Abstract
The effect of ball milling on the magnetic properties of the Pr15Fe80B5 alloy, whose as-cast structure was composed of matrix phase Pr2Fe14B and Pr-rich and α-Fe phases, has been investigated by measuring iHc, thermomagnetic curves, and x-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. By ball milling using a planetary ball mill up to 96 h, iHc decreased with the amorphization of the matrix and Pr-rich phases. However, subsequent heat treatments gave rise to the marked increase of iHc. The alloy, after 48 h of ball milling and subsequent 600 °C annealing possessed iHc of 17.4 kOe, Br of 5.8 kG, and (BH)max of 6.5 MGOe. This alloy showed sharp diffraction peaks of Pr2Fe14B phase, while the α-Fe phase peak, which persisted through the ball milling process, almost disappeared. The high iHc of the Pr-Fe-B alloy, subjected to optimum milling and subsequent annealing, was attributed to a very fine Pr2Fe14B phase precipitation from the amorphous state and to the effective solution of the α-Fe phase into the matrix phase. Also, a small addition of Cu to the Pr15Fe80B5 alloy was found to increase the coercivity. Further, the alloy milled for 12 h and annealed at 600 °C for 1 h showed iHc of 19.7 kOe, Br of 7.0 kG, and (BH)max of 10.2 MGOe.
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