Research of warm compaction technology on nylon bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets

Warm compaction and room temperature compaction were applied to prepare bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets. The results indicated that the density of magnet was determined by the compaction pressure and warm compaction temperature, whereas, the thermosetting temperature could hardly affect the density of magnet. The mechanical properties of magnets were the best when the thermosetting temperature was 200 ℃. The Br, Hob, and （BH）max of warm compaction magnet were higher than those of room compaction. When the warm compaction temperature and thermosetting temperature were invariable, the density of magnet increased with the increase of compaction pressure, which resulted in the increase of Br, Hcb, and （BH）max of magnet and the decrease of Hcj of magnet. When the warm compaction temperature and compaction pressure were invariable, the magnetic properties of magnets decreased with the increase of thermosetting temperature. The magnetic properties of warm compaction molding magnets were better than those of injection molding magnets.

Effect of bonding process on the properties of isotropic epoxy resin-bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets

Bonded NdFeB magnets were prepared by compression molding. The effect of preparation technology on their magnetic and mechanical properties was studied through the analysis of density, Br, Hcj, （BH）max, bending strength, and compressive strength of the bonded magnets. The results showed that the magnetic properties decreased with increasing binder content, whereas the mechanical properties increased. Br and （BH）max increased with rising pressure, whereas Hcj decreased. For a fixed mass fraction of the binder, the optimal pressure was 620 MPa and the best thermosetting temperature was 160°C. These conditions made the bonded magnets have the optimal mechanical properties. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） analyses of the fracture surfaces indicated that the epoxy resin bonded magnets exhibited brittle behavior.

Magnetic properties and thermal stability of anisotropic bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets by warm compaction

Anisotropic bonded magnets were prepared by warm compaction using anisotropic Nd-Fe-B powder. The forming process, magnetic properties, and temperature stability were studied. The results indicate that the optimal temperature of the process, which was decided by the vis-cosity of the binders, was 110°C. With increasing pressure, the density of the magnets increased. When the pressure was above 700 MPa, the powder particles were destroyed and the magnetic properties decreased. The magnetic properties of the anisotropic bonded magnets were as follows： remanence Br=0.98 T, intrinsic coercivity iHc=1361 kA/m, and maximum energy product BHmax=166 kJ/m3. The magnets had excellent thermal stability because of the high coercivity and good squareness of demagnetization curves. The flux density of the magnets was 35% higher than that of isotropic bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets at 120°C for 1000 h. The flux density of the bonded magnets showed little change with regard to temperature.

Toward understanding the microstructure characteristics,phase selection and magnetic properties of laser additive manufactured Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets play a crucial role in energy conversion and electronic devices.The essential magnetic properties of Nd-Fe-B magnets,particularly coercivity and remanent magnetization,are significantly infuenced by the phase characteristics and microstructure.In this work,Nd-Fe-B magnets were manufactured using vacuum induction melting(VIM),laser directed energy deposition(LDED)and laser powder bed fusion(LPBF)technologies.Themicrostructure evolution and phase selection of Nd-Fe-B magnets were then clarified in detail.The results indicated that the solidification velocity(V)and cooling rate(R)are key factors in the phase selection.In terms of the VIM-casting Nd-Fe-B magnet,a large volume fraction of theα-Fe soft magnetic phase(39.7 vol.%)and Nd2Fe17Bxmetastable phase(34.7 vol.%)areformed due to the low R(2.3×10-1?C s-1),whereas only a minor fraction of the Nd2Fe14B hard magnetic phase(5.15 vol.%)is presented.For the LDED-processed Nd-Fe-B deposit,although the Nd2Fe14B hard magnetic phase also had a low value(3.4 vol.%)as the values of V(<10-2m s-1)and R(5.06×103?C s-1)increased,part of theα-Fe soft magnetic phase(31.7vol.%)is suppressed,and a higher volume of Nd2Fe17Bxmetastable phases(47.5 vol.%)areformed.As a result,both the VIM-casting and LDED-processed Nd-Fe-B deposits exhibited poor magnetic properties.In contrast,employing the high values of V(>10-2m s-1)and R(1.45×106?C s-1)in the LPBF process resulted in the substantial formation of the Nd2Fe14B hard magnetic phase(55.8 vol.%)directly from the liquid,while theα-Fe soft magnetic phase and Nd2Fe17Bxmetastable phase precipitation are suppressed in the LPBF-processed Nd-Fe-B magnet.Additionally,crystallographic texture analysis reveals that the LPBF-processedNd-Fe-B magnets exhibit isotropic magnetic characteristics.Consequently,the LPBF-processed Nd-Fe-B deposit,exhibiting a coercivity of 656 k A m-1,remanence of 0.79 T and maximum energy product of 71.5 k J m-3,achieved an acceptable magnetic performance,comparable to other additive manufacturing processed Nd-Fe-B magnets from MQP(Nd-lean)Nd-Fe-Bpowder.

