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Improvement of DyF3 diffusion efficiency in sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by stack diffusion technology

•Higher coercivity increment is achieved by novel stack diffusion technology.•Part F diffusion into magnet is suppressed by avoiding the oxidation of NdF3.•Less F diffusion into magnet is conductive to better Dy distribution and higher coercivity increment. The diffusion efficiency of DyF3 is signif...

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Published in:Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 2019-04, Vol.475, p.754-758
Main Authors: Yang, Xiao, Guo, Shuai, Ding, Guangfei, Cao, Xuejing, Zeng, Jiling, Song, Jie, Yan, Aru
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Language:English
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Summary:•Higher coercivity increment is achieved by novel stack diffusion technology.•Part F diffusion into magnet is suppressed by avoiding the oxidation of NdF3.•Less F diffusion into magnet is conductive to better Dy distribution and higher coercivity increment. The diffusion efficiency of DyF3 is significantly enhanced by using a novel stack procedure. In the stack procedure, the magnets place one on top of the other to ensure the contact surface does not expose outside directly. During the diffusion process, DyF3 firstly convertes to NdF3, then NdF3 reacts with trace oxygen in the cavity to form NdOF that makes more F atoms diffuse into magnet, which is detrimental to the enhancement of coercivity. But through the stack diffusion technology, the tight contact between the upper and bottom surface of magnets suppresses the oxidation of NdF3 as much as possible to prevent the formation of NdOF. Thus, less F diffusion into magnets, better Dy distribution and higher coercivity increment are obtained. After 10 h diffusion, the coercivity of magnet under stack diffusion increases from 15.45 kOe to 17.47 kOe with 0.28 wt% Dy consumption and the increment is almost twice that of magnet treated in traditional diffusion.
ISSN:0304-8853
1873-4766
DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.12.047