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Why can't strong neodymium magnets be made too thin?

Addtime:2025-07-22 16:28:57 Click:496

Among numerous industrial and electronic products, powerful magnets are widely used due to their small size and strong magnetic force. However, when design pursues lighter, thinner, and more compact products, the thickness of magnets becomes a key parameter. Many people wonder: why can't powerful magnets be made too thin?


This is because neodymium magnet is a sintered material, which is hard and brittle like ceramic. Once the thickness becomes too thin (such as 0.3mm, 0.2mm, or even thinner), it is highly prone to chipping and cracking during processes like slicing, grinding, electroplating, and packaging, resulting in a significant drop in yield rate.


The accompanying image shows a thin flat round rare earth magnets.

thin flat round rare earth magnets


Additionally, the magnetic flux (magnetic strength) of magnets is closely related to their volume, particularly with thickness having a significant impact on “magnetic force.” Even when using high-performance grades (such as N52), the magnetic flux density of overly thin magnets decreases rapidly, resulting in weakened magnetic force that fails to meet design requirements.


Another important point is that ultra-thin magnets are more prone to demagnetization due to high temperatures or external interference, which is unacceptable for electronic products and sensors that require high stability.


Although neodymium magnets cannot be made infinitely thin, through years of process refinement, 0.5mm has gradually become a relatively mature and mass-producible thickness.


Some customers' product designs require magnet thicknesses of 0.2mm or 0.3mm. What can be done?


For such thin thicknesses, we are also unable to assist, as the blades of magnet processing machines have a certain thickness, and we cannot produce them if they are too thin. A thickness of around 0.5mm is much easier to produce.


If your product has special requirements for magnet thickness, we recommend prioritizing thicknesses of 0.5mm or above and communicating with a professional magnet manufacturer to discuss customization options.


Some examples of our ultra-thin strong magnets:

Thin neodymium powerful magnet

Magnet with a thickness of 0.5 mm

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