Abstract
Microstructure modification of Nd-Fe-B magnets plays a key role in regulating magnetic properties. In this work, low melting point NdCu alloy was added to improve the coercivity of NdFeB ribbons, and then high coercivity nanocrystalline NdFeB magnets were prepared by hot pressing sintering (HPS). The result shows that the coercivity of NdFeB powders blending with 15 wt% Nd-Cu powders obtained a maximum increment, as high as 12.69 kOe. After HPS, the fully dense magnets with excellent magnetic properties are obtained. Microstructure analysis confirmed that the Nd-Cu alloy has diffused into the interior of hard magnetic grains along the grain boundary during heat treatment. The enrichment of Nd, Pr, and Cu in the grain boundary phase weakens the magnetism of the grain boundary phase and reduces the intergranular exchange coupling. This is the main reason for the coercivity enhancement. In addition, the diffusion of Nd70Cu30 can significantly improve the thermal stability of the magnets.
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