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Toshiba Develops Dysprosium-Free Samarium-Cobalt Magnet to Replace Heat-Resistant Neodymium Magnet

Posted August 16, 2012 9:57 AM

From Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories:

Toshiba Corporation announced today that the company has developed a high-iron concentration samarium-cobalt magnet that is free of dysprosium, a rare earth mineral that is in extremely short supply and increasingly expensive. At typical operating temperatures, the samarium-cobalt magnet has superior magnetic properties to the heat-resistant neodymium magnets currently used in motors.

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