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    I got a sample of these magnets from one of the members here on the forum and these are just something we currently can not do. If I were to actually process them I would have to melt them to get the magnetic material separated from the non-valuable metal and then dissect them in our refining equipment. So as of right now they're not at all valuable to us until we figure out the proper way to recycle these in an eco and energy friendly manner.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JosephLeo View Post
    I got a sample of these magnets from one of the members here on the forum and these are just something we currently can not do. If I were to actually process them I would have to melt them to get the magnetic material separated from the non-valuable metal and then dissect them in our refining equipment. So as of right now they're not at all valuable to us until we figure out the proper way to recycle these in an eco and energy friendly manner.
    I think I sent them to you The magnetic material actualy comes off real easy with the wack of a chisel. Is there any value in the rest of the metal that is nickel plated?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    I think I sent them to you The magnetic material actualy comes off real easy with the wack of a chisel. Is there any value in the rest of the metal that is nickel plated?
    I'm not sure if I thanked you for the sample, so again thanks.

    Honestly, I didn't think of giving them a whack with a chisel and hammer. I had my guys bust a couple and it works like a charm.

    I might reconsider our position on these magnets since they seem easy enough to process even in bulk lots of 1000s of pounds.

    I'll keep you guys informed.

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    I sent a hard drive magnet to you also. I was happy to do this so you could see what we were talking about. I hoped to see you roll onto this thread with a full analysis of the neodymium magnet with percentage of neodymium/iron/boron/nickel content plus an analysis of the backing plate which I've heard called permalloy and Mu metal. I really would appreciate it if you could let us know if you found this information.

    Thank you

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