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Misch metal is an alloy that derives its name from the German word ‘Mischmetall’, which means mixed metals. It is a combination of rare earth elements. All the elements that makeup Mischmetal are present in the proportions in which they occur naturally. It is also known as misch metal, cerium mischmetal or rare earth mischmetal.Magnetic scrap 410 is a rare earth alloy consisting of 50 percent cerium, 25 percent lanthanum, 15 percent neodymium, and 10 percent other rare-earth metals and iron. It is used in shell linings, tracer bullets, and bomblet markers. When some amount of metal or non-metal is mixed with main metal, then it is called mixed metal or alloy, In brass, zinc and copper are mixed in a fixed quantity to get desired properties such proportionate mixture is called an alloy such as bronze, brass, and stainless steel. A typical composition includes approximately 50% cerium and 25% lanthanum, with small amounts of neodymium and praseodymium. Its most common use is in the “flint” ignition device of many lighters and torches, although an alloy of only rare-earth elements would be too soft to give good sparks. For this purpose, it is blended with iron oxide and magnesium oxide to form a harder material known as ferrocerium. Misch metals are used as dope for non-ferrous metal, such as aluminum (Al), iron-chrome-aluminum (Fe-Cr-Al), et al. This is to increase the operating life of Fe-Cr-Al heating devices. It is also used to manufacture flints in cigarette lighters.

Misch metal is a rare earth alloy that is exactly as its German name translates: ‘A mix of metals’.There is no exact formulation for mischmetal, but a common composition is approximately 50 percent cerium and 25 percent lanthanum with smaller amounts of neodymium, praseodymium, and other traces of rare earth making up the balance.