AIP Advances (Feb 2023)

Effect of casting methods on magnetic properties of Sm(CoFeCuZr)z magnet

  • C. Z. Meng,
  • D. T. Zhang,
  • J. H. Jia,
  • J. J. Yang,
  • Y. Teng,
  • H. G. Zhang,
  • Y. Q. Li,
  • W. Q. Liu,
  • M. Yue

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/9.0000430
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 025324 – 025324-6

Abstract

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The effect of casting method on the magnetic properties of Sm(Co0.63Fe0.28Cu0.07Zr0.02)7.6 magnet has been investigated. The results show that the plate-mold ingot (PM) and strip-casting flake (SC) have the same phase composition. Compared with PM, the SC has a smaller grain size and larger fine-grain region due to its larger degree of undercooling. The magnetic properties of the PM magnet are Br = 11.63 kG, Hcj = 25.65 kOe, (BH)max = 30.97 MGOe, while the magnetic properties of SC magnet are Br = 11.45 kG, Hcj = 24.00 kOe, (BH)max = 30.03 MGOe. The reason for the low remanence of the SC magnet is revealed by the XRD and EBSD results. It shows that the PM magnet has a better easy-axis orientation than the SC magnet, due to the existence of fine grains in SC that are unfavorable for the alignment under a magnetic field.