A study of the effects of the addition of various amounts of Cu to sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 252-257

  Ragg, O M ^a   Harris, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blending; Coercivity; Magnet; Nd Fe B:Cu

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; BLENDING; COERCIVE FORCE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPPER; HEAT TREATMENT; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; POWDER METALLURGY; SINTERING; ANNEALING; HYDROGEN; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; REMANENCE;

INTRINSIC COERCIVITY; NEODYMIUM IRON BORON MAGNETS;

MAGNETS;

EID: 0031554485     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8388(96)02962-3     Document Type: Article

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