Grade 42 commercial magnet performance (see graph) can be achieved with ~30% less neodymium than before, according to the Korea Institute of Materials Science. More of the less costly rare-earth cerium is the answer, but performing this substitution has been proving difficult. “In order to develop a neodymium-reduced permanent magnet, the content of cerium has ...

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