Abstract: Nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe magnets are synthesized by melt-spinning a Nd8Fe86B6 alloy and the effect of wheel speed on the microstructure and exchange coupling interaction is investigated. The results show that there is an optimum wheel speed about 12m/s at which a homogeneous Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe microstructure with fine α-Fe grains is developed directly from the melt. After low temperature annealing, the non-uniform composition from amorphous is eliminated and the magnetic properties can increase. The maximum magnetic properties are: iHc=432.2kA/m, Jr=1.08T, (BH)max=115kJ/m3. However, higher wheel speed leads to the appearance of amorphous phase and its volume fraction increases with the increase of wheel speed. These result in a Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe structure with large α-Fe grains after a subsequent crystallization annealing, which deteriorates the exchange-coupling between Nd2Fe14B phase and α-Fe phase and decrease its magnetic properties.
Microstructure and exchange coupling interaction of nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe magnets
Abstract:
Nanocomposite Nd 2Fe 14 B/α-Fe magnets are synthesized by melt-spinning a Nd 8Fe 86 B 6 alloy and the effect of wheel speed on the microstructure and exchange coupling interaction is investigated. The results show that there is an optimum wheel speed about 12 m/s at which a homogeneous Nd 2Fe 14 B/α-Fe microstructure with fine α-Fe grains is developed directly from the melt. After low temperature annealing, the non-uniform composition from amorphous is eliminated and the magnetic properties can increase. The maximum magnetic properties are: i H c=432.2 kA/m, J r=1.08 T, (BH) max =115 kJ/m 3. However, higher wheel speed leads to the appearance of amorphous phase and its volume fraction increases with the increase of wheel speed. These result in a Nd 2Fe 14 B/α-Fe structure with large α-Fe grains after a subsequent crystallization annealing, which deteriorates the exchange-coupling between Nd 2Fe 14 B phase and α-Fe phase and decrease its magnetic properties.