ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Radiation-induced changes in the magnetization of sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets are known to vary widely among specimens produced by different manufacturers. Samples of Nd-Fe-B MAGNEQUENCH magnets, which are made from melt-spun ribbons, have not been studied and show a much reduced sensitivity to neutron irradiation than do sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets. All melt-spun ribbon-based MAGNEQUENCH magnets, i.e., epoxy-bonded, hot-pressed, and die-upset magnets, show essentially the same slow decrease in magnetic remanence with neutron dose. Measurements of the open-circuit remanence Br/Br 0 at various times during the irradiation show a decay of only 1.5% of the preirradiated value for the MAGNEQUENCH magnets after 1 h of irradiation, or a dose of 1.4×1016 neutrons/cm2, compared to a 4.6% drop in remanence for the best sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet (Sumitomo 30H) with the same irradiation dose. Moreover, after 5.3 h of irradiation, the remanence drops by only 3% for the MAGNEQUENCH magnets. Magnets made from melt-spun ribbons are thus the least sensitive to neutron irradiation so far measured for Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, but are somewhat more sensitive than samarium-cobalt magnets.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.342400
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