Abstract
In this paper, we discuss the role of quenched-in crystallites and amorphous matrix for the large coercivity of Nd-Fe-Co-Al bulk cylinders. The present investigations of mold-cast and melt-spun Nd 60Fe x Co 30- x Al 10 0≤x≤10 samples show that the Fe-rich as-cast ( x=7.5, 10) bulk cylinders exhibit a partially crystalline structure, whereas the melt-spun ribbons and Co-rich as-cast x≤5 bulk cylinders are amorphous. Spherulite-like regions consisting of Nd-rich and metastable (≈Nd 36Fe 32Co 28Al 4) crystallites along with an amorphous matrix were observed in the as-cast Fe-rich bulk cylinders. The Co-rich ribbons and bulk cylinders with x≤5 show a distinct endothermic peak in the DSC traces due to a glass transition in the range of 477–489 K. With further increasing Fe content the glass transition is masked by the crystallization. The effect of the Fe/Co ratio on the magnetic properties and the glass transition is discussed.
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