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Method for the preparation of rare earth-base permanent magnet
Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-07-19
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Granted: 1991-02-12
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Expires: 2010-07-19
Abstract
Abstract An improved method is proposed for the preparation of a sintered permanent magnet of a rare earth-iron-boron alloy having remarkably improved magnetic properties and stability by the powder metallurgical process. The scope of the inventive method consists in the particle size classification of the alloy powder for compression molding into a powder compact to be sintered, by which particles having a finer particle diameter and, preferably, a coarser particle diameter than the respective critical values are removed so as to effectively prevent oxidation of the too fine particles and improving the magnetic orientation of the particles as well as the sintering behavior of the particles.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Ohashi
- 👤 Masanobu Shimao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/032; H01F1/04; H01F1/047; H01F1/053; H01F1/055; H01F1/057; H01F1/0571; H01F1/0575; H01F1/0577
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy comprising a rare earth element, iron and boron which comprises the steps of: (a) pulverizing an alloy having a chemical composition expressed by the formula R.sub.x Fe.sub.1-x-y-z B.sub.y M.sub.z, in which R is a rare earth element, M is an element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, cobalt, gallium, niobium and zirconium, the subscript x is a positive number in the range from 0.10 to 0.25, the subscript y is a positive number in the range from 0.01 to 0.20 and the subscript z is zero or a positive number not exceeding 0.20, into an alloy powder; (b) removing particles having a diameter smaller than 2 μm from the alloy powder; (c) shaping the alloy powder by molding into a green powder compact; (d) heating the green powder compact to effect sintering at a temperature in the range from 1000° to 1200° C. into a sintered body; and (e) subjecting the sintered body to a heat treatment at a temperature not lower than 350° C. but lower by at least 50° C. than the temperature at which the green powder compact is sintered in step (c) for a length of time in the range from 30 minutes to 4 hours.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy comprising a rare earth element, iron and boron which comprises the steps of: (a) pulverizing an alloy having a chemical composition expressed by the formula R.sub.x Fe.sub.1-x-y-z B.sub.y M.sub.z, in which R is a rare earth element, M is an element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, cobalt, gallium, niobium and zirconium, the subscript x is a positive number in the range from 0.10 to 0.25, the subscript y is a positive number in the range from 0.01 to 0.20 and the subscript z is zero or a positive number not exceeding 0.20, into an alloy powder; (b) removing particles having a diameter smaller than 2 μm from the alloy powder; (c) shaping the alloy powder by molding into a green powder compact; (d) heating the green powder compact to effect sintering at a temperature in the range from 1000° to 1200° C. into a sintered body; and (e) subjecting the sintered body to a heat treatment at a temperature not lower than 350° C. but lower by at least 50° C. than the temperature at which the green powder compact is sintered in step (c) for a length of time in the range from 30 minutes to 4 hours.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rare earth element is neodymium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rare earth element is a combination of neodymium and dysprosium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alloy powder is freed from particles having a diameter smaller than 2 μm and particles having a diameter larger than 50 μm in step (b).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 4 wherein the alloy powder is freed from particles having a diameter smaller than 2 μm and particles having a diameter larger than 20 μm in step (b).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method for the preparation of a perparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alloy powder after step (b) contains particles having a particle diameter smaller than 2 μm in a volume fraction not exceeding 1%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 6 wherein the alloy powder after step (b) contains particles having a particle diameter smaller than 2 μm in a volume fraction not exceeding 0.5%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method for the preparation of a permanent magnet of a magnetic alloy as claimed in claim 1 wherein the element denoted by M is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, aluminum and niobium.
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