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by sun magnetiC on July 15th, 2009

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Is copper or lead able to deflect magnetic fields and do either of these materials become magnetised over time, how well do they actas magnetic field shields?

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  • by LarryH54 on November 1st, 2009

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    To build a magnetic field 'shield', you need to construct a Faraday Cage. That's basically a grounded wire mesh container.

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