Claims
- 1. In sintered magnets having a composition of
- (R.sub.1-a R*.sub.a)(Fe.sub.1-x-y-u Co.sub.x B.sub.y M.sub.u).sub.A
- where R and R* are light and heavy rare earth elements, respectively,
- the improvement comprising selecting M to be Nb,
- R to be Nd or a mixture of Nd and Pr,
- R* to be Dy,
- .ltoreq. a.ltoreq.0.25,
- 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.4,
- 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3,
- 0.001.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.0.1, and
- 4.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.7.5,
- the improvement further comprising the substitution of 0.001 to 0.15 of Fe with Ga for increasing the intrinsic coercivity and decreasing the irreversible loss of flux at elevated temperature, and wherein the intrinsic coercivity of the improved magnet is equal to or greater than 16.0 kOe.
- 2. In sintered magnets having a composition of
- R(Fe.sub.1-x-y-u Co.sub.x B.sub.y M.sub.u).sub.A
- the improvement comprising M to be one or a mixture from the group consisting of Nb, W, V, Ta, and Mo,
- R to be Nd alone or one or more light rare earth elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, and Ce, part of which may be substituted by one or more heavy rare earth elements selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb and Ho,
- 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.7,
- 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3,
- 0.001.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.0.1, and
- 4.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.7.5,
- the improvement further comprising the substitution of 0.001 to 0.15 of Fe with Ga, for increasing the intrinsic coercivity and decreasing the irreversible loss of flux at elevated temperatures,
- wherein the intrinsic coercivity of the magnet is .gtoreq.15.0 kOe, and
- wherein the irreversible loss of flux of said permanent magnet is less than that of said magnet having Ga along or M alone when measured at the same temperature.
- 3. A sintered permanent magnet having high intrinsic coercivity and good thermal stability in terms of low irreversible loss of flux at elevated temperatures, consisting essentially of the composition represented by the general formula:
- R(Fe.sub.1-x-y-z-u Co.sub.x B.sub.y Ga.sub.z M.sub.u).sub.A
- wherein R is Nd alone or a mixture of Nd and one or more light rare earth elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr and Ce, part of which may be substituted by one or more heavy rare earth elements selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb and Ho, M is one or more elements selected from Nb, W, V, Ta and Mo, and 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.7, 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3, 0.001.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.15, 0.001.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.0.1 and 4.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.7.5, wherein the intrinsic coercivity of the magnet is .gtoreq.15.0 kOe.
- 4. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 3, wherein 0.01.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.4, 0.03.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.2, 0.002.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.1, 0.002.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.0.04 and 5.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.6.8 and R includes Nd and Dy, the atomic ratio of Nd to Dy being 0.97:0.03 to 0.6:0.4.
- 5. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 3, wherein M is Nb.
- 6. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 4, wherein M is Nb.
- 7. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 1 wherein a is about 0.1, and wherein the intrinsic coercivity is greater than or equal to 19.8 kOe.
- 8. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 1, wherein a is about 0.2, and wherein the intrinsic coercivity is greater than or equal to 22.7 kOe.
- 9. The sintered permanent magnets according to claim 1, wherein the intrinsic coercivity is also greater than that of a sintered permanent magnet having the same composition including the relative amount of any substituted heavy rare earth element but without Ga.
- 10. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 3, wherein M is W, and wherein the value of said intrinsic coercivity is substantially independent of sintering temperature in the range of about 1020.degree. C. to about 1080.degree. C.
- 11. The sintered permanent magnet according to claim 1 wherein 5.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.6.8.
Priority Claims (4)
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61-172987 |
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61-185905 |
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61-243490 |
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62-857 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/298,850 filed Jan. 19, 1989, now abandoned, which was a continuation application of Ser. No. 07/072,045 filed Jul. 10, 1987, now abandoned.
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