소재 분야에서의 중요성
A turbine is mostly steel and concrete by weight, but the parts that make it competitive — the permanent-magnet generator and the copper in the nacelle and the export cable — are where the critical materials sit.
구성 성분
전체 소재 →| 소재 | 여기에서의 기능 | 중요도 |
|---|---|---|
| Copper 핵심 광물 | Generator windings, nacelle wiring and export cable | 정의 |
| Dysprosium 핵심 광물 | Heat resistance in those magnets | 정의 |
| Iron & Steel | Tower, nacelle frame and foundation | 정의 |
| Neodymium 핵심 광물 | Direct-drive permanent-magnet generators | 정의 |
| Boron 핵심 광물 | The B in NdFeB magnet alloy | 중요 |
| Praseodymium 핵심 광물 | Magnet alloy | 중요 |
| Terbium 핵심 광물 | Heat resistance in the hottest designs | 중요 |
| Zinc 핵심 광물 | Galvanised protection in a marine environment | 중요 |
| Aluminium 핵심 광물 | Nacelle components and cabling | 현재 |
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Dysprosium
A heavy rare earth added in small amounts to magnets so they keep working when they get hot.
Iron & Steel
Iron with a little carbon in it, and the most-produced manufactured material on the planet.
Neodymium
The rare earth at the heart of the strongest magnet ever made — the kind in headphones, hard drives, wind turbines…
Boron
An element that makes glass resist thermal shock, fibreglass strong, and — with iron and neodymium — the strongest…
Praseodymium
Neodymium's near-twin, so alike that magnet makers usually do not bother separating the two and sell them together as…
