Reducing Dy content by Ce substitution in nanocomposite Nd-Dy-Fe-B/α-Fe alloys
Reducing Dy content by Ce substitution in nanocomposite Nd-Dy-Fe-B/α-Fe alloys
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.057
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发表时间:
2018-10
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6.2
通讯作者:
J. Zhang;M. Zhong;L. Zhao;X. Liao;H. Zeng;X. Zhong;Huangzhong Yu;Z. Zhong;Zuolian Liu
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J. Zhang;M. Zhong;L. Zhao;X. Liao;H. Zeng;X. Zhong;Huangzhong Yu;Z. Zhong;Zuolian Liu
To alleviate Dy and Tb shortage and develop permanent magnets with high performance/cost ratio, the abundant and inexpensive rare earth (RE) element Ce has been suggested to be employed in Nd-Fe-B alloys. In this work, the effects of Ce substitution for Dy on the microstructure, magnetic properties, and thermal stability of melt spun nanocomposite [Nd0.8(Dy1-xCex)0.2]10Fe82.5B6Zr1.5alloys are systematically investigated. The refined XRD results show the existence of 2:14:1 phase and α-Fe in all alloys, and the c-axis expansion for the 2:14:1 phase is observed in the alloy with x = 0.2. With Ce substitution, the alloys exhibit a lightly increased grain size and more uniform microstructure. An abnormal increase of coercivityHc= 833 kA/m and a sudden decrease of temperature coefficients of coercivity |β| = 0.323%/°C are observed in x = 0.8 alloy, which is only slightly lower than those of x = 0.25 alloy, 865 kA/m and 0.321%/°C, respectively. With increasing Ce content, the Curie temperatureTcof 2:14:1 phase monotonically decreases from 550 K to 535 K, and the exchange coupling effect is weakened. The [Nd0.8(Dy0.5Ce0.5)0.2]10Fe82.5B6Zr1.5alloy with 50% Dy reduction exhibits a high (BH)maxof 133 kJ/m3with an acceptableβvalue of −0.348%/°C and anHcof 769 kA/m. It is expected that these investigations could be beneficial for developing Ce-containing nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B magnets with saved heavy RE resources.