Magnetic Gauss
You wanted to know, so here you are.
1 Gauss = 1 Mx/cm2
Only kidding, that doesn't mean anything to me either, I'm not a scientist.
Gauss relates to the intensity of a magnetic field, or how far the magnetic field can reach.
For example if you placed a magnet on a table, it's how far from the magnet the magnetic field would reach out to, let's say one hundred millimeters (4 inches) or one meter. (Around 3 feet)
But Gauss alone will not determine the strength of a magnet. It includes a number of factors, one being the mass of the magnet, and the material it is made of. It may be neodymium or ceramic or iron.
A magnet's Gauss rating, is the speed it works and the depth it will penetrate and also it is a factor, that the larger the mass, the stronger the magnetic field.
To give you an example of Gauss in every day use, a fridge magnet is usually around just 10 Gauss and the strength for a medical magnet in a magnetic product can be around 900 Gauss. The number of magnets used in a product depends on the product's application and how large the product is. For example, you can buy magnetic earrings, with just one earring which will have one magnet of 900 Gauss, or the other extreme would be a magnetic mattress pad which can have from 350 to 400 magnets.
It's all a bit technical but it's not that important as magnetic therapy products will have the Gauss worked out for you by the manufacturers. But be aware that the ratings can be written differently which can be confusing.
I'll try to make this sound simple; there are two types of ratings for Gauss.
• Gauss Internal rating.
• Gauss External rating.
Nearly all companies use the external rating on their products. But some do use the internal. The internal is just a multiplication of 3.9 of the external Gauss. So if a magnet is 900 Gauss (external) then you can use this calculation. 900 (external) Gauss X 3.9 = 3,510 (Internal) Gauss.
Both measurements are correct, but someone with no understanding of this would think one magnet was much stronger than the other.
Some companies take advantage of this, I have seen a Magnetic Mattress Pad advertised as having 3,900 Gauss and another by a different company advertised as 1,000 Gauss. A customer may think that the 3,900 Gauss mattress is better because it has a higher number. I believe this is deliberately deceiving.
I think all companies should use the one reading (external Gauss) to make it simple. If you see a number that reads in the thousands, then use the calculation above to find the true external Gauss, or just move on to another company's product.
Here's some more useless information about Gauss. You may be able to use it in trivia.
Gauss is symbolized by using a "G".
Gauss was named after a German physicist and mathematician Carl Frieddrich Gauss.
(1777-1855).
One Gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter.
1 Gauss = 1 Mx/cm2
About writer:
Paul Dawson is an internet entrepreneur based in Australia. Like many Baby Boomers he started feeling pains in his body from just getting older. After trying many methods of pain relief he discovered Magnetic Therapy and has become an expert in this field from his own personal experience, and contact with Magnetic Health Industry experts. To discover many tips and tricks Paul discovered visit his Magnetic Therapy Blog
