Published April 15, 1991 | Version v1
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Magnetic hardening in as-cast Nd-rich Nd-Fe-B magnets

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (USA)

Description

The microstructure of as-cast Nd-rich Nd-Fe-B alloys has been studied in detail and correlated with their magnetic hysteresis behavior. A hard magnetic phase with a Curie temperature around 250 degree C and a coercivity of 5.2 kOe has been observed in an arc-melted Nd80Fe15B5 sample. Annealing at around 600 degree C led to a transformation of this phase to Nd2Fe14B which is present in the form of small crystallites randomly disbributed in a nonmagnetic Nd-rich matrix, resulting in coercivities greater than 14 kOe. The Stoner and Wohlfarth model of single domain particles has been used to discuss the large coercivities.

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
69
Journal Issue
8
Series
J. Appl. Phys.
Journal Page Range
5820-5822
ISSN
0021-8979
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