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- the present invention relates to an RTB-based permanent magnet, and more particularly, to a permanent magnet having high adhesiveness obtained by selectively replacing part of R in an RTB-based permanent magnet with Ce and Y. .
- An RTB-based permanent magnet having a tetragonal R 2 T 14 B compound as a main phase (R is a rare earth element, T is Fe or Fe partially substituted by Co, and B is boron) has excellent magnetic properties. It has been known to have characteristics and has been a typical high-performance permanent magnet since the invention in 1982 (Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-46008).
- An RTB-based magnet in which the rare earth element R is Nd, Pr, Dy, Ho, Tb has a large anisotropic magnetic field Ha and is preferable as a permanent magnet material.
- Nd—Fe—B magnets in which the rare earth element R is Nd have a good balance of saturation magnetization Is, Curie temperature Tc, and anisotropic magnetic field Ha, and R—using other rare earth elements R in terms of resources and corrosion resistance. Widely used because it is superior to TB magnets.
- the surface magnet type rotating machine in which the permanent magnets are attached to the surface of the rotor has the advantage that the magnetism of the permanent magnets can be used efficiently, while the rotational speed has increased. In such a case, there is a problem that the permanent magnet attached to the rotor is peeled off by centrifugal force.
- Ce and Y are known as elements in which a stable oxide becomes a cubic system among Rs which are RTB permanent magnets.
- the cubic system having an acute angle compared to other crystal systems such as a hexagonal system exhibits an anchor effect on the surface of an oxidized RTB permanent magnet. That is, strong adhesiveness is expected at the interface with the plating or adhesive.
- Patent Document 2 discloses an (Nd, Ce) -TB system magnet in which the rare earth element R of the RTB system magnet is Nd and Ce, and R does not use expensive high-purity Nd. In addition, even when Nd containing Ce as an impurity is used, a permanent magnet having high magnetic properties can be obtained.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a (Ce, R) -TB-based magnet in which Ce is essential as a rare earth element R of an RTB-based magnet, and the ratio of Ce in R to 50 atomic weight% or more is disclosed. By setting it to 90 atomic weight%, the coercive force HcJ of the obtained magnet is supposed to be about 100 kA / m to 300 kA / m.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a YTB system magnet in which the rare earth element R of the RTB system magnet is Y, and the Y 2 Fe 14 B phase having a small anisotropic magnetic field Ha is used as the main phase.
- a magnet having a practical coercive force can be obtained by making the amounts of Y and B larger than the stoichiometric composition of Y 2 Fe 14 B.
- the YTB magnet disclosed in Patent Document 4 has a Br of about 0.5 to 0.6 T and a HcJ of about 250 to 350 kA / m, and the magnetic properties of the Nd—Fe—B system are as follows. Significantly lower.
- the rare earth element R contains Ce or Y, it is difficult to obtain a magnet having a high coercive force.
- the present invention has been made in recognition of such a situation, and is high without significantly deteriorating magnetic properties as compared with Nd—Fe—B magnets widely used in consumer, industrial, transportation equipment, and the like.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a permanent magnet having adhesive strength.
- the RTB-based permanent magnet of the invention has a composition of (R 1-x (Ce 1-z Y z ) x ) 2 T 14 B (R is La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu are rare earth elements composed of one or more elements, and T is one or more transition metal elements essential for Fe, Fe and Co, 0.0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5 , 0.0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5), and occupies Ce 4f and 4g sites which are Ce occupying 4f sites in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure in the main phase particles.
- the existence ratio of Ce 4g which is Ce is 0.8 ⁇ Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) ⁇ 1.0.
- the present inventors have made the arrangement of the rare earth element R occupying a specific position in the crystal lattice appropriate, particularly in the Nd—Fe—B system permanent magnet.
- the magnetic properties are not degraded as compared with conventional Nd—Fe—B based permanent magnets. It has been found that a permanent magnet having high adhesion can be obtained.
- Ce and Y have cubic oxides as stable oxides.
- a cubic system having an acute axis angle exhibits an anchor effect on the surface of an oxidized RTB system permanent magnet, and exhibits high adhesiveness.
