• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.34-40
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• 2002

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.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.196-200
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• 2004

In order to improve dendritic formation of Nd$_2$Fe$\_$14/B phase in the strip-cast Nd-Fe-B alloys that are frequently used for production of high energy sintered magnets, effect of small substitutional additives such as Cu (0.3～1.0 at. %) and Co (0.5～1.5 at.%) on the phase formation and microstructures of the strip-cast alloys based on Nd$\_$14/Fe$\_$80/B$\_$6/ were investigated. As the amount of Cu addition increased, formation of Nd$_2$Fe$\_$14/B dendrites along the direction normal to the strip surface was suppressed with the reduction of the strip thickness mainly due to the increase of fluidity of the melt. However, both the dendrites and their <001> preferred orientation along the direction normal to the strip surface were improved with the increase of the strip thickness as the amount of Co addition increased. The dendrites became finer after small amount of Cu or Co was added. While small copper additions tended to stabilize the formation of primary Fe, small cobalt additions suppressed it. When small amount of Zr was added, however, the dendrite structures were totally collapsed with excessive grain growth of Nd$_2$Fe$\_$14/B.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.379-380
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.52-54
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• 2002

본 연구는 고특성 소결자석 제조용 strip-cast 합금을 개발하기 위한 기초단계 연구로서 파양한 조건을 통해 strip-cast 합금을 제조한 후, 제조조건이 합금의 미세조직 형성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 조성이 Nd/sub 15/Fe/sub 77/B/sub 8/인 strip-cast 합금을 다양한 방법으로 제조한 결과, wheel speed 즉, 냉각속도가 5 m/s 이하에서 strip 표면에 수직한 방향으로 수지상정이 잘 발달한 것을 발견하였으나, 그 이상의 냉각속도에서는 수지상정이 붕괴되며 미세한 결정질로만 구성된 것으로 관찰되었다. 따라서 잘 발달된 수지상정을 얻기 위해서는 냉각속도를 5 m/s로 유지해야 함을 알 수 있었다 이 때 수지상정간 간격은 약 4-7㎛로써 고특성 소결자석의 기준에 잘 부합되었다. 한편 XRD 분석결과, 냉각속도 5 m/s이하에서는 <001> 방향으로 뚜렷하게 preferred orientation이 일어난 것을 확인하였으며, 이것은 strip 합금의 분쇄 및 소결시에 결정립 배향성에 유리하게 작용하여 최종 소결자석의 자기적 특성 향상에 기여할 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.24-28
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• 2011

Effect of Cu content on microstructural and magnetic properties of a $(Nd_{26.06},Dy_{6.51})Fe_{bal.}$ $Cu_xB_{0.97}$(wt.%), (x = 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) strip-cast was studied. The average inter-lamellar spacing in the free surface and wheel side of the strip cast increased as the Cu content increases. The grain uniformity, the grain alignment, and (00L) texture of the strip cast increased with Cu contents up to 0.4 wt.%. These microstructural changes were attributed to the decrease of the effective cooling rate of the melted alloy caused by the decrease of the melting temperature of resulting from Cu addition. Coercivity and remanence were increased because of the grain alignment and (00L) texture improvement with Cu contents up to 0.4 wt.%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.70-71
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.31-32
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• 2000

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.8-13
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• 2001

Effects of casting Processes and lubricant addition were studied to improve remanence of 31RE-68TM-lB based sintered magnet by using axial pressing process. Strip casting was effective to get the fine and homogeneous microstructure without ${\alpha}$-Fe segregation. The strip cast flake resulted in narrower particle size distribution after jet milling with respect to the conventional cast ingot. During pressing step with a magnetic field, the particle alignment was increased by appropriate addition of liquid lubricant. In this study, it was revealed that narrow particle size distribution and appropriate addition of liquid lubricant were essential to improve the grain alignment and thus the remanence of Nd-Fe-B sintered magnet.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.123-124
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• 2009