Recycle for Sludge Scrap of Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnet as Isotropic Bonded Magnet

The reduction diffusion method was performed for the sludge scrap of Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets with adding Ca metal to recover the oxidized Nd-Fe-B phase. After washing the resultant powders to remove Ca metal component, the powders obtained were recycled as an isotropic magnetic powder by the melt spinning method. The magnetic properties of powders as recycled were inferior, especially for the coercivity value, due to the deletion of rare earth metals during the washing process. The adjustment of metal composition, i.e., the addition of Nd metal, at the melt spinning process improved the magnetic properties to be B r=～0.75 T, H cj=～0.93 mA·m -1, and (BH) max=～91 kJ·m -3. The magnetic properties of the bonded magnets prepared from the composition-adjusted powders were B r=～0.66 T, H cj=～0.92 mA·m -1, and (BH) max=～70 kJ·m -3, which are approximately comparable to the commercially available MQPB boned one (B r=～0.73 T, H cj=～0.79 mA·m -1, and (BH) max=～86 kJ·m -3).

Preparation and characterization of sodium silicate/epoxy resin composite bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets with high performance

As an organic binder for bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, epoxy resin(EP) has poor heat resistance but good moisture resistance, while sodium silicate(SS) has poor moisture absorption but better heat resistance and corrosion resistance. In order to improve high temperature stability and decrease moisture absorption of bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, EP/SS composites were applied as the binder to prepare bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets. The magnetic properties, moisture absorption, corrosion resistance, compressive strength and microstructure of composite bonded magnets were investigated. The results show that EP/SS bonded magnets can obtain excellent magnetic properties at room temperature, and even useable magnetic properties a thigh temperature environments at 200°C. EP/SS composite binder effectively improves heat resistance and corrosion resistance of bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, and reduces the hygroscopic properties. The molecule of sodium silicateis rigid and keeps it original shape at high temperature environments. In addition, SS in composite binder improves the mobility of the magnetic powders during the pre-pressing process, which makes the magnetic powders attain a more regular structure. These two factors will increase the mechanical properties. Moreover, sodium silicate in the composite binder can also cover the surfaces protecting the magnetic powders from oxidation and corrosion. EP in composite binder can cover SS surface to reduce the water absorption of SS as epoxy is a hydrophobic material. The EDX analysis shows that the composite binder has accumulated in the gaps of the magnet powders, which not only improves heat resistance and corrosion resistance, but also increases the mechanical properties. Therefore, EP/SS composite binder endows bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets excellent comprehensive properties.

Coercivity Mechanism of Melt-spun Nd-Fe-B Bonded Magnet

The microstructures of melt-spun Nd_135- Fe_81.74B4.76 ribbons have been investigated by means of X-ray diffraction,Mossbauer spectroscopy and HREM.Experimental results show that optimal magnetic properties of the bond- ed magnet can be obtained by melt-spun alloys at wheel velocity of 24m/s,the microstructure of which was single phase Nd_2Fe_(14)B crystallites,and no other phases,such as Nd-rich,B-rich or x-Fe phase,were present.It is considered that the high intrinsic coercivity ~iH_c can be attributed to the sin- gle-domain behaviour of Nd_2Fe_(14)B crystallite phase.

Investigation on the Moldability of HDDR NdFeB Bonded Magnet Prepared by Compression Molding Method

The phenomenon of uneven density distribution is inevitable in the process of preparing bonded magnets with complicated shape or with large geometric size by compression molding due to the friction among magnetic powder grains and between magnetic powder and the die wall, which reduces the pressure along the compression direction. In order to improve the density distribution homogeneity, the thin wall rings with composition of HDDR NdFeB prepared by compression molding were selected as the investigated object in this study. It was systematically investigated on the effect of addition level of lubricants and the addition methods of lubricants and strengthener on magnet density, density distribution and on magnet strength. By means of joint addition of lubricants and strengthener, which increases the magnet density and improves the magnet density distribution under the precondition of keeping the magnet strength unreduced. Thus the moldability of the bonded magnets is improved.

