Coercivity enhancement of hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets by the eutectic grain boundary diffusion process

Lihua Liu; H. Sepehri-Amin; T. Ohkubo; M. Yano; A. Kato; T. Shoji; K. Hono

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.12.227

Coercivity enhancement of hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets by the eutectic grain boundary diffusion process

Lihua Liu, H. Sepehri-Amin, T. Ohkubo, M. Yano, A. Kato, T. Shoji, K. Hono

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Abstract

Nd-M (M = Al, Cu, Ga, Zn, Mn) alloys with compositions close to eutectic points were investigated as diffusion sources for the grain boundary diffusion process to hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets. Coercivity enhancement was observed for most of the alloys. Among them, the sample processed with Nd₉₀Al₁₀ exhibited the highest coercivity of 2.5 T at room temperature. However, the sample processed with Nd₇₀Cu₃₀ exhibited the highest coercivity of 0.7 T at 200 ^°C. Microstructural observations using scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) showed that nonferromagnetic Nd-rich intergranular phase envelops the Nd₂Fe₁₄B grains after the diffusion process. Abnormal grain growth and the dissolution of Al into the Nd₂Fe₁₄B grains were observed in the sample processed with Nd₉₀Al₁₀, which explains its inferior thermal stability of coercivity compared to the sample processed with Nd₇₀Cu₃₀. The coercivity enhancement and poor thermal stability of the coercivity of the Nd₉₀Al₁₀ diffusion-processed sample are discussed based on microstructure studies by transmission electron microscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-439
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	666
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.12.227
Publication status	Published - 2016 May 5
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coercivity
Diffusion process
Grain boundary phase
Nd-Fe-B
Permanent magnets

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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