NEW PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS CONTAINING RARE-EARTH METALS

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NESBITT, EA
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[1] Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill
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10.1063/1.1657619
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Previously, most basic magnetic properties of the hexagonal intermetallic compounds involving the rare-earth (RE) and 3-d transition elements were reported in the literature. In addition, some of these compounds were investigated by various workers for permanent magnet properties by grinding ingots of the compounds into very fine powder. Recently, we discovered new permanent magnet materials which were based mostly on the hexagonal intermetallic compounds Co5RE. Replacement of cobalt with copper in some of these rare-earth compounds resulted in solid materials having substantial permanent magnet properties. An outstanding feature of these alloys is their high value of intrinsic coercive force. High-energy product alloys were found in the Co5-xCuxSm and Co5-xCo xCe systems with iron additions. Small pieces of Co 3.5Fe0.4Cu1.35Sm exhibited BR=6450 G, BHC=4000 Oe, and (BH)m=9×10 5 G Oe. Also, small pieces of Co3.5Fe0.5CuCe exhibited BR=5100 G, BHC=3500 Oe, and (BH) m=5.2×106 G Oe. In general, these alloys are prepared by inert-electrode arc melting, resulting in a relatively rapid freezing from the molten state. The samples are then given a low-temperature anneal. Cross sections of the specimens show microstructural directionality which is a result of freezing in a direction normal to the cold surface of the hearth. These directional effects appear to be associated with the directional magnetic properties that are important because of the high crystal anisotropy of the alloys. When a specimen of the composition Co3.45Fe 0.25Cu1.35Sm was annealed at 1100°C and examined by optical-microscope and electron-probe techniques, particles rich in Co 5Sm were observed to be embedded in a Cu5Sm-rich matrix. The iron appeared largely in the cobalt-rich phase. The cobalt-rich particles were approximately 2.5×10 μ. Further work is in progress to improve directional properties and thus further improve the magnetic properties. © 1969 The American Institute of Physics.
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