Alnico powders were prepared by gas atomization process. Composition of the Alnico powders was Fe37.1 A18.2Ni17.6-Co26.6 Cu3.3 Ti7.2 (wt pct) which was the same as that of commercially available Alnico magnets. Averag...Alnico powders were prepared by gas atomization process. Composition of the Alnico powders was Fe37.1 A18.2Ni17.6-Co26.6 Cu3.3 Ti7.2 (wt pct) which was the same as that of commercially available Alnico magnets. Averageparticle size of the powders was 119μm. Effects of heat treatment in magnetic field on magnetic properties of thepowders were investigated. The optimum process of heat treatment was found as follows, heated at 870℃ for 1min first, then cooled down to 700℃ at cooling rate 0.3℃/s in magnetic field, and finally aged isothermally for 4 h.Magnetic properties of the Alnico powders were measued and the results were that intrinsic coercivity i_H_c was 1.0kOe and remanence M_r was 36.5 emu/g.展开更多
The potentials of rare earth-based nanocomposite alloys have never been realized due to strict microstructural constraints.Owing to the easy demagnetization it is challenging to increase the soft magnetic phase conten...The potentials of rare earth-based nanocomposite alloys have never been realized due to strict microstructural constraints.Owing to the easy demagnetization it is challenging to increase the soft magnetic phase content.To avoid the easy demagnetization,Pr-Fe-B/Alnico magnets were fabricated and reported in this manuscript.The content of the Alnico phase is increased from 0 to 25 wt%,while the content of Pr element is reduced to below the sub-stoichiometry of the 2:14:1 main phase.The maximum magnetic energy product,which is the figure-of-merit for permanent magnets,is increased from 122 kJ/m^(3) for the standard alloy to 146 kJ/m^(3) for the alloy with 15 wt% Alnico which shows a significant improvement considering the fact that the Curie point of the magnet is also increased by~66 K.The special microstructure contains distinctly and heterogeneously distributed 2:14:1 and Alnico phases.The dimensions of neither the 2:14:1 nor the Alnico phases meet the dimensional requirements of the nanocomposite magnets,but still the smooth demagnetization curves are noted for the alloys.The behavior of effective anisotropy,the performance of the magnets in applied magnetic field and the magnetic interactions among the various constituent grains were quantitatively studied by reversible susceptibility,irreversible susceptibility and re coil loop openness.This study may provide some guiding principles for the development of nanocomposite magnetic alloys with excellent magnetic properties by using much less RE elements.展开更多
文摘Alnico powders were prepared by gas atomization process. Composition of the Alnico powders was Fe37.1 A18.2Ni17.6-Co26.6 Cu3.3 Ti7.2 (wt pct) which was the same as that of commercially available Alnico magnets. Averageparticle size of the powders was 119μm. Effects of heat treatment in magnetic field on magnetic properties of thepowders were investigated. The optimum process of heat treatment was found as follows, heated at 870℃ for 1min first, then cooled down to 700℃ at cooling rate 0.3℃/s in magnetic field, and finally aged isothermally for 4 h.Magnetic properties of the Alnico powders were measued and the results were that intrinsic coercivity i_H_c was 1.0kOe and remanence M_r was 36.5 emu/g.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (204302100596,205200100538)。
文摘The potentials of rare earth-based nanocomposite alloys have never been realized due to strict microstructural constraints.Owing to the easy demagnetization it is challenging to increase the soft magnetic phase content.To avoid the easy demagnetization,Pr-Fe-B/Alnico magnets were fabricated and reported in this manuscript.The content of the Alnico phase is increased from 0 to 25 wt%,while the content of Pr element is reduced to below the sub-stoichiometry of the 2:14:1 main phase.The maximum magnetic energy product,which is the figure-of-merit for permanent magnets,is increased from 122 kJ/m^(3) for the standard alloy to 146 kJ/m^(3) for the alloy with 15 wt% Alnico which shows a significant improvement considering the fact that the Curie point of the magnet is also increased by~66 K.The special microstructure contains distinctly and heterogeneously distributed 2:14:1 and Alnico phases.The dimensions of neither the 2:14:1 nor the Alnico phases meet the dimensional requirements of the nanocomposite magnets,but still the smooth demagnetization curves are noted for the alloys.The behavior of effective anisotropy,the performance of the magnets in applied magnetic field and the magnetic interactions among the various constituent grains were quantitatively studied by reversible susceptibility,irreversible susceptibility and re coil loop openness.This study may provide some guiding principles for the development of nanocomposite magnetic alloys with excellent magnetic properties by using much less RE elements.
