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Process for preparing R-Fe-B type sintered magnets employing the injection molding method
Assignee: Proterial Ltd
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Filing: 1993-06-24
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Granted: 1995-06-27
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Expires: 2013-06-24
Abstract
Abstract The object of the invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a complex shaped R--Fe--B type sintered anisotropic magnet improved the moldability of injection molding and preventing the reaction between R ingredients and binder and controlled the degradation of magnetic characteristics due to residual carbon and oxygen. Utilizing the R--Fe--B type alloy powder or the resin coated said alloy powder, and methylcellulose and/or agar and water, instead of the usual thermoplastic binder, it is mixed and injection molded. The molded body is dehydrated by the freeze vacuum dry method to control the reaction between R ingredients and of the R--Fe--B alloy powder and water; furthermore, by administering the de-binder treatment in the hydrogen atmosphere, and sintering it after the dehydrogen treatment, residual oxygen and carbon in the R--Fe--B sintered body is drastically reduced, improving the moldability during the injection molding to obtain a three dimensionally complex shape sintered magnet.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Yamashita
- 👤 Masahiro Asano
- 👤 Tsunekazu Saigo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:44
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/22; B22F3/225; 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; B22F2998/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A process for preparing an injection molded R--Fe--B type sintered magnet, comprising the steps of: mixing and kneading R--Fe--B type alloy powder wherein R is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, a binder selected from the group comprising methylcellulose, agar and water and mixture thereof, wherein the group undergoes a solgel reaction at a predetermined temperature, and water; molding the thus obtained mixture by injection-molding in a magnetic field; dehydrating the molded mixture; subjecting the dehydrated mixture to a debinder treatment; and sintering the thus treated mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process for preparing an injection molded R--Fe--B type sintered magnet, comprising the steps of: mixing and kneading R--Fe--B type alloy powder wherein R is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, a binder selected from the group comprising methylcellulose, agar and water and mixture thereof, wherein the group undergoes a solgel reaction at a predetermined temperature, and water; molding the thus obtained mixture by injection-molding in a magnetic field; dehydrating the molded mixture; subjecting the dehydrated mixture to a debinder treatment; and sintering the thus treated mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alloy powder consisting mainly of 8 at. %˜30 at. % of R which is at least one species of the rare earth elements including Y, 42 at. % -90 at. % of Fe and 2 at. % -28 at. % of B and having an average particle size of 1-10 μm is used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the alloy powder having an average particle size of 1-6 μm is used.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the alloy powder in which less than 50% of Fe is substituted by Co is used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the alloy powder in which less than 50% of Fe is substituted by Co is used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
180 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a mixture composed of an alloy powder mixed with a liquid phase compound powder in a predetermined proportion is used as the starting material, said alloy powder consisting mainly of 12 at. % of R which is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, 4 at. % of B, 0.1 at. %-10 at. % of Co and 68 at. %˜80 at. % of Fe and having at least two phases of R 2 Fe 14 B phase and R-rich phase and an average particle diameter of 8-40 μm, said liquid phase compound powder including an R 2 (FeCo) 14 B phase in a part of an intermetallic compound phase between Co or Fe and R including an R 3 Co phase, and consisting of 20 at. %-45 at. % of R which is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, 3 at. %-20 at. % of Co, less than 12 at. % of B and balance Fe and having an average particle diameter of 8-40 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
167 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a mixture composed of an alloy powder mixed with a liquid phase compound powder is used as a starting material, said alloy powder having mainly an R 2 Fe 14 B phase consisting of 11 at. %-13 at. % of R which is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, 4 at. %-12 at. % of B, balance Fe and inevitable impurities and having an average particle diameter of 1-5 μm, said liquid phase compound powder including an R 2 (Fe Co) 14 B phase in a part of an intermetallic compound between Co or Fe and R including an R 3 Co phase, and consisting of 13 at. %-45 at. % of R which is at least one species of rare earth elements including Y, less than 12 at. % of B, balance Co which can be partly or mostly substituted by Fe and inevitable impurities and having an average particle diameter of 8-40 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