- an RTB permanent magnet having Ce or Y as a rare earth R does not become a permanent magnet having high magnetic properties, particularly a coercive force HcJ, because the magnetocrystalline anisotropy is small.
- the magnetocrystalline anisotropy which is the origin of the coercive force of rare earth magnets, is generated when the one-ion anisotropy of rare earth ions constrains the magnetic moment of the entire crystal.
- the one-ion anisotropy of this rare earth ion is determined by the atomic arrangement and the electron cloud of the ion.
- Nd ions there are two types of Nd ions, 4f site and 4g site
- the ion anisotropy of Nd occupying the 4g site is the magnetic anisotropy of the whole crystal. Therefore, it contributes to the improvement of magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
- the ionic anisotropy of Nd occupying the 4f site is orthogonal to the magnetic anisotropy of the entire crystal, it does not contribute to the improvement of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
- the one-ion anisotropy of rare earth ions occupying the 4f site does not contribute to the improvement of the magnetic anisotropy of the entire crystal.
- Ce and Y which are stable oxides in a cubic system and are expected to have high adhesiveness but cannot obtain high coercive force HcJ due to low crystal magnetic anisotropy, are selectively replaced with 4f sites. If possible, it is possible to obtain a permanent magnet having both high adhesive properties due to Ce and Y oxides while maintaining the high magnetic properties of conventional Nd 2 Fe 14 B.
- Ce is a suitable element compared with Y in order to selectively and stably replace the 4f site of the tetragonal Nd 2 Fe 14 B structure because Ce shows valence fluctuation and accompanying ionic radius change. is there.
- the magnetic characteristics are remarkably improved as compared with the conventional Nd-Fe-B-based magnet. Without lowering, it is possible to obtain a permanent magnet having high adhesive strength that is suitable for use in a permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine, particularly a surface magnet type rotating machine.
- (A) It is a HAADF image from the [110] direction of the main phase particle
- (B) A crystal structure model from the [110] direction of the Nd 2 Fe 14 B crystal structure.
- (A) a luminance line profile of the HAADF images from [110] direction of the composition Nd 2 Fe 14 B in which main phase particles (Comparative Example 1).
- the RTB-based permanent magnet of the present invention has a composition of (R 1-x (Ce 1-z Y z ) x ) 2 T 14 B (R is La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb , Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu are rare earth elements, and T is one or more transition metal elements essentially containing Fe, Fe and Co, 0.0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0. 5, 0.0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5), and Ce 4f and 4g sites which are Ce that occupy the 4f sites in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure in the main phase particles.
- the abundance ratio of Ce 4g which is Ce, is 0.8 ⁇ Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) ⁇ 1.0.
- R is a rare earth element composed of one or more of La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu.
- the total amount x of Ce and Y in the composition of the main phase particles is 0.0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5.
- x increases, the amount of Ce and Y in which a stable oxide becomes cubic crystal increases, and the adhesive strength of the magnet increases.
- x exceeds 0.5, the magnetic properties of the obtained sample are significantly deteriorated.
- the relative amount z of Ce and Y is 0.0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5.
- Ce is preferable as an element for selectively and stably substituting the 4f site of the tetragonal Nd 2 Fe 14 B structure because it shows valence fluctuation and the accompanying change in ionic radius.
- Y has the smallest atomic weight as an element selected as R in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure, so the magnet becomes lighter, and in the surface magnet type permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine, the centrifugal force acting on the permanent magnet is reduced and peeled off. There is an effect to suppress.
- B may be partially substituted with C.
- the substitution amount of C is preferably 10 atomic% or less with respect to B.
- T which is the balance of the composition, is one or more transition metal elements that essentially require Fe or Fe and Co.
- the Co content is preferably 0 atomic percent or more and 10 atomic percent or less with respect to the T amount.
- a raw material alloy is prepared so that an RTB system magnet having a desired composition can be obtained.
- the raw material alloy can be produced by a strip casting method or other known melting methods in a vacuum or an inert gas, preferably in an Ar atmosphere.