Effect of TbF_(3)diffusion on the demagnetization behavior and domain evolution of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by electrophoretic deposition

We studied the magnetic properties and domain evolution of annealed and TbF3-diffused sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets using the electrophoretic deposition method.After TbF_(3)diffusion,the coercivity increased significantly by 9.9 kOe and microstructural analysis suggested that Tb favored the formation of the(Nd,Tb)_(2)Fe_(14)B shell phase in the outer region of the matrix grains.The first magnetization reversal and the dynamic successive domain propagation process were detected with a magneto-optical Kerr microscope.For the TbF_(3)-diffused magnet,the magnetization reversal appeared at a larger applied field and the degree of simultaneous magnetization reversal decreased compared with an annealed magnet.During demagnetization after full magnetization,the occurrence of domain wall motion(DWM)in the reproduced multi-domain regions was observed by the step method.The maximum polarization change resulting from the reproduced DWM was inversely related to the coercivity.The increased coercivity for the diffused magnet was mainly attributed to the more difficult nucleation of the magnetic reversed region owing to the improved magneto-crystalline anisotropy field as a result of Tb diffusion.

Study on Compound Effect of Bonded Magnets

The compound effect of Nd2Fe14B/Fe3B-Ferrite bonded magnets was studied.The result shows that the value ofβjHC obviously decreases with the ferrite content increasing.In addition, a functional relation between magnetic properties and ferrite content was clearly revealed by the physical relation in the magnetic powders.

Preparation of Rapidly Quenching (Nd,Pr)_(12)(FeCoZr)_(82)B_6 Alloy and Magnetic Properties of Bonded Magnets

The optimum quenching rates and annealing conditions to prepare near stoichiometrical (Nd,Pr)(12)(FeCoZr)(82)B-6 bonded magnets were investigated by using sub-overquenching and post annealing method. The quenching rates, annealing temperatures, and annealing time directly influence the microstructure and magnetic properties of alloy ribbons. The optimum magnetic properties of bonded magnets are achieved by melt spinning at 24 m (.) s(-1) wheel surface speed, annealing at 655 degreesC for 10 min, and bonding with 3.25% (mass fraction) epoxy. The best magnetic properties of remanence B-r, intrinsic coercivity H-ci and maximum energy product (BH)(max) are 0.669 T, 811 kA (.) m(-1), and 75 kJ (.) m(-3), respectively.

Adding microfiber glass to increase the magnetic alignment of bonded magnets

To investigate the effect of adding microfiber glass on the magnetic and mechanic properties of anisotropic Nd-Fe-B magnets, the Nd-Fe-B magnets with epoxy resin lubricant were prepared by calendering and magnetic alignment steps with heating. The effect of heating during magnetic alignment process on magnetic and mechanic properties of the prepared Nd-Fe-B magnets was investigated and optimized. As a result, heating unaligned flexible bonded magnets to 100 °C for 30 min during magnetic alignment resulted in the largest (BH)_(max), which increased to over 61.5% with DOA increasing and to over 38% compared with unaligned Nd-Fe-B magnets prepared by one step method.

The Effect of HDDR Process on Magnetic Properties in NdFeB Type of Bonded Magnets

The present paper describes the effect of alloy composition,homogenization and dehy-drogenization procedures on magnetic properties of NdFeB type of HDDR powders and the bonded magnet.The results showed that the powders prepared by HDDR process possesses useful magnetic proper- ties and a better thermal stability than the sintered NdFeB magnet does.

Magnetic Properties and Intergranular Action in Bonded Hybrid Magnets

Magnetic properties and intergranular action in bonded hybrid magnets,based on NdFeB and strontium ferrite powders were investigated.The long-range magnetostatic interaction and short-range exchange coupling interaction existed simultaneously in bonded hybrid magnets,and neither of them could be neglected.Some magnetic property parameters of hybrid magnets could be approximately obtained by adding the hysteresis loops of two magnets pro rata.

