Structural and magnetic properties of backward extruded Nd–Fe–B ring magnets made by different punch chamfer radius

Abstract

Radially oriented Nd–Fe–B ring magnets were prepared by backward extrusion of MQ-C powder. The punch chamfer radius has a great impact on the microstructure and magnetic properties of the ring magnet. With the chamfer radius changing from 2, 5 to 8 mm, the cracks in the inner wall decrease obviously while the crystallographic alignment drops. Furthermore, the mechanism of c-axis growth was suggested to be a combination of shear deformation in the corner and solution-precipitation under the stress parallel to radial direction. The alignment drops on the top of ring because the grains grow freely and some textured grains grow through nucleation and recrystallization. In the present work, the optimal punch chamfer radius is found to be 2 mm, and in this case, the remanence, coercivity, and maximum energy product of the ring magnet achieve 1.4 T, 670 kJ·m, and 342 kJ·m, respectively.