摘要:
A method for producing an RFeB system sintered magnet according to the present invention includes: a process (S1) of preparing a lump of HDDR-treated raw material alloy that contains a polycrystalline substance including crystal grains having an average grain size of 1 μm or less in terms of an equivalent circle diameter calculated from an electron micrograph image, by an HDDR treatment including steps of heating a lump of RFeB system alloy containing 26.5 to 29.5% by weight of the rare-earth element R, in a hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature between 700 and 1,000° C., and changing the atmosphere to vacuum while maintaining the temperature within a range from 750 to 900° C.; a process (S2) of preparing a lump of raw material alloy having a high rare-earth content by heating the lump of HDDR-treated raw material alloy at a temperature between 700 and 950° C. in a state where the HDDR-treated raw material alloy is in contact with a contact substance including a second alloy that contains the rare-earth element R at a higher content ratio than a content ratio of the rare-earth element R in the RFeB system alloy; a process (S3) of preparing raw material alloy powder by fine pulverization of the lump of raw material alloy having a high rare-earth content into powder having an average particle size of 1 μm or less; an orienting process (S4) including steps of placing the raw material alloy powder in a mold, and applying a magnetic field to the raw material alloy powder without conducting compression molding; and a sintering process (S5) including a step of heating the oriented raw material alloy powder at a temperature between 850 and 1,050° C.
摘要:
An RFeB system sintered magnet which does not contain a heavy rare-earth element RH (Dy, Tb and Ho) in a practically effective amount and yet is suited for applications in which the magnet undergoes a temperature increase during its use. The RFeB system sintered magnet contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nd and Pr as a rare-earth element R in addition to Fe and B while containing none of Dy, Tb and Ho, the magnet having a temperature characteristic value t(100-23) which satisfies −0.58
摘要:
A method for producing an RFeB system sintered magnet with the main phase grains having a grain size of 1 μm or less with a considerably equal grain size, including: preparing a shaped body oriented by a magnetic field and sintering the shaped body, wherein the shaped body is prepared using an alloy powder of an RFeB material having a particle size distribution with an average value of 1 μm or less in terms of a circle-equivalent diameter determined from a microscope image, the alloy powder obtained by pulverizing coarse particles having fine crystal grain, each coarse particle having grains of the RFeB material formed inside, the crystal grains having a crystal grain size distribution with an average value of 1 μm or less in terms of the circle-equivalent diameter determined from a microscope image, and 90% by area or more of the crystal grains being separated from each other.