Abstract
The intrinsic brittleness of the TbDyFe alloy significantly decreases its mach inability and applications. This paper aims to improve the toughness of TbDyFe alloy by adding Cu. Various alloys of the type (Tb0.3Dy0.7)0.37Fe0.63–xCux (x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, 0.1) were fabricated by an arc melting furnace under a high purity argon atmosphere. The microstructure, magnetostrictive properties and mechanical performance were studied systematically. The results show that the (Tb,Dy)Cu phase forms in these alloys upon the addition of Cu. Correspondingly, their toughness improves, attributed to the formation of a (Tb,Dy)Cu phase. Compared to the Cu-free alloy, the fracture toughness (KIC) increases 2–3 times with increasing Cu content. However, the magnetostriction performance of these alloys declines with Cu addition, due to the low-magnetic performance of the (Tb,Dy)Cu phase at room temperature. Compared with other alloys, the alloy with the addition of 1at% Cu shows the best compromise between the saturation magnetostriction and fracture toughness.
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