- a molten metal obtained by melting a raw metal in a non-oxidizing atmosphere such as an Ar gas atmosphere is ejected onto the surface of a rotating roll. The melt rapidly cooled by the roll is rapidly solidified in the form of a thin plate or flakes (scales).
- This rapidly solidified alloy has a homogeneous structure with a crystal grain size of 1 to 50 ⁇ m.
- the raw material alloy can be obtained not only by the strip casting method but also by a melting method such as high frequency induction melting. In order to prevent segregation after dissolution, for example, it can be solidified by pouring into a water-cooled copper plate. An alloy obtained by the reduction diffusion method can also be used as a raw material alloy.
- an RTB-based permanent magnet when an RTB-based permanent magnet is obtained, a so-called single alloy method in which a magnet is made from one kind of alloy is basically applied as a raw material alloy, but R 2 T 14 B which is a main phase particle is used. It is also possible to apply a so-called mixing method using a main phase alloy (low R alloy) mainly composed of crystals and an alloy (high R alloy) that contains more R than the low R alloy and contributes effectively to the formation of grain boundaries. it can.
- a main phase alloy low R alloy
- high R alloy that contains more R than the low R alloy and contributes effectively to the formation of grain boundaries. it can.
- the raw material alloy is subjected to a grinding process.
- the low R alloy and the high R alloy are pulverized separately or together.
- the pulverization process includes a coarse pulverization process and a fine pulverization process.
- the raw material alloy is coarsely pulverized until the particle size becomes about several hundred ⁇ m.
- the coarse pulverization is desirably performed in an inert gas atmosphere using a stamp mill, a jaw crusher, a brown mill or the like. Prior to coarse pulverization, it is effective to perform pulverization by allowing hydrogen to be stored in the raw material alloy and then releasing it.
- the hydrogen releasing treatment is performed for the purpose of reducing hydrogen as an impurity as a rare earth sintered magnet.
- the heating and holding temperature for storing hydrogen is 200 ° C. or higher, preferably 350 ° C. or higher.
- the holding time varies depending on the relationship with the holding temperature, the thickness of the raw material alloy, etc., but is at least 30 minutes or longer, preferably 1 hour or longer.
- the hydrogen release treatment is performed in a vacuum or Ar gas flow.
- the hydrogen storage process and the hydrogen release process are not essential processes. This hydrogen pulverization can be regarded as coarse pulverization, and mechanical coarse pulverization can be omitted.
- a jet mill is mainly used for fine pulverization, and a coarsely pulverized powder having a particle size of about several hundreds of ⁇ m has an average particle size of 2.5 to 6 ⁇ m, preferably 3 to 5 ⁇ m.
- the jet mill releases a high-pressure inert gas from a narrow nozzle to generate a high-speed gas flow, accelerates the coarsely pulverized powder with this high-speed gas flow, collides with the coarsely pulverized powder, and collides with the target or the container wall. It is a method of generating a collision and crushing.
- Wet grinding may be used for fine grinding.
- a ball mill, a wet attritor or the like is used for the wet pulverization, and the coarsely pulverized powder having a particle size of about several hundreds of ⁇ m has an average particle size of 1.5 to 5 ⁇ m, preferably 2 to 4.5 ⁇ m.
- the pulverization proceeds without the magnet powder coming into contact with oxygen, so that a fine powder having a low oxygen concentration can be obtained.
- Fatty acids or fatty acid derivatives and hydrocarbons for the purpose of improving lubrication and orientation during molding such as zinc stearate, calcium stearate, aluminum stearate, stearamide, oleamide, stearic acid or oleic acid
- Ethylene bisisostearic amide, hydrocarbon paraffin, naphthalene, and the like can be added in an amount of about 0.01 to 0.3 wt% during pulverization.
- the finely pulverized powder is subjected to molding in a magnetic field.
- the molding pressure in the molding in the magnetic field may be in the range of 0.3 to 3 ton / cm 2 (30 to 300 MPa).
