Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1556397 Journal of Materials Science & Technology 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets with a small amount of Cu nano-particles doping have been prepared by conventional sintered method. Effects of Cu content on magnetic properties, corrosion resistance, and oxidation properties of the magnets have been studied. It shows that the coercivity rises gradually, while the remanence decreases simultaneously with increasing Cu doping amount. Microstructure observation reveals that Cu element enriches mainly the Nd-rich phase. Autoclave test results show that the corrosion rate of the magnets decreases with increasing Cu content. After oxidation, the maximum energy product loss of the magnets with 0 and 0.2 wt% Cu nano-particles doping are 6.13% and 0.99%, respectively. Therefore, it is concluded that Cu nano-particles doping is a promising way to enhance the coercivity and corrosion resistance of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets.

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