Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Alloy information helps prioritize material criticality lists

  • T. E. Graedel,
  • Barbara K. Reck,
  • Alessio Miatto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27829-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Critically lists tend to ignore the fact that most metals are largely used in alloy form. Here the authors analyze four key metrics and show that six critical metals can be singled out for enhanced concern – Dy, Sm, V, Nb, Te, and Ga.