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.

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.

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.

Regeneration of waste sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets to fabricate anisotropic bonded magnets

The waste sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets were regenerated as magnetic powders via manually crushing （MC） or hydrogen decrepitation （HD） to fabricate anisotropic bonded magnets. Effect of size distribution on the magnetic properties of the regenerated magnetic MC and HD powders was investigated. For the MC powders, as the particle size decreased, the remanence （Br） increased first, and then decreased again, while the coercivity （Hci） dropped monotonically. The powders with particle size in the range of 200-450μm possessed the best magnetic properties ofBr of 1.22 T and Hci of 875.6 kAJm. The corresponding bonded magnet exhibited magnetic properties ofBr of 0.838 T, Hci of 940.9 kA/m, and （BH）max of 91.4 kJ/m^3, respectively. On the other hand, the liD powders with particle size range of 200-450 μm bore the best magnetic properties Of Br of 1.24 T and Hci of 860.4 kA/m. Compared with magnetic properties of the waste magnet, the powders retained 93.9% of Br and 70.0% of Hci, respectively. The bonded magnet produced from HD powders possessed Br of 0.9 T, Hci of 841.4 kA/m, and （BH）max of 111.6 kJ/m^3, indicating its good potential in practical applications.

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.

High-temperature magnetic properties of anisotropic Mn Bi/Nd Fe B hybrid bonded magnets

Anisotropic MnBi/NdFeB （MnBi contents of 0 wt%, 20 wt%, 40 wt%, 60 wt%, 80 wt%, and 100 wt%） hybrid bonded magnets were prepared by molding compression using MnBi powders and commercial hydro-genation disproportionation desorption and recombination （HDDR） NdFeB powders. Magnetic measurements at room temperature show that with MnBi content increasing, the magnetic properties of the MnBi/NdFeB hybrid bonded magnets all decrease gradually, while the density of the hybrid magnets improves almost linearly. In a temperature range of 293-398 K, the coercivity temperature coefficient of the hybrid magnets improves gradually from -0.59 %.K^-1 for the pure NdFeB bonded magnet to -0.32 %.K^-1 for the hybrid bonded magnet with 80 wt% MnBi, and the pure MnBi bonded magnet exhibits a positive coercivity temperature coefficient of 0.61%-K^-1.

Magnetic properties and magnetization mechanism of anisotropic NdFeB/SmFeN hybrid bonded magnets prepared with different coercivity NdFeB powders

Anisotropic NdFeB/SmFeN hybrid bonded magnets were prepared by warm compaction process under an orientation magnetic field of 22 kOe,mixing with anisotropic SmFeN powders in different addition and HDDR-NdFeB powders in different coercivity.With the addition of 20 wt% SmFeN,the density and remanence of hybrid magnets increase from 5.58 g/cm~3,8.4 kGs to 6.02 g/cm~3,9.0 kGs,respectively.And as the addition amount of SmFeN powders varies from 20 wt% to 40 wt%,the maximum energy product changes less than 0.5 MGOe.In addition,the magnetization process and the interactions between two powders were studied.It is found that the magnetization process of anisotropic NdFeB powders shows distinction in different initial states.The addition of SmFeN powders promotes the rotation of NdFeB powders together with applied field,which is beneficial to the degree of alignment of NdFeB powders.Because of the micron-sized long range coupling effect,the coercivity of hybrid magnets decreases slowly with the increase of low coercivity SmFeN.Meanwhile,the magnetization process of hybrid magnets is different from pure magnets,it increases rapidly at low field and then slowly,next leads to rapidity again and achieves the saturation magnetization finally.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Influence of zirconium addition on the microstructure and magnetic properties of nanocomposite Nd_(10.1)Fe_(78.2-x)Co_5Zr_xB_(6.7) permanent magnets

