ferrite cores
may not be compatible with those of other manufacturers. Any such combination requires prior te-
sting by the customer and will be at the customer‘s own risk.
EPCOS assumes no warranty or reliability for the combination of EPCOS ferrite accessories with
cores and other accessories from any other manufacturer.

Processing remarks
The start of the winding process should be soft. Else the flanges may be destroyed.
– Too strong winding forces may blast the flanges or squeeze the tube that the cores can not be
mounted any more.
– Too long soldering time at high temperature (>300 °C) may effect coplanarity or pin arrange-
ment.
– Not following the processing notes for soldering of the J-leg terminals may cause solderability
problems at the transformer because of pollution with Sn oxyde of the tin bath or burned insula-
tion of the wire. For detailed information see chapter “Processing notes”, section 2.2.
– The dimensions of the hole arrangement have fixed values and should be understood as
a recommendation for drilling the printed circuit board. For dimensioning the pins, the group
of holes can only be seen under certain conditions, as they fit into the given hole arrangement.
To avoid problems when mounting the transformer, the manufacturing tolerances for positioning
the customers’ drilling process must be considered by increasing the hole diameter.

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Symbols and terms
Symbols and terms

Symbol Meaning Unit

A Cross section of coil mm2
Ae Effective magnetic cross section mm2
AL Inductance factor; AL = L/N2 nH
AL1 Minimum inductance at defined high saturation ( Pa) nH
Amin Minimum core cross section mm2
AN Winding cross section mm2
AR Resistance factor; AR = RCu /N2 P: = 10–6:
B RMS value of magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
'B Flux density deviation Vs/m2, mT
B̂ Peak value of magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
'B̂ Peak value of flux density deviation Vs/m2, mT
BDC DC magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
BR Remanent flux density Vs/m2, mT
BS Saturation magnetization Vs/m2, mT
C0 Winding capacitance F = As/V
CDF Core distortion factor mm–4.5
DF Relative disaccommodation coefficient DF = d/Pi
d Disaccommodation coefficient
Ea Activation energy J
f Frequency s–1, Hz
fcutoff Cut-off frequency s–1, Hz
fmax Upper frequency limit s–1, Hz
fmin Lower frequency limit s–1, Hz
fr Resonance frequency s–1, Hz
fCu Copper filling factor
g Air gap mm
H RMS value of magnetic field strength A/m
Ĥ Peak value of magnetic field strength A/m
HDC DC field strength A/m
Hc Coercive field strength A/m
h Hysteresis coefficient of material 10–6 cm/A
h/Pi 2 Relative hysteresis coefficient 10–6 cm/A
I RMS value of current A
IDC Direct current A
Î Peak value of current A
J Polarization Vs/m2
k Boltzmann constant J/K
k3 Third harmonic distortion
k3c Circuit third harmonic distortion
L Inductance H = Vs/A

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Symbol Meaning Unit

'L/L Relative inductance change H
L0 Inductance of coil without core H
LH Main inductance H
Lp Parallel inductance H
Lrev Reversible inductance H
Ls Series inductance H
le Effective magnetic path length mm
lN Average length of turn mm
N Number of turns
PCu Copper (winding) losses W
Ptrans Transferrable power W
PV Relative core losses mW/g
PF Performance factor
Q Quality factor (Q = ZL/Rs = 1/tanGL)
R Resistance :
RCu Copper (winding) resistance (f = 0) :
Rh Hysteresis loss resistance of a core :
'Rh Rh change :
Ri Internal resistance :
Rp Parallel loss resistance of a core :
Rs Series loss resistance of a core :
Rth Thermal resistance K/W
RV Effective loss resistance of a core :
s Total air gap mm
T Temperature °C
'T Temperature difference K
TC Curie temperature °C
t Time s
tv Pulse duty factor
tanG Loss factor
tanGL Loss factor of coil
tanGr (Residual) loss factor at H o 0
tanGe Relative loss factor
tanGh Hysteresis loss factor
tanG/Pi Relative loss factor of material at H o 0
U RMS value of voltage V
Û Peak value of voltage V
Ve Effective magnetic volume mm3
Z Complex impedance :
Zn Normalized impedance |Z|n = |Z| /N 2 u H (le /Ae) :/mm

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Symbols and terms

Symbol Meaning Unit

D Temperature coefficient (TK) 1/K
DF Relative temperature coefficient of material 1/K
De Temperature coefficient of effective permeability 1/K
Hr Relative permittivity
) Magnetic flux Vs
K Efficiency of a transformer
KB Hysteresis material constant mT-1
Ki Hysteresis core constant A–1H–1/2
Os Magnetostriction at saturation magnetization
P Relative complex permeability
P0 Magnetic field constant Vs/Am
Pa Relative amplitude permeability
Papp Relative apparent permeability
Pe Relative effective permeability
Pi Relative initial permeability
Pp' Relative real (inductive) component of P (for parallel components)
Pp" Relative imaginary (loss) component of P (for parallel components)
Pr Relative permeability
Prev Relative reversible permeability
Ps' Relative real (inductive) component of P (for series components)
Ps" Relative imaginary (loss) component of P (for series components)
Ptot Relative total permeability
derived from the static magnetization curve
U Resistivity :m–1
6l/A Magnetic form factor mm–1
WCu DC time constant WCu = L/RCu = AL/AR s
Z Angular frequency; Z= 2 3f s–1

All dimensions are given in mm.

Surface-mount device

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