铁磁性（Ferromagnetism）指的是一种材料的磁性状态，具有自发性的磁化现象。各材料中以铁最广为人知，故名之。

某些材料在外部磁场的作用下得而磁化后，即使外部磁场消失，依然能保持其磁化的状态而具有磁性，即所谓自发性的磁化现象。 所有的永久磁铁均具有铁磁性或亚铁磁性。

基本上铁磁性这个概念包括任何在没有外部磁场时显示磁性的物质。至今依然有人这样使用这个概念。但是通过对不同显示磁性物质及其磁性的更深刻认识，学者们对这个概念做了更精确的定义。 一个物质的晶胞中所有的磁性离子均指向它的磁性方向时才被称为是铁磁性的。 若其不同磁性离子所指的方向相反，其效果能够相互抵消则被称为反铁磁性。 若不同磁性离子所指的方向相反，但是有强弱之分，其产生的效果不能全部抵消，则称为亚铁磁性。

Not to be confused with Ferrimagnetism; for an overview see Magnetism.

Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets. In physics, several different types of magnetism are distinguished. Ferromagnetism (including ferrimagnetism) is the strongest type: it is the only one that typically creates forces strong enough to be felt, and is responsible for the common phenomena of magnetism in magnets encountered in everyday life. Substances respond weakly to magnetic fields with three other types of magnetism, paramagnetism, diamagnetism, and antiferromagnetism, but the forces are usually so weak that they can only be detected by sensitive instruments in a laboratory. An everyday example of ferromagnetism is a refrigerator magnet used to hold notes on a refrigerator door. The attraction between a magnet and ferromagnetic material is "the quality of magnetism first apparent to the ancient world, and to us today".