The CMI focus area Developing Substitutes researches magnets with reduced rare earth content. Researchers leading projects in Developing Substitutes are located at Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
News & Highlights

Ce-substituted SmCo5 retains huge magnetic anisotropy

High-performance critical-element-free permanent magnets

Sm2Fe17N3 as a cost-effective high-performance magnet

Critical hydrogen pressure for HDDR-formed NdFeB powder

Scientists look to meteorites for inspiration to achieve critical element-free permanent magnet
Research Projects
CMI Project 2.1.11: Additive manufacturing of polymer based bonded magnets
Parans Paranthaman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Additive manufacturing of polymer based bonded magnets"

CMI Project 2.1.12: High-performance, critical-element-free permanent magnets
Vitalij Pecharsky at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "High-performance, critical-element-free permanent magnets"
CMI Project 2.1.13: Finite element modeling of magnetic and electrochemical systems
Ikenna Nlebedim at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Finite element modeling of magnetic and electrochemical systems"
CMI Project 2.1.14: Reduced rare earth content high performance magnets
Andriy Palasyuk at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Reduced rare earth content high performance magnets"
CMI Project 2.1.15: Heterogeneous Sm-Co and Nd-Fe-B magnets
Baozhi Cui at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Heterogeneous Sm-Co and Nd-Fe-B magnets"
CMI Project 2.1.19: Predicting magnetic anisotropy
Durga Paudyal at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Predicting magnetic anisotropy"
CMI Project 2.1.20: Application targeted magnetic materials
Jun Cui at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Application targeted magnetic materials"
CMI Project 2.1.22: SmFeN as a cost-effective high performance magnet
Vitalij Pecharsky at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "SmFeN as a cost-effective high performance magnet"
CMI Project 2.1.23: Enhancing HDDR powders
Michael Kesler at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Enhancing HDDR powders"
CMI Project 2.3.11: Al-REE alloy development for advanced manufacturing (AL-REE ADAM)
Hunter Henderson at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leads the CMI project Al-REE alloy development for advanced manufacturing (AL-REE ADAM)