Nanocomposite Nd10.1Fe78.2-xCo5ZrxB6.7 （x= 0, 1.5, 2.5, 2.7, 3, 4） permanent magnets were prepared by melt-spun and annealing. The microstructure and magnetic properties of the permanent magnets were investigated. The resuits reveal that the addition of Zr element significantly reduces the grain size and improves the thermal stability of the amorphous phase. A fme nanocomposite microstructure with an average grain size of about 35 nm can be developed at a wheel speed of 16 m·s^-1 with the content of Zr up to 2.7 at.%. After optimal annealing （710℃ x 4 min）, the magnetic properties of the Ndl0.1Fe75.5Co5Zr2.TB6.7 bonded magnets were achieved as follows： Br= 0.72 T, jHc = 769 kA·m^-1, and （BH）max = 85.0 kJ·m^-3.

Research and Develop ment of Rare Earth Per manent Magnets in China

The research and development of RE magnets in China were briefly reviewed. The research achievements of RE magnets reach international level. The intermetallic nitrides with ThMn12-type structure of RFe series which possess Chinese proprietary were prepared. The output of RE magnets has ranked second in the world. The production of RE magnets will be steadily expanding with the expiration of NdFeB patent in 2003. Some related data were also presented.

Geometries and electronic structures of Zr_(n)Cu(n=2–12) clusters: A joint machine-learning potential density functional theory investigation

Zr-based amorphous alloys have attracted extensive attention because of their large glassy formation ability, wide supercooled liquid region, high elasticity, and unique mechanical strength induced by their icosahedral local structures.To determine the microstructures of Zr–Cu clusters, the stable and metastable geometry of Zr_(n)Cu(n=2–12) clusters are screened out via the CALYPSO method using machine-learning potentials, and then the electronic structures are investigated using density functional theory. The results show that the Zr_(n)Cu(n ≥ 3) clusters possess three-dimensional geometries, Zr_(n)Cu(n≥9) possess cage-like geometries, and the Zr_(12)Cu cluster has icosahedral geometry. The binding energy per atom gradually gets enlarged with the increase in the size of the clusters, and Zr_(n)Cu(n=5,7,9,12) have relatively better stability than their neighbors. The magnetic moment of most Zr_(n)Cu clusters is just 1μB, and the main components of the highest occupied molecular orbitals(HOMOs) in the Zr_(12)Cu cluster come from the Zr-d state. There are hardly any localized two-center bonds, and there are about 20 σ-type delocalized three-center bonds.

Oxidation and Antioxidation of Nanocrystalline Powders of Nd-Fe-B

The Nd Fe B magnet powders were treated by organosilicon resins, silane coupling agent and dichromate salts. Using temperature tests, high temperature and high humidity tests, and DTA, the antioxidation behavior was studied. The results show that antioxidation characte ristics are improved remarkably.

Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Double-Phase Nanocomposite NdFeB

The attempt for the addition of double-phase nanocomposite Nd_2Fe_ 14B/Fe_3B powders into several RE_2Fe_ 14B (RE=Pr, Nd) powders with high magnetic properties was carried out. The powders were compounded and compressed to take shape of bonded magnets. By means of investigating the variation of compound magnet B_r, the interaction between magnetic powders was revealed. The result shows that not chemical but physical interaction exists between elements. The compound effect of Nd_2Fe_ 14B/Fe_3B-ferrite bonded magnets was detailedly studied. The functional relation was revealed between magnetic properties and ferrite content. That is Y=5.42x2-11.34x+6.62(x: ferrite content, Y: (BH)_m). The variation of _jH_c temperature coefficient β_ jHc with ferrite content was investigated. Following the ferrite content increase, β_ jHc and h_ irr are obviously decreased, and compression-resistant strength is enhanced.

