NdFeB Permanent Magnet Recycling Through Liquid Metal Extraction

Simple item page
dc.contributor.author Pribble, Anthony
dc.contributor.department Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
dc.date 2018-02-17T00:12:54.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-07T05:11:04Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-07T05:11:04Z
dc.date.issued 2015-04-14
dc.description.abstract <p>Rare Earth Elements (REE) are commonly utilized in the aerospace, defense, automotive, electrical, oil, and medical industries. In 2011, China produced 95% of the world's demand of REEs with the majority of their production coming from mining operations. Due to China's overwhelming market share, and the crucial applications in which REE are used, concerns over future supply have been raised. As such, recycling methods for REE need to be developed to help ensure future supply needs are met. Previously conducted research has shown that Neodymium is able to be extracted from NdFeB permanent magnets when placed into a crucible with liquid magnesium. From this, two potential recycling methods were identified. Creation of Mg-RE master alloy, or selective replacement of WE43 and WE54 magnesium alloys. Samples of extracted Nd are being produced in an Argon backfilled environment with varying sized scrap to determine the effect on the REE diffusion constants. Future tests and analysis will include producing test samples of new WE43 to be subjected to mechanical testing. In addition, an economic analysis will be conducted to assess the viability of the alloy.</p>
dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/undergradresearch_symposium/2015/presentations/26/
dc.identifier.articleid 1114
dc.identifier.contextkey 7558435
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath undergradresearch_symposium/2015/presentations/26
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/91688
dc.relation.ispartofseries Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression
dc.source.bitstream archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/undergradresearch_symposium/2015/presentations/26/3.A.3_20Pribble.pdf|||Fri Jan 14 23:00:50 UTC 2022
dc.subject.disciplines Industrial Engineering
dc.subject.disciplines Mechanical Engineering
dc.title NdFeB Permanent Magnet Recycling Through Liquid Metal Extraction
dc.type event
dc.type.genre article
dspace.entity.type Publication
relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication 51d8b1a0-5b93-4ee8-990a-a0e04d3501b1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 6730f354-97b8-4408-bad3-7e5c3b2fca9d
thesis.degree.discipline Mechanical Engineering
File
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Name:
3.A.3_20Pribble.pdf
Size:
1.09 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Conference Proceedings and Presentations