Published February 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Coercivity enhancement of rapidly solidified Nd–Fe–B magnet powders

  • 1. National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0047 (Japan)
  • 2. Daido Corporate Research and Development Center, Daido Steel Co. Ltd., Nagoya 457-8545 (Japan)

Description

A high coercivity of 2.6 T is achieved in melt-spun Nd–Fe–B isotropic magnet powders by the grain boundary diffusion process using Nd80Cu20 and Nd82Al18 alloys. δM measurements indicate that Nd2Fe14B nanocrystals are magnetically decoupled after the diffusion process. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the exchange decoupling is due to the formation of a thin Nd-rich phase at the grain boundaries. The mechanism of the coercivity enhancement is discussed based on microstructure observations and micromagnetic simulations.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.10.005

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.10.005;
PII
S1359-6462(12)00626-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Scripta Materialia
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 167-170
ISSN
1359-6462
CODEN
SCMAF7

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