摘要:
There is provided a rare-earth permanent magnet optimized to an IPM type motor for a car, capable of improving corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, and impact resistance. The rare-earth permanent magnet 16 is configured by forming an electroplated Ni coating film 21, of which thickness is 15 μm or more and 30 μm or less and of which shape is a columnar crystal structure, on a surface of a R—Fe—B system permanent magnet (R is a rare-earth element) 22. The electroplated Ni coating film 21 has a high hardness region, where the Vickers hardness is 300 or more and 600 or less, and a low hardness region, where the Vickers hardness is 150 or more and 300 or less. The rare-earth permanent magnet 16 is used in a state where the rare-earth permanent magnet 16 is inserted into a slot of a yoke in a rotor of an IPM type motor for a car.
摘要:
[Problem] To provide a process for producing a permanent magnet for use in an automotive IPM motor, which excels in all of corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, and impact resistance.[Means for Resolution] The production process characterized in that it comprises forming on the surface of an R—Fe—B based permanent magnet a 3 to 15 μm thick Ni film as a first layer by electroplating method, followed by a 3 to 15 μm thick Cu or Sn film as a second layer by electroplating method, and a 4 to 7 μm thick Ni—P alloy film as a third layer by electroless plating method, provided that the third layer has a Vicker's hardness of 2.5 to 4.5 with respect to the Vicker's hardness of the Cu or Sn electroplated film provided as the second layer taken as 1.