Abstract:
A system for metal powder atomisation comprising a refractory lined melting furnace (1) configured to melt metal into a liquid metal bath (6), in which furnace (1) a drain (3) is arranged for draining liquid metal from the bottom of the furnace. The drain (3) is configured to be closed by a stopping member. The system comprises an atomisation chamber (2) configured to receive and atomise liquid metal from the melting furnace (1). The system also comprises removal means controllable from the bottom region of the furnace (1) for removing the stopping member without interfering with the surface of the liquid metal bath (6). The removal means and the stopping member are configured such that the stopping member is removable independently of the temperature of the liquid metal bath (6) using the removal means.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a producing method of R-T-B-based sintered magnets in which, the recovery chamber 40 includes inert gas introducing means 42, evacuating means 43, a carry-in port, a discharge port 40a, and a recovery container 60. The recovery step includes a carrying-in step of conveying a processing container 50 into the recovery chamber 40, a discharging step of discharging coarsely pulverized powder in the processing container 50 into the recovery chamber 40, a gas introducing step of introducing inert gas into the recovery chamber 40, and an alloy accommodating step of recovering the coarsely pulverized powderinto the recovery container 60. Addition of pulverization aid is carried out in the alloy accommodating step. A remaining amount of coarsely pulverized powder in the recovery chamber 40, an oxygen-containing amount of the R-T-B-based sintered magnet is reduced, and magnetic properties are enhanced.
Abstract:
A method of sintering by: placing a compacted metal powder inside a cylindrically- shaped susceptor and in an inert atmosphere or a vacuum, and applying microwave or millimeter- wave energy to the powder until the powder is sintered.
Abstract:
To improve the performance of a rare-earth magnet, it is effective to use a low-oxidized powder having a small grain size. One objective of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a sintered rare-earth magnet having a magnetic anisotropy, in which a very active powder having a small grain size can be safely used in a low-oxidized state. Another objective is to provide a method capable of efficiently manufacturing products having various shapes. In a weighing and loading section 41 and a high-density loading section 42, a fine powder as a material of the sintered rare-earth magnet having a magnetic anisotropy is loaded into a mold until its density reaches a predetermined level. Then, in a magnetic orientation section 43, the fine powder is oriented by a pulsed magnetic field. Subsequently, the fine powder is not compressed but immediately sintered in a sintering furnace 44. The present method enables the mass-producing machine to be simple in its operation and its housing to be accordingly smaller, so that it will be possible to eliminate the danger of oxidization or burning of the powder, which has been a serious problem for a conventional method that uses a large-scale die-pressing machine. Furthermore, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved by using a multi-cavity mold for manufacturing a sintered rare-earth magnet having an industrially important shape, such as a plate magnet or an arched plate magnet.
Abstract:
To improve the performance of a rare-earth magnet, it is effective to use a low-oxidized powder having a small grain size. One objective of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a sintered rare-earth magnet having a magnetic anisotropy, in which a very active powder having a small grain size can be safely used in a low-oxidized state. Another objective is to provide a method capable of efficiently manufacturing products having various shapes. In a weighing and loading section 41 and a high-density loading section 42, a fine powder as a material of the sintered rare-earth magnet having a magnetic anisotropy is loaded into a mold until its density reaches a predetermined level. Then, in a magnetic orientation section 43, the fine powder is oriented by a pulsed magnetic field. Subsequently, the fine powder is not compressed but immediately sintered in a sintering furnace 44. The present method enables the mass-producing machine to be simple in its operation and its housing to be accordingly smaller, so that it will be possible to eliminate the danger of oxidization or burning of the powder, which has been a serious problem for a conventional method that uses a large-scale die-pressing machine. Furthermore, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved by using a multi-cavity mold for manufacturing a sintered rare-earth magnet having an industrially important shape, such as a plate magnet or an arched plate magnet.
Abstract:
An apparatus for increasing the bulk density of metal powder may include a sealed chamber, a nozzle, and a target. The sealed chamber may include an inert environment. The nozzle may be coupled to an inert gas source and may be configured to introduce raw metal powder into a flow of the inert gas for discharge as a cold spray mixture of the raw metal powder and the inert gas into the chamber. The target may be housed within the sealed chamber and may be configured to receive an impact of the cold spray mixture. The nozzle and the target may be configured to flatten the raw metal particles into flattened metal particles in response to the cold spray mixture impacting the target.