Abstract:
Nd
24.38Ce
0.52Gd
6.65FebalanceTM
2.18 B
0.95(mass fraction, %) permanent magnets were prepared using dual-alloy technology.The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and properties of the magnets was probed by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, AMT-4 magnetic tester and electronic universal mechanical testing machine.The sintering temperature applied in the article ranged from 1 060℃ to 1 100℃.The results show that when the sintering temperature is 1 080℃, the best microstructure of the magnets is obtained with uniform and tight grains and even-distributed Re-rich phase; with the sintering temperature rising from 1 060℃ to 1 100℃, the content of Re in Re-rich phase rapidly increases from 84.98% up to 98.04% and the diffusion of Ce from the main phase to the Re-rich phase is greatly improved during the sintering process; magnetic remanence (
Br), coercivity (
Hcj), and maximum energy product(
BH)
max of the magnets raise first and then decrease as the increase of sintering temperature; when sintered at 1 080℃, the magnets exhibits the best properties, with
Br of 1.22 T,
Hcj of 964 kA/m and (
BH)
max of 293 kJ/m
3, along with the maximum bending strength of 257 MPa.