Abstract

The effect of Mo and MoS2 additions on the magnetic and microstructure properties has been investigated in Nd–Fe–Ga–B sintered magnets. Coercivity can be increased by both the additions, but the MoS2 addition provides the larger increase per Mo atom for up to 0.6at.% Mo. Microstructure investigation reveals a new amorphous intergranular Ga rich phase. This phase forms a thin layer in the grain boundaries and leads to a wetting behavior of the grain boundary phase, therefore increasing the coercivity. Molybdenum addition in the form of MoS2 is found to modify the Nd2Fe14B phase, rather than form new minority phases, and the coercivity enhancement of the magnet is due to the increased anisotropy field of the hard magnetic phase.

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