Melt-spun ribbons with nominal composition of Nd14–xFe76+xCo3Zr1B6(x=0,0.5,1) were consolidated into isotropic bulk magnets by spark plasma sintering method.It was found that the Nd content and sintering temperature had significant influence on the density and magnetic properties of the sintered magnets.Homogeneous microstructure and fine grain(50–100 nm) were obtained when sintering below 700 ℃,and the initial magnetization curve showed that the coercivity was controlled by the pinning mechanism.However,ab...
The magnetic properties and microstructure of Nd-Fe-B magnets prepared by spark plasma sintering with different die-upsetting processes were investigated. The results showed that the optimum magnetic properties of die-upset Nd-Fe-B magnets were obtained at 680 ℃ when the die-upset level was 60%, and the degree of magnetic alignment was 0.84. The microstructures showed that the coarse grains oc-curred predominantly within certain areas, and abnormal grain growth was not observed within the major areas of well-aligned grains. There existed many small spherical grains, which stacked together and were not aligned during die upsetting when the deformation temperature was 650 ℃. These small spherical grains grew up, and were aligned when the deformation temperature increased from 650 to 680 ℃, which could improve the crystallographic alignment of die-upset Nd-Fe-B magnets.
The mechanical properties of die-upset Nd-Fe-B magnets produced at different die-upset processes were investigated. The results showed that the optimum comprehensive mechanical properties of die-upset Nd-Fe-B magnets were obtained at the deformation temperature of 680 ℃. The anisotropy of Vickers hardness was more obvious at the die-upset level of 55%, and the Vickers hardness measured parallel to the c-axis was significantly lower than that perpendicular to the c-axis. The fracture toughness measured parallel to the c-axis first increased, and then decreased with increase in die-upset level. The maximum fracture toughness of Nd-Fe-B magnets was obtained at the die-upset level of 60%. The microstmcture showed that the width of defect layers and the average size of large grains increased, and the layered structure of die-upset Nd-Fe-B magnets was obviously different with increase in the die-upset level.