- the molding pressure may be constant from the beginning to the end of molding, may be gradually increased or gradually decreased, or may vary irregularly. The lower the molding pressure is, the better the orientation is. However, if the molding pressure is too low, the strength of the molded body is insufficient and handling problems occur. Therefore, the molding pressure is selected from the above range in consideration of this point.
- the final relative density of the molded body obtained by molding in a magnetic field is usually 40 to 60%.
- the applied magnetic field may be about 960 to 1600 kA / m (10 to 20 kOe).
- the applied magnetic field is not limited to a static magnetic field, and may be a pulsed magnetic field.
- a static magnetic field and a pulsed magnetic field can also be used in combination.
- the formed body is subjected to a sintering process.
- Sintering is performed in a vacuum or an inert gas atmosphere.
- the sintering holding temperature and sintering holding time need to be adjusted according to various conditions such as composition, pulverization method, difference in average particle size and particle size distribution, but may be about 1000 ° C. to 1200 ° C. and 2 hours to 20 hours. That's fine.
- the process proceeds to a temperature lowering process after an appropriate holding time has elapsed, and the temperature lowering rate may be 10 ⁇ 4 ° C./second to 10 ⁇ 2 ° C./second .
- the temperature lowering rate does not have to be always constant from the holding temperature to the room temperature, and may be controlled within the above range only in a predetermined temperature range.
- the temperature of the zone in which the temperature lowering rate is to be controlled is determined by the composition, but is approximately 400 ° C. to 800 ° C.
- the temperature decrease rate is sufficiently slow, and at least the temperature decrease rate needs to be slower than 10 ⁇ 2 ° C./second, but is slower than 10 ⁇ 4 ° C./second.
- the temperature lowering rate is not realistic because it causes a significant decrease in production efficiency.
- the obtained sintered body can be subjected to an aging treatment.
- the aging treatment step is an effective step for increasing the coercive force.
- the cooling rate from the aging temperature is also decreased. It is effective to control within the speed range.
- the embodiment relates to a manufacturing method for favorably implementing the present invention, then, of the present invention for the R-T-B-based permanent magnet, of the composition and R 2 T 14 B crystal structure of the main phase grains A method for analyzing the occupied position of the rare earth will be described.
- the composition of the RTB permanent magnet can be determined by energy dispersive X-ray analysis. After cutting the sintered body as a sample perpendicularly to the direction of magnetic field application during molding, which is an easy axis of magnetization, and confirming that the main generated phase is attributed to the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure by X-ray diffraction method The sintered body was processed into a thin film having a thickness of 100 nm using a focused ion beam (FIB) apparatus, and an energy dispersive X-ray analysis provided in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). The composition of the main phase particles can be quantified by analyzing the vicinity of the center of the main phase particles with an (EDS: Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) apparatus and using the thin film correction function.
- EDS Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
- the composition of the main phase particles is determined by the composition ratio of elements other than B based on the fact that the main production phase is a tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure, which has been confirmed in advance by an X-ray diffraction method. Can do.
- the composition of the main phase particles quantified by the above-described method can be controlled by adjusting the composition of the entire sintered body sample.
- ICP spectroscopy inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy
- the composition showed a tendency to have a large amount of rare earth. This is because the sintered body sample needs to contain more rare earth than R 2 T 14 B, which is the stoichiometric composition, for densification and grain boundary formation by sintering.
- R 2 T 14 B which is the stoichiometric composition, for densification and grain boundary formation by sintering.
- the ratio of the rare earth element contained as R the composition of the entire sintered body sample and the composition of the main phase particles were substantially the same. That is, the ratio of the rare earth element contained as R in the main phase particle R 2 T 14 B can be controlled by adjusting the composition of the entire sintered body sample.
- Tetragonal R 2 T 14 B existence ratio of the 4f site structure is Ce occupying Ce 4f and 4g site is Ce occupying Ce 4g Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g) is 0.8 ⁇ Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) ⁇ 1.0.
- Nd 2 Fe 14 B and the ionic anisotropy in the vertical direction only the Nd occupying the 4f site that does not contribute to the improvement of the uniaxial anisotropy of the entire crystal is obtained as a stable oxide.
