A strong coupling between the magnetic and the mechanical finite element mo
del is presented. The two coupling terms represent magnetic forces and magn
etostriction, respectively, The coupled system is solved using a fixed poin
t iteration (successive substitution) with relaxation. The influence of phy
sical parameters (low or high magnetostriction) and numerical parameters (s
eating factors) on the convergence is investigated. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scien
ce BY. All rights reserved.