Rare-Earth Metals, Alloys and Oxides: Preparation, Characterization, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 156
Special Issue Editors
Interests: permanent magnets; electrical steels; hard magnetic materials; soft magnetic materials; ferrites; physical metallurgy; rare-earths;powder metallurgy; residual stresses
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Interests: steelmaking; ironmaking; welding; steel heat treatment; residual stresses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rare-earth metals and their oxides and alloys have become very relevant for high technology applications.
Traditionally, the most relevant applications of rare-earth metals are as follows: i) as permanent magnets, ii) as luminescent phosphors, and iii) in catalysis.
This issue will address all of the steps in the production of rare-earth metals, from mining to the final product.
For example, in the case of magnets, the chain has several steps: 1) ore mining, 2) ore concentrate, 3) obtaining rare-earth oxides, 4) rare-earth oxide separation, 5) rare-earth metals, 6) rare-earth alloys, and 7) magnets.
This issue welcomes different applications of rare-earth metals, such as as magnetocaloric alloys, alloys for batteries, Terfenol, and all other rare-earth oxides.(for example, Zirconia stabilized with Yttria or Ceria).
Other examples of possible applications include luminescent phosphors used in lasers and optical fibers, lanthanum used in oil cracking, and cerium in catalysis and for hydrogen production. Rare-earth metals are also used as glass colorants.
Papers covering all of the above mentioned aspects, including the corrosion of rare-earth magnets, are welcome in this issue.
Moreover, articles on rare-earth resources and rare-earth mining are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Marcos Flávio de Campos
Prof. Dr. Jose Adilson de Castro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rare-earths
- rare-earth luminescent phosphors
- rare-earth catalysis
- neodymium iron boron
- rare-earth reduction
- rare-earth permanent magnets
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