Novel permanent magnets for high temperature applications

Objective

the aim of this project is the development of new magnetic materials and prototype devices for high temperature applications i.e. up to 450C working temperature. New standards and measurement protocols will also be developed and defined for high temperature permanent magnets. The discovery of high -performance NdFeB magnets in 1983 has led to an extraordinary development of permanent magnet applications. The annual global production of these materials is presently over 10000 tones. The properties of these materials however rapidly degrade as temperature is increased and they cannot be used above 150°C-180°C. From these temperatures and up to 300°C, the Sm(Co,Cu, Fe, Zr) magnets are preferred to the NdFeb. Above this temperature, no material is available although important potential applications exist in the fields of aeronautics, the space (satellite) industry, electronics, and the automotive (petrol and electric) industry.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › hydrocarbons
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aeronautical engineering

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 'DEMOKRITOS'

Address

Patriarchou Grigoriou, Aghia Paraskevi
153 10 Athens
Greece

Participants (10)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue Des Martyrs 25
38042 Grenoble

FREDERICK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Cyprus

Address

Filokyprou No 7 , Kaimakli
1036 Nicosia

INSTITUTE FOR SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DRESDEN

Germany

Address

20,helmholtzstrasse 20
01069 Dresden

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

Slovenia

Address

39,jamova 39
1001 Ljubljana

LESS COMON METALS LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Valley Road Business Park
CH41 TED Birkenhead

MAGNEQUENCH AG

Switzerland

Address

Hueberlacherstrasse 15
5242 Lupfig

MAGNETFABRIK BONN GMBH@@@

Germany

Address

Dorotheenstrasse 215
53010 Bonn

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

Ireland

Address

Trinity College Dublin, College Green
2 Dublin

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

Address

Elms Road, Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Austria

Address

Wiedner Hauptstrasse, 8-10
1040 Wien