- Ce or Y By substituting Ce or Y into cubic crystals, a permanent magnet having high adhesion is obtained while maintaining the excellent magnetic properties of Nd 2 Fe 14 B.
- Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) 1.0 when all 4f sites are replaced with Ce. This is the most desirable form of the invention. However, in reality, it is not necessary that all 4f sites are replaced with Ce, and sufficiently practical magnetic characteristics are obtained in the range of 0.8 ⁇ Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) ⁇ 1.0. The magnet shown can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 illustrates (a) a HAADF image and (b) a crystal structure model from the [110] direction obtained from a sintered body having a composition of main phase particles of Nd 2 Fe 14 B.
- the luminance of the HAADF image described above is proportional to the square of the atomic number, it is possible to determine the element that occupies the site. In particular, when observing an Nd 2 Fe 14 B type crystal structure from the [110] direction, it is possible to clearly separate the 4f site and the 4g site without overlapping.
- the brightness obtained from the HAADF image of the sintered body having the composition (a) Nd 2 Fe 14 B and the sintered body having the composition (b) (Nd 0.5 Ce 0.5 ) 2 Fe 14 B A line profile is illustrated in FIG. The line profile was acquired along a rectangular area shown in the HAADF image in FIG.
- the luminance at the 4f site position and the 4g site position are both high and similar in intensity. It is possible to determine that both 4g sites and 4g sites are occupied by Nd having a large atomic number.
- the obtained fine powder is filled into a mold (opening size: 20 mm ⁇ 18 mm), and uniaxial pressing is performed at a pressure of 2.0 ton / cm 2 while applying a magnetic field (2T) in a direction perpendicular to the pressing direction. did.
- the obtained molded body was heated to the optimum sintering temperature and held for 4 hours, and then the temperature decreasing rate was 1 ⁇ 10 0 ° C./sec to 5 in a temperature range of ⁇ 50 ° C. centering on 400 ° C. to 800 ° C.
- the sintered body was obtained by cooling to room temperature at a temperature drop rate of 10 -1 ° C / second in other temperature zones at a temperature of ⁇ 10 -5 ° C / second.
- Table 1 shows the results of measuring the magnetic properties of the sintered body with a BH tracer.
- the sintered body was cut perpendicularly to the magnetic field application direction during molding, which is an easy axis of magnetization, and it was confirmed by X-ray diffraction that the main product phase was attributed to the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure.
- the vicinity of the center of the main phase particles is analyzed using an EDS apparatus provided in the STEM, and the composition of the main phase particles using the thin film correction function. was quantified.
- the sample was adjusted to a position where the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure was observable from the [110] direction, and a HAADF image was obtained.
- the adhesive strength of the sintered body was evaluated by compressive shear stress.
- a sintered body as a sample is processed into a test piece of a predetermined shape (diameter 12 mm ⁇ thickness 3 mm), and an epoxy thermosetting adhesive (non-directional electromagnetic steel strip) is applied to a rotor (non-directional electromagnetic steel strip) of a permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine. (Curing conditions: 150 ° C.-4 hours)
- the adhesive was fixed so that the thickness was 0.1 mm (FIG. 3).
- stress is applied to the sintered body and the non-oriented electrical steel strip at a rate of 10 mm / min so that compressive shear stress acts on the adhesive, and the stress at which the interface between the sintered body and the adhesive peels is determined as the adhesive strength. did.
- Table 1 shows the average of the adhesive strength of the sintered body measured 10 times.
- the temperature zone was changed from 1 ⁇ 10 0 ° C./sec to 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 ° C./sec.
- the adhesive strength was higher than that of the Nd—Fe—B magnet (Comparative Example 1) not replacing Nd, and it was found that the adhesive strength did not greatly depend on the temperature decreasing rate.
- the temperature range in which the rate of temperature decrease is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 ° C./second is lower than 550 ° C. to 650 ° C. (600 ⁇ 50 ° C.)
