Title:Effect of Scrap Size on Extraction of Neodymium from Nd-Fe-B Magnet Scrap by Liquid Metal Extraction
VOLUME: 10 ISSUE: 1
Author(s):Hyun Woong Na, Yong Hwan Kim, Hyeon Taek Son, In Ho Jung, Han Shin Choi and Tae Bum Kim
Affiliation:Rare Metals R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 7-47 Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, 406-840, Korea.
Keywords:Extrusion rate, liquid metal extraction, magnesium, Nd-Fe-B magnet, neodymium, .
Abstract:The effects of Nd-Fe-B magnet scrap size on extraction behavior were investigated by liquid metal extraction using molten
Mg. The magnet scraps with Mg were placed into a stainless steel crucible and then heated to 1,073K for 10 to 50min. The amount of extracted
Nd after liquid metal extraction process was increased with an increasing with holding time and scrap size, and the maximum contents
of Nd in Mg were observed to be about 24.2 wt.% in the conditions of the 5mm sized scrap heated for 50min. It was revealed that
Nd oxides existing in the magnet scraps prevent the dissolution of Nd into Mg.
