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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2002.12.1.034

Effect of Strip-cast Conditions on the Formation of Microstructures in Nd-Fe-B alloys  

Lee, D.H. (선문대학교 재료화학공학부)
Jang, T.S. (선문대학교 재료화학공학부)
Kim, D.H. (자화전자 연구소)
Kim, Andrew S. (자화전자 연구소)
Abstract
In order to improve the microstructure of the strip cast Nd-Fe-B alloys that are frequently used for production of high energy sintered magnets, influence of various strip casting conditions on the microstructure and phase formation and distribution were investigated. Nd-Fe-B strips consisting of microstructures suitable for preparation of high energy sintered magnets could be obtained when the wheel speed was below 5 m/s. The compositional limit that can avoid the crystallization of free iron in the as-cast state was estimated to be Nd$\_$14/Fe$\_$79/B$\_$7/. Regardless of the compositional variation, <001> preferred orientation of Nd$_2$Fe$\_$14/B normal to the strip surface was always occurred below 5 m/s, which would eventually enhance the grain alignment during pressing the powder under a magnetic field. While the coercivity of the strip cast alloys increased with the increase of the wheel speed, mainly due to the refinement of Nd$_2$Fe$\_$14/B grains, it decreased with the reduction of Nd content in the alloy composition as the formation of free iron increased.
Keywords
strip-casting; strip-casting; sintered magnet; microstructure; perferred orientation;
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