Title : 
Effects of Nb addition on structural and magnetic properties of Fe-B/Nd2Fe14B based nanocomposite magnets
         
        
            Author : 
Miyoshi, T. ; Kanekiyo, H. ; Hirosawa, S.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
NEOMAX Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The effects of Nb addition on the structural and magnetic properties of a melt-spun Fe-B/Nd2Fe14B based nanocomposite magnets are examined by X-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometer measurements, respectively. It is found that Nb addition improves the glass forming ability of rapidly solidified Nd-Fe-B-Ti based alloys. Also, an enhancement on the magnetic properties of the magnets, after an optimal crystallization treatment, is obtained in spite of low cooling rates.
         
        
            Keywords : 
X-ray diffraction; alloying additions; boron alloys; crystallisation; iron alloys; magnets; melt spinning; nanocomposites; neodymium alloys; niobium; rapid solidification; titanium alloys; vitrification; FeB-Nd2Fe14B:Nb; Nb addition; X-ray diffraction; cooling rates; crystallization treatment; glass forming ability; magnetic properties; melt spinning; nanocomposite magnets; structural properties; vibrating sample magnetometer; Crystallization; Glass; Iron; Magnetic properties; Magnetometers; Magnets; Neodymium; Niobium alloys; Vibration measurement; X-ray diffraction;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Magnetics Conference, 2005. INTERMAG Asia 2005. Digests of the IEEE International
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-9009-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/INTMAG.2005.1464255