The CMI focus area Developing Substitutes researches magnets with reduced rare earth content. Researchers leading projects in Developing Substitutes are located at Ames Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Terves.
News & Highlights
3D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions, conserve rare materials
University of Pittsburgh: Designing a more sustainable electric vehicle
Research Highlight
Microstructural engineering for tougher Nd-Fe-B magnets
Research Highlight
Large magnetic anisotropy in lanthanum M-type hexaferrites
Research Highlight
Rare-earth magnet powder produced under applied field
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: Magnetic Materials and Systems Modeling
Ikenna Nlebedim at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Magnetic Materials and Systems Modeling"
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 Samarium-cobalt (SmCo) & Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) Magnets
Baozhi Cui at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Heterogeneous Samarium-cobalt (SmCo) & Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) 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 2.1.24: Novel permanent magnet based on highly anisotropic TbCu7-type compounds
Ihor Hlova at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Novel Permanent Magnet Based on Highly Anisotropic TbCu7-type Compounds"