- the magnetic properties are deteriorated and tetragonal R 2 T 14 B
- the abundance ratio Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) between Ce 4f occupying the 4f site and Ce 4g occupying the 4g site in the structure also decreased.
- the present inventors consider that the decrease in the magnetic characteristics accompanying the lowering of the temperature band for controlling the temperature lowering rate is caused by insufficient energy for the rare earth element to move to the stable site.
- the magnetic characteristics are deteriorated and tetragonal R 2 T 14 B
- the abundance ratio Ce 4f / (Ce 4f + Ce 4g ) between Ce 4f occupying the 4f site and Ce 4g occupying the 4g site in the structure also decreased.
- the present inventors consider that the decrease in the magnetic characteristics accompanying the increase in temperature in the temperature range for controlling the temperature decrease rate is caused by the fact that the rare earth element has moved out of the adjacent site due to excessive energy.
- the RTB system permanent magnet according to the present invention is useful for the field of permanent magnet synchronous rotating machines, particularly surface magnetic flux type permanent magnet synchronous rotating machines widely used in consumer, industrial and transportation equipment. .
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本実施形態のR-T-B系永久磁石の製造においては、まず、所望の組成を有するR-T-B系磁石が得られるような原料合金を準備する。原料合金は、真空又は不活性ガス、望ましくはAr雰囲気中でストリップキャスト法、その他公知の溶解法により作製することができる。ストリップキャスト法は、原料金属をArガス雰囲気などの非酸化雰囲気中で溶解して得た溶湯を回転するロールの表面に噴出させる。ロールで急冷された溶湯は、薄板または薄片(鱗片)状に急冷凝固される。この急冷凝固された合金は、結晶粒径が1~50μmの均質な組織を有している。原料合金は、ストリップキャスト法に限らず、高周波誘導溶解等の溶解法によって得ることができる。なお、溶解後の偏析を防止するため、例えば水冷銅板に傾注して凝固させることができる。また、還元拡散法によって得られた合金を原料合金として用いることもできる。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Ceのみにて置換した組成(x=0.0~0.7、z=0.0)では、Ndに対するCeの置換量xの増加とともに残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJが漸減するものの、接着強度が向上している。しかしながら、x≧0.6では残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJの漸減はみられるものの、接着強度の向上は飽和する。すなわち、NdをCeのみにて置換した場合(z=0.0)では、0.0<x≦0.5の範囲にて、従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石と比較して、磁気特性の低下を僅かに抑えつつ、高い接着強度を有する永久磁石が得られることがわかった。また、前記の範囲において、4fサイトを占有するCeであるCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCeであるCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)は0.86~0.91であり、Ndを置換したCeの多くが4fサイトを選択的に占有していることがわかった。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Yのみにて置換した組成(x=0.2~0.7、z=1.0)では、Ndに対するYの置換量xの増加とともに接着強度が向上している。しかしながら、接着強度の向上幅はCeのみにて置換した組成(z=0.0)と比較して小さい。すなわち、NdをYのみにて置換した場合(z=1.0)に得られる永久磁石は、実用的な残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJを有さず、高い接着強度を有さないことがわかった。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、CeおよびYにて半量ずつ置換した組成(x=0.2~0.7、z=0.5)では、Ndに対するCeおよびYの置換量xの増加とともに接着強度が向上している。しかしながら、x≧0.6では接着強度の向上は飽和しており、さらに、残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJが急峻に低下している。すなわち、Ndに対してCeおよびYを半量ずつ置換した組成(z=0.5)においては0.0<x≦0.5の範囲にて、従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石と同等の磁気特性を有しながら、高い接着強度を有する永久磁石が得られることがわかった。また、前記の範囲において、4fサイトを占有するCeであるCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCeであるCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)は0.87~0.88であり、Ndを置換したCeの多くが4fサイトを選択的に占有していることがわかった。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Ndの半量をYまたはCeもしくは両方にて置換した組成(x=0.5、z=0.0~1.0)では、Ceに対するYの相対量zの増加とともに残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJが漸増するものの、接着強度が低下している。
