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Preparation and TEM-study of sintered Nd[sub 18]Fe[sub 74]B[sub 6]Ga[sub 1]Nb[sub 1] magnets

Conference · · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:7000451
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  1. T.U. Vienna (Austria). Institute of Applied and Technical Physics
  2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Metallforschung, Stuttgart (Germany). Institut fuer Physik
Ga-doped Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets show an improved wetting behavior of the liquid phase during sintering and the formation of additional Ga-containing intergranular phases. Nb forms precipitates within the hard magnetic phase and an intergranular boride-phase. This improves the separation and decoupling of the hard magnetic grains and enhances the coercivity. In the as-sintered magnets the authors find a new Nd-rich Ga-containing region which contains Nd[sub 3]Ga and Nd[sub 5]Ga[sub 3]. This region is formed from the liquid phase during cooling. In addition the [delta]-phase occurs in the annealed magnets. Nb is found in the hexagonal NbFeB intergranular boride and in small Nb-containing precipitates within the hard magnetic phase. There is no Nb detected in the Nd-rich phases.
OSTI ID:
7000451
Report Number(s):
CONF-930416--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 29:6Pt1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English