Abstract:
A new type of NdFeB magnets with high magnetic properties was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)technique.Effect of the heat treatment conditions on microstructure,magnetic properties and metallurgical transformations of magnets was systematically studied,by means of SEM,B-H loop-line instrument,and XRD,respectively.It is found that the SPS NdFeB magnets sintered at different temperatures during heat treatment exhibit and there exists an optimum temperature of 1050℃.The coercivity of SPS NdFeB magnets increases,owing to changing of structure and composition of Nd-rich phase during heat treatment.Under optimum processing conditions,the SPS NdFeB magnet possesses the best magnetic properties with a remanence of 1.351T,a coercive force of 674.4 kA·m
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