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Does your project require a custom DFARS-compliant neodymium-iron-boron solution? Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) neodymium material is a common requirement for magnetic components used in defense articles. It serves as a supply chain control to prevent Department of Defense contacted suppliers from sourcing sensitive materials from non-allied foreign nations which currently include China, North…
There are seventeen rare earth elements– fifteen of which are lanthanides and two of which are transition metals, yttrium and scandium, that are found with lanthanides and are chemically similar. In general, rare earth elements were given their name for two different, yet significant reasons.
A customer’s recent four magnet sample request (similar shape/size in Neodymium, Samarium Cobalt, Alnico, and Ceramic Ferrite) illustrates some of the challenges associated with selecting the proper magnet material. Instead of simply fulfilling this request, we took the time to discuss project specifics and learned that our customer was interested in reducing the cost and…
At Dura Magnetics, we field occasional calls and emails from customers and prospective customers inquiring about a neodymium magnet grade called N52. So what exactly is N52, do you really need it, and what are some of the potential challenges associated with this type of neodymium magnetic alloy?