Using a Mosfet Gate driver to directly drive a small stepper motor?
The short answer is


Yes, you can do so with serious limitations which make it not worthwhile.
A dedicated one chip Stepper driver will be better and cheaper for driving most motors and inductive loads.
A dedicated power stage is a must for all but the lightest loads due to Rds losses.
These devices are best into the light capacitive loads they are designed for.


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