Magnetic properties and microstructures of Fe-Cr-10 wt% Co-M (M= Si/Ti/Ni/Mo/Ge/Ta) permanent magnet alloys

Effect of alloying elements and heat treatments on magnetic properties and microstructures of Fe-Cr-10 wt% Co alloys was studied by magnetic measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Among the alloying elements tried, it was found that only Si and Ti can greatly improve the hard magnetic properties of the Fe-Cr-Co alloys. An Fe-10Co-26Cr alloy added with 0.5 wt% Si-0.5 wt% Ti showed the best combination of magnetic properties of H_c = 43 kA/m.B_r = 1.42 T, (BH)_m = 41 kJ/m³.The variation in magnetic properties was correlated to quantitative microstructural features, particle size and aspect ration. It was found that for alloys of the same composition, H_c is determined by shape anisotropy induced by magnetic aging.     

The effect of silicon on the structure and properties of Fe-Cr-Co permanent magnet alloys

The influence of silicon in amounts of up to 4.33 wt% was studied in terms of its effect on micro- and macrostructure, on non-metallic inclusions, on mechanical hardening and on magnetic properties of Fe-28Cr-24Co alloy of equiaxial grain structure and of partially ordered structure-the so-called semicolumnar structure. Optimum magnetic properties in the examined alloy are attained with silicon content Si = 1.04 wt%. Magnetic properties of an alloy of semicolumnar structure are markedly superior to those of the alloy devoid of that structure. With up to 1.04 wt% of silicon, the macrostructure of the alloy remains practically unchanged, while with higher contents of silicon a refinement of the structure takes place. The stereometric parameters of non-metallic inclusions (Al₂O₃, SiO₂, Al₂O₃·SiO₂) increase with silicon contents Si > 1.04 wt%. The hardness of the alloy after homogenizing is practically constant up to silicon content Si = 1.65 wt%, but it increases slightly with Si > 1.65 wt%. The examined alloy with silicon up to 1.65 wt% is ductile in the quenched state and could also be cold-worked.     

Hyperfine interactions, structure and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Co–Fe–Ni alloys prepared by mechanical alloying

Mechanical alloying method was used to prepare nanocrystalline Co₅₀Fe₄₀Ni₁₀, Co₅₂Fe₂₆Ni₂₂ and Co₆₅Fe₂₃Ni₁₂ alloys. X-ray diffraction proved that during milling Co–Fe-based solid solution with b.c.c. lattice was formed in the case of Co₅₀Fe₄₀Ni₁₀, while for Co₅₂Fe₂₆Ni₂₂ and Co₆₅Fe₂₃Ni₁₂ compositions Co–Ni-based solid solutions with f.c.c. lattice were obtained. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed similar values of the average hyperfine magnetic fields for all alloys, e.g. 32.17, 32.24 and 31.21 T for Co₅₀Fe₄₀Ni₁₀, Co₅₂Fe₂₆Ni₂₂ and Co₆₅Fe₂₃Ni₁₂ alloys, respectively. Magnetization measurements allowed to determine the effective magnetic moment, Curie temperature, saturation magnetization and coercive field for the obtained alloys.     

Magnetic properties of 36 wt% Ni-Fe alloys

This paper reports the effect of adding molybdenum, chromium or copper, in amounts up to 5 wt%, on the initial permeability μ_i, magnetostriction constant λ_ps and saturation magnetisation M_s of a 36 wt% Ni-Fe alloy. Mo and Cr decrease λ_ps and M_s, but Cu has the opposite effect. The initial permeability is increased by Mo and Cr additions, except at high concentrations, whereas Cu produces little change in μ_i. Changes in the magnetic moment per atom are discussed in terms of the effect of alloying on the mean number of (d+s) outer electrons. It is suggested that the change in magnetic moment per atom may influence the value of μ_i indirectly due to changes in the spin-orbit and exchange interactions, which alter the anisotropy and magnetostriction constants and domain wall energy.     

Effect of alloying elements and impurities on interface properties in aluminum alloys

The segregation energies of B, Si, P, Cr, Ni, Zr, and Mg on the special grain boundary (GB) Σ5 (210)[100] and on the open (210) surface of aluminum have been determined and the GB splitting energy has been calculated by the density functional theory methods. It has been shown that all elements listed above enrich the GB; for B, Si, P, Cr, Ni and Zr, Mg, interstitial and substitutional sites are preferred, respectively. The effect of alloying elements on the GB binding has been estimated using the parameter η equal to the change in the fracture work of the aluminum GB when adding alloying element atoms. From the viewpoint of strengthening the GB binding forces, Zr, Cr, Ni, and Mg are efficient, Si and B are neutral and phosphorus weakens GBs.     

