Scientific and Practical Centre for Materials Research offers consumers a new composite soft magnetic material with encapsulated oxide coatings of iron powders for the manufacture of high-power-density electric machines under a manufacturing agreement and/or a technology for its manufacture under a commercial agreement with technical assistance and is looking for partners to conclude a distribution services agreement.

A simple and inexpensive technology has been developed for producing new soft magnetic composite materials by depositing nanometer-sized oxide layers on particles of water-atomized iron powder. The proposed materials are affordable and exhibit superior electromagnetic properties compared to widely used electrical steel. These materials can be used to create high-frequency converters, high-efficiency axial electric motors and generators, and other electrical products with a wide range of applications.

Application (sector):
Electric motors for various applications (from vacuum cleaners, fans, and power tools to industrial applications in electric vehicles, agricultural machinery, unmanned aerial vehicles, etc.), electric generators, high-frequency converters, transformer cores, etc.

Information on a composite soft magnetic material with encapsulated oxide coatings of iron powders for the manufacture of high-power-density electric machines is available in the Catalog "100 Best Developments of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for the National Economy in 2022–2023," pp. 36–38.(in Russian)

Technical advantages (compared to the best domestic and foreign analogues):
There are no analogues in the Republic of Belarus.
Composite materials consisting of iron microparticles separated by nanoscale oxide layers exhibit high electrical resistivity (103–104 Ohm⋅cm), low electromagnetic losses (1.5–2 times lower than electrical steel), and high saturation magnetic induction values ​​(up to 2.1 T). This allows them to be used to create electrical products with up to 5 times smaller dimensions and a wider operating frequency range to 105–106 Hz. Since the components are manufactured using powder metallurgy, their production is waste-free and environmentally friendly.
The use of such composite materials with high electrical properties in the manufacture of electrical components will allow:
- eliminating the use of electrical steel;
- Reduce the need for additional cooling of coil windings due to the material's resistance to induction heating;
- Achieve high efficiency – 98% and a power density of 12–18 kW/kg.

Compared to the best foreign equivalent – ​​Somaloy powder manufactured by Höganes, Sweden – the developed composite materials offer similar electromagnetic parameters at a cost three times less. Furthermore, depending on the customer's needs, materials can be created for products operating in both the low- and high-frequency ranges.

The technology's performance can be demonstrated on a detailed model under conditions close to real ones.

Currently, the Scientific and Practical Center for Materials Research is a leader in solid-state physics and physical materials science in the Republic of Belarus.

The Center's primary research focus is condensed matter physics; the creation of new magnetic, ferroelectric, semiconductor, metallic, superconducting, superhard, and optical materials in the form of crystals, ceramics, disordered systems, nanomaterials, and nanostructures corresponds to the priority areas of fundamental and applied scientific research and scientific and technical activities. The Center's goals and objectives are realized through the full innovation cycle, from fundamental and applied scientific research to the implementation of scientific and technical products in production.

The Center's primary goal is to organize and conduct research and development in the field of physical and physicochemical materials science, as well as to develop and manufacture new types of competitive products. In accordance with this goal, the Center's objectives are:
to conduct fundamental and applied scientific research in accordance with the adopted priority areas of scientific and technological progress of the Republic of Belarus in the following areas:
- condensed matter physics;
- creation of new magnetic, ferroelectric, semiconductor, metallic, superconducting, superhard, and optical materials in the form of crystals, ceramics, disordered systems, nanomaterials, and nanostructures;
- physics of the effects of concentrated energy flows on condensed matter;
- development of methods and technologies for producing functional and special-purpose materials;
- metal-polymer composites;
- petrochemistry, forest chemistry, and thin-film organic and inorganic materials;
- physics of non-destructive testing;
- development of methods and tools for non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics of materials, products, and technological processes;
- creation of the scientific foundations of information technologies for non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics;
- composite materials and products made from them;
- Use of pulse technologies for the creation and production of materials and products;
- Vacuum technology and equipment;
- Materials and equipment for applying protective and functional coatings;
- Structural ceramics;
- Medical materials, tools, and equipment;
- Specialized technologies;
Ensuring the competitiveness of scientific and technical products and organizing their industrial development, including in the foreign market;
- Developing and implementing mechanisms to ensure economic, informational, and other links between research, development, production, and sales of new products;
- Identifying fundamentally new paths to scientific and technical progress, conducting applied research in priority areas of scientific and technical activity;
- Developing recommendations for the practical application of the Center's research results and supporting their implementation in production;
- Conducting scientific reviews of the most important scientific, scientific-technical, and national economic programs, as well as innovative projects within the Center's purview;
- Studying and summarizing the achievements of global science within the Center's purview and promoting their practical application;
- training highly qualified scientific personnel through postgraduate, doctoral, and candidate programs;
- advanced training for researchers and specialists, including at international research centers;

The Center actively collaborates with international research centers. One form of this collaboration is the implementation of joint research projects funded by international foundations and organizations.

Consumers interested in purchasing a new soft magnetic composite material with encapsulated iron powder oxide coatings for the manufacture of high-power-density electric machines under a manufacturing agreement and/or its manufacturing technology under a commercial agreement with technical assistance.

Partners interested in purchasing a new soft magnetic composite material with encapsulated iron powder oxide coatings for the manufacture of high-power-density electric machines and/or its manufacturing technology under a distribution services agreement.