Rare earth element (REE) Nd-Fe-B and Sm-Co permanent magnets Rare earth element (REE) established Nd-Fe-B and Sm-Co permanent magnets are widely used due to their excellent magnetic properties. An electric car like GM''s Chevrolet Volt utilizes seven pounds of rare-earth magnets, while every clean-energy wind turbine uses over 600 pounds of neodymium (Nd). China accounts [...]
What are Temperature Coefficients of Permanent Magnets? A new approach for calculating the temperature coefficients of magnetic parameters is proposed in order to more accurately describe high temperature characteristics of magnetic materials. Using this new approach, the "true" (or instantaneous) temperature coefficient of any magnetic parameter at a specific temperature can be determined and a [...]
Multi-pole Magnetic Rotor Assembly for USA Electric-motor Customer HSMAG has secured an order for the supply of 600 multi-pole Samarium Cobalt (SmCo) magnetic rotor assemblies annually to a USA prominent Electric-motor customer. The magnetic rotor order was placed at the end of 2018 with deliveries starting in 2019 and running for 10 years. The HSMAG [...]
Samarium Cobalt MATERIAL GRADES Known as Rare Earth magnets, Samarium Cobalt (SmCo) are alloys of the Lanthanide group of elements. SmCo magnets have been commercially available since the early 1970’s, first as a 1-5 Type alloy, and later with the introduction of the 2-17 type. Both alloys offer outstanding thermal stability and excellent corrosion resistance. [...]
Design and Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Motors and Generators in Hybrid and Full Electric Vehicles DEMETER – European Training Network for the Design and Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Motors and Generators in Hybrid and Full Electric Vehicles In 2010 the European Commission (EC) published a milestone report on Critical Raw Materials (CRM) for [...]
Bonded Magnets: A Versatile Class of Permanent Magnets Permanent magnets are ubiquitous in modern societies. Devices that use permanent magnets include motors, sensors, actuators and acoustic transducers. These are used in home appliances, speakers, office automation equipment, aerospace, wind turbine generators, medical laboratory diagnostic test equipment and more. It is estimated, for example, that a [...]
Magnets for Medical Applications Trends which are noticeable in the medical market are improved ergonomics, weight and size reduction and increase in speed. Motors for medical applications must frequently endure hostile environments, caustics fluids, radiation, steam, elevated temperatures, vacuum, vibration and mechanical impact. Magnets for Medical Applications For these applications HSMAG can offer [...]
A NEW MAGNETIC MATERIAL THAT CAN GIVE LIFE TO ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY The physicists, from an international group, have recently figured out a new magnetic material as a result of a wide range of experiments. According to them, this magnet has the ability to create devices with amazing power efficiency and performance capabilities. This has [...]
SmCo Manufacturing Methods SmCo magnets are manufactured in the following forms: Sintered - fine SmCo powder is compacted in a die and then sintered, fusing the powder into a solid material. There are two forms of pressing - die pressing (which involves a hard die into which the powder is placed and then pressed), and [...]