Description
A permanent magnet is that a magnet that is permanent, in contrast to an electromagnet, which only behaves like a magnet when an electric current is flowing through it.
Permanent magnets are made out of substances like magnetite (Fe3O4),
the most magnetic naturally occurring mineral or neodymium, Samarium cobalt, a powerfully magnetic synthetic substance.
Every permanent magnet generates a magnetic field, which circulates around the magnet is a distinct pattern. The size of the magnetic field is related to the size of the magnet and its strength.