| Category |
Details |
| Appearance |
Silvery metallic ingots or flakes; dense, corrosion‑resistant, and thermally stable. |
| Properties |
- Contains Samarium and Cobalt in SmCo5 or Sm2Co17 compositions
- Excellent high‑temperature magnetic stability
- Very high resistance to oxidation compared to NdFeB
- Brittle but extremely strong magnetically
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| Applications |
- Feedstock for SmCo magnet manufacturing
- Aerospace, defense, high‑temperature motors
- Sensors, precision instruments, magnetic couplings
- Applications requiring stability up to 300–350°C
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| Production |
- Alloying under vacuum induction melting
- Casting → crushing → milling into fine powder
- Sintering and heat treatment steps for magnet formation
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| Market Value |
- Premium value due to cobalt and samarium costs
- High‑priority material in defense & aerospace sectors
- Stable demand for high‑temp magnet applications
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