また、Ceに対するYの相対量が半量を超える(z≧0.6)と接着強度は著しく低下するが、残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJの向上は凡そ飽和する傾向にある。すなわち、0.0≦z≦0.5の範囲において、従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石と遜色のない磁気特性を有しながら、よりも高い接着強度を示す永久磁石が得られることがわかった。
また、前記の範囲において、4fサイトを占有するCeであるCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCeであるCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)は0.86~0.88であり、Ndを置換したCeの多くが4fサイトを選択的に占有していることがわかった。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Ndの半量をCeのみにて置換した組成(x=0.5、z=0.0)において、550℃~650℃(600±50℃)の温度帯域の降温速度を1×100℃/秒~5×10-5℃/秒まで変化させた。降温速度がいずれの場合においても、接着強度はNdを置換しないNd-Fe-B系磁石(比較例1)よりも高く、接着強度が降温速度に大きく依存しないことがわかった。しかしながら、磁気特性に着目すると、降温速度が2×10-2℃/秒よりも大きい場合には、磁気特性が急峻に低下し、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)も低下した。この降温速度の増大に伴う磁気特性の急峻な低下は希土類元素が安定サイトへ移動するための時間が足りなかったことに起因すると本発明者らは考える。また、降温速度が1×10-4℃/秒よりも小さい場合にも、磁気特性が僅かに低下するものの、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)は凡そ維持される。この降温速度の減少に伴う磁気特性の低下はCeの4fサイト占有率によるものではなく、小さすぎる降温速度によって、R2T14B型永久磁石の保磁力発現に必要な粒界構造が失われたことに起因すると本発明者らは考える。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Ndの半量をCeのみにて置換した組成(x=0.5、z=0.0)において、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域を350℃~850℃(400±50℃~800±50℃)まで変化させた。降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)の場合には、Ndを置換しないNd-Fe-B系磁石(比較例1)と同等の優れた磁気特性が得られた。しかしながら、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)よりも低温である場合には磁気特性が低下し、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)も低下した。この降温速度を制御する温度帯域の低温化に伴う磁気特性の低下は希土類元素が安定サイトへ移動するためのエネルギーが足りなかったことに起因すると本発明者らは考える。また、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)よりも高温である場合には磁気特性が低下し、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)も低下した。この降温速度を制御する温度帯域の高温化に伴う磁気特性の低下はエネルギーが過剰であるために、希土類元素が近接サイト外への移動してしまったことに起因すると本発明者らは考える。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、Ndの半量をCeおよびYにて半量ずつ置換した組成(x=0.5、z=0.5)において、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域を350℃~850℃(400±50℃~800±50℃)まで変化させた。降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)の場合には、Ndを置換しないNd-Fe-B系磁石(比較例1)と同等の優れた磁気特性が得られた。しかしながら、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)よりも低温である場合には磁気特性が低下し、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)も低下した。また、降温速度を1×10-2℃/秒とする温度帯域が550℃~650℃(600±50℃)よりも高温である場合にも磁気特性が低下し、正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCe4fと4gサイトを占有するCe4gの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)も低下した。この降温速度を制御する温度帯域の高温化に伴う磁気特性の低下はエネルギーが過剰であるために、希土類元素が近接サイト外への移動してしまったことに起因すると本発明者らは考える。
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- 組成が(R1-x(Ce1-zYz)x)2T14B(RはLa、Pr、Nd、Sm、Eu、Gd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、YbおよびLuの1種以上からなる希土類元素であり、TはFeまたはFeおよびCoを必須とする1種以上の遷移金属元素、0.0<x≦0.5、0.0≦z≦0.5)である主相粒子を含み、前記主相粒子における正方晶R2T14B構造中の4fサイトを占有するCeをCe4fとし、4gサイトを占有するCeをCe4gとしたときの存在比率Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)が、0.8≦Ce4f/(Ce4f+Ce4g)≦1.0であることを特徴とするR-T-B系永久磁石。
- 請求項1に記載のR-T-B系永久磁石を備える回転機。
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