Magnetic properties of Ce-Nd-Fe-Mo alloys and their nitrides
New quaternary alloys of Ce-1 xNdxFe12 Mo-y(y) with x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1 and y=0, 1.5, 2 have been prepared and magnetically hardened by melt spinning. X-ray diffraction indicates that the as-spun materials exhibit the tetragonal ThMn12-type structure. Prior to nitriding, the coercivity H-ci is less than 0.6 kOe in all alloys and is independent of Nd content, while the magnetization 4 pi M-19 (measured in an applied held of 19 kOe) and Curie temperature T-c increase with added Nd content x. The effects of nitriding pressure P, time t, and temperature TOR magnetic properties have been carefully evaluated on NdFe10Mo2 in order to identify the optimal nitriding parameters. The optimized nitriding profile was subsequently adopted to nitride the remaining samples. After nitrogenation, T-c and 4 pi M-19 have been substantially enhanced primarily due to the increased Fe-Fe exchange from nitrogen induced lattice dilation. Benefitting from the positive contribution from Nd, H-ci has been greatly improved in the Nd containing samples. As a result, Ce0.2Nd0.8Fe10Mo2 nitride features H-ci=2.9 kOe and (BH)(max) = 1.6 MGOe and Ce0.2Nd0.8Fe10.5Mo1.5 nitride demonstrates H-ci=2.5 kOe, (BH)(max) = 1.5 MGOe at room temperature, and T-c=337 degrees C. which are substantial advancements compared to the pure Ce based ThMn12-type materials previously reported. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 0472-1526
- OSTI ID:
- 1211067
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 369; ISSN 0304-8853
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Magnetic hardening of CeFe12-xMox and the effect of nitrogenation
Magnetic hardening of Ce1+xFe11–yCoyTi with ThMn12 structure by melt spinning