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On the reversible and fully repeatable increase in coercive field of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets following post sinter annealing

Woodcock, T. G. ; Bittner, F. ; Mix, T. ; Müller, K.-H. ; Sawatzki, S. ; Gutfleisch, O. (2014)
On the reversible and fully repeatable increase in coercive field of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets following post sinter annealing.
In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 360
doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.02.025
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

The effect of different heat treatments on coercivity (Hc) has been investigated in three different Nd–Fe–B magnets. These were: commercially available Dy-free and Dy-containing Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets, both with minor additions of Al and Cu, and a third Nd–Fe–B sintered magnet which contained no measurable Cu but a similar amount of Al to the other materials. Heat treating the materials in the as-sintered state at 500 °C for 1 h resulted in an increase in Hc of ≈30% in all cases. Taking these annealed materials and heat treating them at 1050 °C for 1 h resulted in a reduction in Hc of a similar magnitude. This process was repeated several times and Hc changed by ≈30% each time. The Hc increase was therefore not only reversible but also fully repeatable. The remanence and oxygen content were stable throughout. Experiments with annealing duration showed that the beneficial effects to Hc were complete after <5 min at 500 °C. A simple mechanism to explain the results was proposed, which implied that differences in the distribution of the Nd-rich phases between the low and high Hc states should be present. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence of such differences. In the Cu doped materials, the increase in Hc was linked to the melting of a Nd–Cu eutectic. This reaction was not observed in the low-Cu material, indicating that it was not essential for the increase in Hc.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2014
Autor(en): Woodcock, T. G. ; Bittner, F. ; Mix, T. ; Müller, K.-H. ; Sawatzki, S. ; Gutfleisch, O.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: On the reversible and fully repeatable increase in coercive field of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets following post sinter annealing
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: Juni 2014
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 360
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.02.025
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The effect of different heat treatments on coercivity (Hc) has been investigated in three different Nd–Fe–B magnets. These were: commercially available Dy-free and Dy-containing Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets, both with minor additions of Al and Cu, and a third Nd–Fe–B sintered magnet which contained no measurable Cu but a similar amount of Al to the other materials. Heat treating the materials in the as-sintered state at 500 °C for 1 h resulted in an increase in Hc of ≈30% in all cases. Taking these annealed materials and heat treating them at 1050 °C for 1 h resulted in a reduction in Hc of a similar magnitude. This process was repeated several times and Hc changed by ≈30% each time. The Hc increase was therefore not only reversible but also fully repeatable. The remanence and oxygen content were stable throughout. Experiments with annealing duration showed that the beneficial effects to Hc were complete after <5 min at 500 °C. A simple mechanism to explain the results was proposed, which implied that differences in the distribution of the Nd-rich phases between the low and high Hc states should be present. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence of such differences. In the Cu doped materials, the increase in Hc was linked to the melting of a Nd–Cu eutectic. This reaction was not observed in the low-Cu material, indicating that it was not essential for the increase in Hc.

Freie Schlagworte: Permanent magnets, Nd–Fe–B, Coercivity, Post sinter annealing, Microstructure, Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Reversibility, Intergranular phase
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Funktionale Materialien
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
Hinterlegungsdatum: 31 Mär 2014 08:20
Letzte Änderung: 31 Mär 2014 08:20
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Sponsoren: The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Toyota Motor Corporation.
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