Hydrogen Bonded 3D Molecular Self Assembly Constructed from [(Ni(nicotinamide)_2(thiocyanate)_2(H_2O)_2] Complex Showing Spin Canted Anti-ferromagnetic Character

A new three-dimensional nickel（Ⅱ） hydrogen-bonded molecular self assembly containing [（Ni（nicotinamide）2（thiocyanate）2（H2O）2] complex has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,FTIR spectroscopy,thermal analysis and magnetic measurements.Structural analysis reveals that the complex crystallizes in triclinic space group P1（crystal data a = 7.5574,b = 8.2683,c = 9.0056 A,α = 73.010,β = 69.698,γ = 66.51） and exhibits a distorted octahedral coordination sphere.Most interesting point in its structure is the involvement of sulphur atom of thiocyanate moiety in the trifurcated hydrogen bonding to build up the hydrogen-bonded self assembly.The magnetic behavior as determined by squid magnetometer（2~300 K temp.range） reveals dominating antiferromagnetic interaction followed by spin canting behavior below 20 K.

Demagnetization Process and Coercivity for Anisotropic HDDR NdFeB Bonded Magnets

The demagnetization process and the coercivity mechanism for amsotropic HDDR Nd(Fe,Co)B bonded magnets were studied by comparing the dependence of coercivity on the alignment field applied while the powders were pressed. The results showed that both the remanence and the coercivity of magnet increased with increasing alignment field. The demagnetization process of the magnet can be classified as the nucleation process inside the grains and the domain-wall motion between the grains. The combined effect of two processes determines the coercivity of HDDR NdFeB bonded magnets.

STUDIES ON PROCESS AND STABILITY OF BONDED Sm_2TM_(17)MAGNETS WITH HIGH COERCIVITY AND HIGH ENERGY PRODUCT

The process of the epoxy-bonded Sm_2TM_(17) magnets includes:(1)after melting,the ingots are treated by solid soluiion,and then aged and pulverized;(2)the obtained alloy powder is mixed with epoxy resin bind- er;(3)the mixture is pressed in a magnetic field;(4)the compacts are cured.When the SmCo_(4.9)Fe_(2.7)Cu_(0.54)Zr_(0.13) alloy is heat treated and pressed with optimum pressing parameters,the high quality bonded magnets with B_r=8250 G,_iH_c=13000 Oe,and(BH)_(max)=16MGOe can be obtained.The stability of the magnets is studied also.The irreversible loss of O.C.(open circuit)remanence B_r in the temperature range between 25 and 150℃,is less than 4%.The average temperature coefficient at temperatures between 25 and 70℃ is-0.03%/℃.The magnets obtained have heat resistance up to 130℃ even in long-term service, and have good corrosion resistance in acid,alkali and salt solutions.

Lectures on Bonded Magnets

At the invitation of Shanghai RareEarth Society and other institutions,Dr.Masaaki Hamano at Kanegafuchi Chemi-cal Industry Co.Ltd.,Japan,gave a ser-ties of lectures on Sm-Co and Nd-Fe-Bbonded magnets,May 28-31,in Shanghai.There were more than 150 attenders frommany research institutes,producers andapplication departments.Dr.M.Hamano explained in details thematerial preparation,fabrication tech-

Microstructure and magnetic properties of anisotropic Nd-Fe-B magnets prepared by spark plasma sintering and hot deformation

Bulk anisotropic Nd-Fe-B magnets were prepared from hydrogen-disproportionation-desorption-recombination（HDDR） powders via spark plasma sintering（SPS） and subsequent hot deformation. The influence of sintering temperature on the structure and magnetic properties of the spark plasma sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets were studied. The remanence Br, intrinsic coercivity Hcj, and the maximum energy product（BH）max, of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets first increase and then decrease with the increase of sintering temperature, TSPS, from 650 °C to 900 °C. The optimal magnetic properties can be obtained when TSPS is 800 °C. The Nd-Fe-B magnet sinter treated at 800 °C was subjected to further hot deformation. Compared with the starting HDDR powders or the SPS treated magnets, the hot-deformed magnets present more obvious anisotropy and possess much better magnetic properties due to the good c-axis texture formed in the deformation process. The anisotropic magnet deformed at 800 °C with 50% compression ratio has a microstructure consisting of well aligned and platelet-shaped Nd2Fe14 B grains without abnormal grain growth and exhibits excellent magnetic properties parallel to the pressing axis.