High coercivity was obtained in bulk RE(Dy) Fe C(B) alloys with RE=Nd, Pr and Mm. In the as cast state, the samples show a negligible coercivity H ci . Magnetic hardening takes place when annealing the as ...High coercivity was obtained in bulk RE(Dy) Fe C(B) alloys with RE=Nd, Pr and Mm. In the as cast state, the samples show a negligible coercivity H ci . Magnetic hardening takes place when annealing the as cast alloys at around 1173 K for several hours, which produces an H ci greater than 1200 kA·m -1 . Boron appears to be very important for achieving high coercivity, which is found to increase with increasing Dy content. SEM studies show a very small grain size at around 2 μm. X ray diffraction and TEM studies reveal the existence of multiphases after annealing. They are RE 2Fe 14 (B,C), RE 2Fe 3C x , alpha Fe(RE) and RE 2Fe 17 (B,C) in order of their amounts. The carbide RE 2Fe 3C x has a complicated hexagonal structure with a =0.468 nm and c =0.795 nm.展开更多
文摘High coercivity was obtained in bulk RE(Dy) Fe C(B) alloys with RE=Nd, Pr and Mm. In the as cast state, the samples show a negligible coercivity H ci . Magnetic hardening takes place when annealing the as cast alloys at around 1173 K for several hours, which produces an H ci greater than 1200 kA·m -1 . Boron appears to be very important for achieving high coercivity, which is found to increase with increasing Dy content. SEM studies show a very small grain size at around 2 μm. X ray diffraction and TEM studies reveal the existence of multiphases after annealing. They are RE 2Fe 14 (B,C), RE 2Fe 3C x , alpha Fe(RE) and RE 2Fe 17 (B,C) in order of their amounts. The carbide RE 2Fe 3C x has a complicated hexagonal structure with a =0.468 nm and c =0.795 nm.