Reduction of magnetic repulsion

[Skeet_man]

Hope I'm in the right spot, google searches lead me here.

I am working with a couple N50 ring magnets which are axially magnetized, as an alternative to a coil spring. They are going around a steel rod which acts as the guide, and is an integral part of the complete assembly.

My question is, since the magnets will have some attraction to the steel, will their force of repulsion against each other be less than if I replaced the steel rod with a non-ferrous material? What lead me to ask is that I notice that the resting position of both magnets is closer when they are on the steel rod than if I substitute a piece of aluminum as a guide.

 

[Andrew Mason]

Hope I'm in the right spot, google searches lead me here.

I am working with a couple N50 ring magnets which are axially magnetized, as an alternative to a coil spring. They are going around a steel rod which acts as the guide, and is an integral part of the complete assembly.

My question is, since the magnets will have some attraction to the steel, will their force of repulsion against each other be less than if I replaced the steel rod with a non-ferrous material? What lead me to ask is that I notice that the resting position of both magnets is closer when they are on the steel rod than if I substitute a piece of aluminum as a guide.

Welcome to PF. Can you provide a drawing of this? I am having trouble picturing the configuration and it is not clear what you are trying to do with this.

AM