Coercivity enhancement in Dy-free sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by effective structure optimization of grain boundaries

摘要

In this study, we presented an effective approach for the substantial coercivity enhancement of Dy-free sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets with Ga-doping. The coercivity was substantially enhanced from 10.1 kOe to 19.8 kOe by effective microstructure optimization and phase constitution regulation in antecedent alloys. A good isolation of 2:14:1 grains by Nd-rich intergranular phase is obtained in final magnets accom?panying with the formation of intermetallic Nd_6Fe_(13)Ga phase. However, when dehydrogenating above 500°C, masses of preformed Nd_6Fe_(13)Ga phases are detected in the initial strip casting alloys and the homologous magnet suffers an unanticipated degradation of coercivity. Magnetic domain observation and thermal magnetic analysis imply a pronounced difference in the magnetism of grain boundary (GB) phases, which closely associated with the composition homogeneity of Nd-rich phases in antecedent alloys. The mechanism of the coercivity variation in the sintered magnets with different GBs magnetism is discussed based on magnetic behavior analysis.