Abstract:
A crystalline oxalate containing Al in addition to usual Fe, Co and/or Ni in an amount about 1-20 mole% of the total metals is precipitated from a mixed aqueous solution of respective metal chlorides. The Al-containing oxalate gives a magnetic alloy powder having a large coercive force and high residual magnetization through reduction by H2 at a temperature between 300* and 400*C.
Abstract:
In the course of the reduction of metal salts powder such as a ternary oxalate of Fe, Co and Ni by heating in a reducing atmosphere, a nitrogen-containing compound gas such as NH3 is introduced into the reaction system atmosphere in order to form a layer of metal nitride on the surface of the powder. The nitride layer protects the resulting alloy powder against air-oxidation and deterioration in the magnetic properties.