A Study of Two-Phase Nanocrystalline Nd_(8.5)Fe_(75)Co_5Cu_1Zr_3Nb_1B_(6.5)Permanent Magnet

Nanocrystalline Nd 8.5 Fe 75 Co 5Cu 1Zr 3Nb 1B 6.5 ribbons were prepared by melt spun (18 m·s -1 ) and subsequent heat treatment (670 ℃/4 min). Excellent magnetic properties of the bonded magnet were achieved as follows: B r=0.68 T (6 8 kGs), J H c=620.3 kA·m -1 (7.8 kOe), ( BH ) max =74 kJ·m -3 (9 3 MGOe). The results of TEM photomicrographs confirm that the appearance of α Fe phase is earlier than that of Nd 2Fe 14 B phase during crystallization process. The addition of Cu and Zr elements shows to be advantageous to the improvement of an intrinsic coercivity and squareness of hysteresis loop, as well as energy product.

Effect of silane coupling agents on flowability and compressibility of compound for bonded NdFeB magnet

Based on the difference of the Y-terminal functional group of the silane coupling agent(Y-Si(X)_(3)),four different silane coupling agents were employed to pretreat the surface of the NdFeB powders.The effects of silane coupling agents on the flowability and compressibility of compounds for preparing bonded NdFeB magnets were studied.It is indicated that compounds pretreated by silane coupling agents have weaker friction and meshing force.The apparent density is increased by 0.3 g/cm^(3 )compared with the compound without silane coupling agent,and the radial crushing strength is significantly increased by about 3-4 times.In addition,the epoxy resin is more evenly distributed on the surface of the compounds treated by silane coupling agents observed by scanning electron microscopy,and some agglomerated particles are produced.Also,the compressibility of compounds with silane coupling agents is significantly improved due to the fact that hardening exponents are reduced.However,the addition of silane coupling agents has almost no effect on the magnetic properties of bonded magnets.The special energy was used to manifest the flowability of magnetic powder particles representing the macroscopic performance of the force between powder particles,providing a new direction for the study of the interface compatibility of two-phase or multiphase composite materials.

Anisotropic NdFeB/SmCoCuFeZr composite bonded magnet prepared by warm compaction process

Anisotropic NdFeB/SmCoCuFeZr composite bonded magnets were prepared by warm compaction process. The effects of adding SmCoCuFeZr magnetic powder on the properties of anisotropic bonded NdFeB magnet were investigated in this work. The results show that, both magnetic properties and temperature stability of the bonded magnet can be improved by adding fine SmCoCuFeZr magnetic powder. In the present study, the optimal content of SmCoCuFeZr magnetic powder was about 20 wt.%, in this case, the Br, Hcj, and（BH）maxof the NdFeB/SmCoCuFeZr composite magnet achieved 0.943 T, 1250 kA/m, and168 kJ/m^3, respectively.

Magnetic property recovery in Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet wastes with chemical reaction and physical dissolution

The main difficulty for the recovery of Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet wastes is how to completely remove the epoxy resins.In this study,chemical reaction and physical dissolution were combined to remove the epoxy resins by adding ammonia-water and mixed organic solvents.Ammonia-water can react with the epoxy functional group of epoxy resin to generate polyols.Mixed organic solvents of alcohol,dimethyl formamide(DMF),and tetrahydrofuran(THF) can dissolve the generated polyols and residual epoxy resins.Under the optimum processing conditions,the epoxy resins in the waste magnetic powders are substantially removed.The oxygen and carbon contents in the recycled magnetic powder are reduced from 13500 × 10^(-6) to 1600 × 10^(-6) and from 19500 × 10^(-6) to 2100 × 10^(-6) with the reduction ratio of88.1% and 89.2%,respectively.The recycled magnetic powder presents improved magnetic properties with MS of 1.306 × 10^(-1) A·m^(2)/g,Mr of 0.926 × 10^(-1) A·m^(2)/g,Hcj of 1.170 T,and(BH)max of 125.732 kJ/m^(3),which reach 99.8%,99.4%,95.9%,and 96.9% of the original magnetic powders,respectively.