The process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the mixture composed of said alloy powder and said liquid phase compound powder is mixed with a predetermined amount of a transition metal powder and the thus obtained mixture is subjected to a heat treatment to cause said transition metal to be deposited or diffusely coated on the surfaces of said alloy metal powder and liquid phase compound powder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the mixture composed of said alloy powder and said liquid phase compound powder is mixed with a predetermined amount of a transition metal powder and the thus obtained mixture is subjected to a heat treatment to cause said transition metal to be deposited or diffusely coated on the surfaces of said alloy metal powder and liquid phase compound powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a resin is coated on the surfaces of the Re-Fe-B type alloy powder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 10, wherein the additive amount of the resin is less than 0.30 wt. % with respect to the alloy powder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content of methylcellulose is in the range of from 0.05 wt. % to 0.50 wt. % and the content of water is in the range of from 6 wt. % to 16 wt. %.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein the content of methylcellulose is in the range of from 0.1 wt. % to 0.45 wt. %.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 13, wherein the content of methylcellulose is in the range of from 0.15 wt. % to 0.4 wt. %.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein an amount ranging from 0.1 wt. % to 0.3 wt. % of at least one species of glycerin, stearic acid, emulsion wax and water-soluble acrylic resin is added as a lubricant to the binder.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein the injection molding is carried out at a temperature 70°-90° C. for the mold, at a temperature of 0°-40° C. for the injection and under and injection pressure of 30-50 kg/cm 2 .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content of agar is in the range of from 0.2 wt. % to 4.0 wt. % and the content of the water is in the range of from 8 wt. % to 18 wt. %.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 17, wherein the content of the agar is in the range of from 0.5 wt % to 3.5 wt. %.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The process as claimed in claim 18, wherein the content of agar is in the range of from 0.5 wt. % to 2.5 wt. %.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process as claimed in claim 17, wherein an amount ranging from 0.1 wt. % to 1.0 wt. % of at least one species of glycerin, stearic acid, emulsion wax and water-soluble acrylic resin is added as a lubricant to the binder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process as claimed in claim 17, wherein the injection molding is carried out at a temperature of 10°-30° C. for the mold, at a temperature of 75°-95° C. for the injection and under an injection pressure of 30-70 kg/cm 2 .
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process as claimed in claimed 1, wherein the binder consists of methylcellulose and agar in the range of from 0.2 wt. % to 4.0 wt. % wherein the content of methylcellulose does not exceed 0.5 wt. % at maximum, and the content of water is in the range of from 6 wt. % to 18 wt. %.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process as claimed in claim 22, wherein an amount ranging from 0.1 wt. % to 1.0 wt. % of at least one species of glycerin, stearic acid, emulsion wax and water-soluble acrylic resin is added as a lubricant to the binder.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, at least one of a freeze-preserved mixture and/on injection molded mixture is used.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic field at the time of injection molding is more than 10 kOe.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dehydration is carried out by temperature-rising drying.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dehydration is carried out by a freeze-vacuum drying.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The process is claimed in claim 1, wherein the debinder treatment is carried out by heating vacuum.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as clawed in claim 1, wherein the debinder treatment is carried out by a heating in a hydrogen stream.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as claimed in claim 29, wherein a further dehydration is carried out after the debinder treatment.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sintering is carried out at a temperature of 1000° C.-1180° C. for one to two hours.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein an aging treatment is carried out at a temperature of 450°-800° C. for one to eight hours after the sintering.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sintered mixture contains less than 1300 ppm of carbon and less than 10000 ppm of oxygen.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 33, wherein the sintered mixture contains less than 1000 ppm of carbon and less than 9000 ppm o f oxygen.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 33, wherein the sintered mixture contains less than 800 ppm of carbon and less than 8000 ppm of oxygen.
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