Goudsmituk 
02890 271001
DID YOU KNOW?
- → As one of the largest suppliers of magnets globally we ship between 50 and 100 million magnets per annum to a range of clients as diverse as automotive, medical and oil and gas.
The Gasworks
Belfast BT7 2DH
Tel: +44 (0) 2890 271001
Fax: +44 (0) 2890 271002
We make all the major grades of magnets and supply them globally. Below is a brief outline of each material.
products overview
NEODYMIUM IRON BORON
NdFeB is a rare earth magnetic material discovered in the early 1980’s by both General Motors and Sumitomo Special Metals. The initial goal was to provide a replacement for SmCo magnets, which was a more expensive material at the time. It is a high energy product and is manufactured by a melt spun process or by sintering,
SAMARIUM COBALT
Samarium Cobalt is a rare earth magnetic material discovered in the early 1970’s and was the first commercial rare earth material. It is manufactured by a milling, pressing and sintering process mostly carried out in an inert atmosphere. Two distinct alloy series are available
Sm1 Co5 and Sm2 Co17.
ALNICO
AlNiCo (Aluminium Nickel Cobalt) magnets were developed during the 1930’s to 1950’s and were, at the time, the strongest magnetic material available. Made by either casting or sintering, a number of different grades exist with the principal alloy series being AlNiCo5 and AlNiCo8.
FERRITE
Ferrites are chemical compounds consisting of ceramic materials with iron (III) oxide
(Fe2 O3) as their principal component. Many of them are magnetic materials and they are used to make permanent magnets and soft ferrite cores. Goudsmit UK specialise in the supply of hard ferrites which are permanent magnets.