Prospect for HRE-free high coercivity Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

K. Hono; H. Sepehri-Amin

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.03.012

Prospect for HRE-free high coercivity Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

K. Hono, H. Sepehri-Amin

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Abstract

Recent state-of-the-art microstructure investigations on Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets have revealed that the Nd₂Fe₁₄B grains in conventional sintered magnets are exchange-coupled through ferromagnetic grain boundary phase and the coercivity is governed by domain wall pinning, while exchange-decoupled sintered magnets can be processed by tuning the chemical composition to a slightly Nd-rich and B-lean one with Ga-doping. The coercivity of exchange-decoupled magnets is governed by the nucleation mechanism, giving rise to higher coercivity. Based on recent studies on microstructure-coercivity relationships of various Nd-Fe-B magnets, prospect of HRE-free high coercivity and high remanence magnets is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-13
Number of pages	8
Journal	Scripta Materialia
Volume	151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.03.012
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jul 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coercivity
Heavy rare earth
Nd-Fe-B
Permanent magnet
Rare earth permanent magnet

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys

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