永磁体外部磁场的不均匀性研究

从永磁体的分子电流观点、退磁场、工艺等出发, 以矩形永磁体为例, 从理论上分析了影响永磁体外部磁场不均匀性的各种因素.研究结果表明, 永磁体外部磁场宏观不均匀性(好场区均匀度和面积相对大小) 和空间距离及永磁体的外形设计密切相关. 退磁场对永磁体外部磁场微观不均匀性有着复杂影响. 永磁体工艺如粉末颗粒、取向度、烧结凝固、机械加工等将影响永磁体外部磁场的不均匀性, 如磁化偏角、对称性、光滑性等. 关键词： 永磁体 外部磁场 不均匀性 退磁场     

微观组织结构对铂钴永磁合金磁性能的影响

系统研究了Pt-Co合金磁性能与其微观组织结构间的关系.合金铸锭的X射线衍射结果表明：熔炼后的Pt-Co合金铸锭沿冷却方向存在明显的织构;扫描电镜照片显示合金的组织结构为柱状晶结构,柱状晶的生长方向平行于冷却方向;合金铸锭经塑性变形和再结晶处理后柱状晶组织消失,电镜照片显示处理后的合金晶粒尺寸变小且均匀;对不同组织结构的Pt-Co合金磁性能的测试结果表明,经塑性变形及再结晶处理后合金的磁性能有了明显提高,说明该合金中晶粒尺寸和取向是影响其矫顽力的重要因素. 关键词： 铂钴永磁合金 磁性能 织构     

Mössbauer spectroscopy in modern permanent magnet alloys

Intermetallic compounds involving the rare earths and a transition metal, especially iron, aroused great interest in the past twenty five years with particular attention been paid to their magnetic properties, due to the fact that these compounds have been used as a permanent magnet materials. Their study using different techniques has given new information about the mechanisms of the magnetic interactions, which are present in these compounds. Among them Mössbauer Spectroscopy (MS) has been proven to be an indispensable tool, due to the fact that information can be obtained either from the spectra of the iron sublattice or from the spectra of the rare earth sublattice. Thus information on local moments, crystal field effects, single ion anisotropy and exchange interactions can be extracted from such spectra and compared with results from other techniques. Among the best alloys for permanent magnet applications are the ones based on the Nd₂Fe₁₄B type structure. Very interesting magnetic properties are also present in the recently discovered series of RFe_12?x M _x , where M=V, Ti, Mo, Si. We will review their intrinsic and extrinsic magnetic properties, as they have been measured using (MS) and correlate them with the findings from other techniques.     

Influence of alloying additions and annealing time on magnetic properties in amorphous alloys based on iron

The present paper focuses on the influence of alloying additions on magnetostriction coefficient, concentration of free volume and magnetization in Fe–X–Si–B, and Fe–X–Cu–Si–B amorphous alloys. It was shown that in one group of alloys, the enhancement of soft magnetic properties effect can be attributed to formation of nanocrystalline phase αFe(Si), a decrease of the magnetostriction coefficient and annealing out of free volume. In the second group of alloys, this effect is due to a decrease of the magnetostriction coefficient and annealing out of free volume i.e. takes place in the relaxed amorphous phase.     

Effect of process on the magnetic properties of bonded NdFeB magnet

The effects of magnetic separation, coupling treatment, lubricating treatment, preform and biaxial molding on the density and magnetic properties of bonded NdFeB magnet were investigated. The results demonstrate that magnetic separation separates the powders with low coercive force; coupling treatment improves the interfaces between the powders and the binders; decrease in volume fraction of the binder increases magnetic properties of the magnet; granular arrangement improves both the magnetic and mechanical properties when powders are arranged in certain size; lubricating treatment improves the formability of the magnet and preform and biaxial molding improves both density and magnetic properties greatly. Combining these methods, the density of the bonded NdFeB magnet can reach 6.52 g/cm³ and the maximum energy product can reach 114 kJ/m³.     

Nd-Fe-B永磁材料低磁时效机理研究

研究烧结Nd-Fe-B磁体的低磁时效问题.实验显示样品在室温293和353K经920d磁时效后，磁通量的衰减率分别为1.4%和13%，经老化处理后，磁通量的衰减率分别为6‰和6.9%，说明未做老化处理的磁体时间稳定性较差. 假设微观杂质运动临界能E₁、极微小杂质运动临界能E₂和移动原子对键取向转动临界能E₃对时间稳定性的影响最为显著，依据半经典的Boltzmann统计分布，导出的烧结Nd-Fe-B磁体的低磁时效所满足的规律.理论结果与实验相符. 关键词： 烧结Nd-Fe-B 低磁时效 临界能 时间稳定性     

Effect of the bath pH on the electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Pd–Co alloys and their magnetic properties

The effect of the bath pH on the electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Pd–Co alloys and on their magnetic properties was studied. The pH practically did not affect the alloy composition. Conversely, the pH showed a significant influence on the shape and size of crystallites. Two different crystallites morphology were observed depending on the bath pH. A crystallite size ranging from 18.2 to 30 nm was obtained from X-ray diffractometry (XRD) patterns using the Scherrer's method. Also from the XRD patterns the lattice strain percentage was calculated and correlated with the residual stress, which probably originated during the film electrodeposition on the substrate. Some alloy magnetic properties showed small variations. In contrast, high and unexpected coercivities were obtained reaching a maximum of 1.69 kOe at pH 5.5. The high coercivity values were attributed to the presence of residual stress at the film–substrate interface, which increased as the bath pH and crystallite size decrease, both of them contributing simultaneously to increase in coercivity.     

Effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of NdFeB and Fe–Cr–Co permanent magnets

The effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of NdFeB and Fe–Cr–Co permanent magnets has been investigated. The magnetic flux loss of two kinds of magnets before and after irradiation was measured. Results show that the effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of sintered NdFeB is not so obvious as that on Fe–Cr–Co magnet. Irradiation-induced damage from γ-ray for the Fe–Cr–Co magnets was characterized for the first time. The decline of permanent magnetic properties of Fe–Cr–Co magnet induced by γ-ray irradiation is reversible except for the maximum energy product (BH)_max. The difference of coercivity mechanism between these two kinds of permanent magnets is responsible for the different dependence of magnetic properties loss induced by γ-ray irradiation.     

The dissolution kinetics of free iron in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet alloys

Three kinds of NdFeB alloys, near the Nd₂Fe₁₄B ( φ phase ) composition of the Fe-(Nd₂B) pseudobinary phase diagram, were used to study the kinetics of free iron dissolution in the matrix, which is extremely important for the attainment of high coercivity. The dissolution equations together with the time exponent, n( , ) and activation energies of rate constants, Q(34–40.9 kcal/mol) were derived. These indicate that the quantity of Nd-rich liquid phase plays an important role in the dissolution kinetics. For the ‘hypo-φ’ composition (Fe-rich), grain boundary diffusion dominates. For φ and ‘hyper-φ’ (Nd-rich) composition, interface reaction dominates. The low activation energies of this system are attributed to the activated effect of φ phase formation and liquid phase assisted grain boundary diffusion, it is found that there will be no free iron left after powder pulverizing and sintering of the commercial Nd₁₅Fe₇₇B₈ alloy.     

Effect of aging on the magnetic properties of Cu-Mn alloys

The susceptibility of Cu-Mn alloy specimens quenched into cold water from 850°C increases proportionally with the cumulative period of subsequent aging at 100°C at least up to four weeks. The rate of increase varies over wide limits, even with the same specimen after requenching, apparently due to inadvertent slight variations in the quenching process. This large scatter in the rate of aging may account for at least some of the apparently contradictory results reported in the literature.     

Effect of silicon additions on the magnetic properties of Nd2Fe12Co2B alloy

The results of magnetic measurements performed on Nd₂Fe_12−xSi_xCo₂B alloys with 0⩽x⩽0.6 are presented. All the compound studied crystallize in the tetragonal Nd₂Fe₁₄B structure. The unit cell volume is found to decrease by introducing Si. With substitution of Fe by Si, the saturation moments decrease, but theanisotropy fields and Curie temperatures are found to increase significantly. For example, in Nd₂Fe_11.5Si_0.5Co₂b, at room temperature, μ_s=28.4μ_B, H_A=80 kOe and T_c=736 K.     

Improving permanent magnetic properties of rapidly solidified nanophase RE-TM-B alloys by compositional modification

Rapid solidification is one of the most important techniques to produce nanocrystalline rare-earth-transition metal-boron (RE-TM-B) hard magnetic materials. To achieve high performance on these NdFeB-based alloys, compositional modification and microstructure optimization have been frequently employed. In this short review, various substitutions and doping elements have been discussed regarding to their behaviors in adjusting the individual or combined hard magnetic properties as well as the microstructure based on our recent results. It has been demonstrated that Pr and Dy enhance coercivity _jH_C, whereas Sm reduces _jH_C due to their effects on intrinsic properties. Co improves the thermal stability as well as the microstructure. Introducing Fe₆₅Co₃₅ is a possible approach to enhance the magnetization and maximum energy product (BH)_max. As a doping element, Ta was found to play an important role to obtain an appropriate combination of magnetic properties for this type of alloys.     

The Mössbauer study of Nd−Fe−Co−B permanent magnetic alloys

Sintered Nd₁₇ (Fe_1?x Co_x)₇₅B₈ permanent magnetic alloys have been studied by Mössbauer effect, X-ray diffraction and electron probe micro-analysis, The results show that the alloys are composed of the tetragonal phase Nd₂(Fe,Co)₁₄B, the B-rich phase Nd₁₁₁(Fe,Co)₄B₄ and the Nd-rich phase Nd₈₀(Fe,Co)₁₉B. In the tetragonal phase, Co atoms occupy preferentially the k₂ and j₂ sites, and Fe atoms occupy randomly the k₁ site and preferentially the j₁ site while the e and c sites seem to be completely occupied by Fe atoms.