Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of overcoming the defects of poor magnetic properties such as residual magnetism, coercive force, squareness and the like of a product prepared by the existing preparation method of the neodymium iron boron permanent magnetic material, and provides a processing method of a sintered neodymium iron boron blank. The product prepared by the processing method of the invention can improve the remanence or coercive force of the product under the condition of ensuring that the squareness is unchanged or improved.
The invention solves the technical problems through the following technical scheme.
The invention provides a method for processing a sintered neodymium iron boron blank, which comprises the following steps: carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 890-920 ℃, the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 620-670 ℃, and the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 450-540 ℃.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the temperature of the first stage heat treatment may be 890 ℃ to 910 ℃, for example 900 ℃.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, the first stage heat treatment may be performed for a period of time ranging from 3 to 5 hours, such as 3 hours.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the degree of vacuum of the first stage heat treatment may be in the range of 0.1Pa to 100Pa, for example 5Pa.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the temperature of the second stage heat treatment may be 630 ℃ to 660 ℃, such as 630 ℃,640 ℃, 650 ℃ or 660 ℃, preferably 635 ℃ to 645 ℃.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, the time period for the second stage heat treatment may be 3 to 5 hours, for example 3 hours.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, the degree of vacuum of the second stage heat treatment may be in the range of 0.1Pa to 100Pa, for example 5Pa.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the temperature of the third stage heat treatment may range from 460 ℃ to 530 ℃, and may also range from 480 ℃ to 500 ℃, for example 490 ℃.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, the time period of the third stage heat treatment may be 3 to 5 hours, for example 3 hours.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, the degree of vacuum of the third stage heat treatment may be in the range of 0.1Pa to 100Pa, for example 5Pa.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the treatment protocol may be any of the following:
scheme (1):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 640 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa;
scheme (2):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 620 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa;
scheme (3):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 630 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa;
scheme (4):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 650 ℃, the time is 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa;
scheme (5):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 660 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa;
scheme (6):
carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered neodymium iron boron blank, wherein the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 670 ℃, the time is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the time is 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formula of the sintered nd-fe-b blank comprises the following components (1) to (5) in percentage by weight:
(1) 29.00wt.% to 36.00wt.% RE; the RE is a rare earth element including LRE and HRE; the LRE comprises Nd and Pr, and the HRE comprises Dy;
(2) 0.70wt.% to 1.20wt.% of B;
(3) 0.10wt.% to 0.40wt.% Cu;
(4) 0.05wt.% to 0.40wt.% Ga;
(5) 62.00-70.00 wt.% Fe.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of the RE may be 29.00wt.% to 36.00wt.%, or may be 30.20wt.%, 30.40wt.%, 31.68wt.%, or 32.20wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Nd may be conventional in the art, and may also be 6.20wt.% to 7.50wt.%, and may also be 6.55wt.%, 7.00wt.%, 7.25wt.%, or 7.30wt.%.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Pr may be conventional in the art, and may also be 19.40wt.% to 22.00wt.%, and may also be 19.64wt.%, 21.00wt.%, 21.75wt.%, or 21.90wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered Nd-fe-b blank, the addition form of Pr and Nd may be conventional in the art, for example, in the form of PrNd, or in the form of a mixture of Pr and Nd, or in the form of a mixture of PrNd, pr and Nd. When added as PrNd, the weight ratio of Pr to Nd is 25; the content of PrNd may be from 26wt.% to 32wt.%, or from 26wt.% to 29.5wt.%, or may be 26.19wt.%, 28wt.%, 29wt.%, or 29.2wt.%, in weight percent.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Dy may be 0.05wt.% to 7wt.%, or 0.1wt.% to 6.2wt.%, or 0.12wt.%, 0.2wt.%, 1.8wt.%, or 6.01wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of B may be 0.93wt.% to 1wt.%, or may be 0.95wt.%, 0.97wt.%, or 0.98wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Cu may be 0.13wt.% to 0.23wt.%, and may also be 0.15wt.%, 0.2wt.%, or 0.21wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Ga may be 0.1wt.% to 0.3wt.%, and may also be 0.13wt.%, 0.25wt.%, 0.28wt.%, or 0.29wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the content of Fe may be 64.00wt.% to 68.00wt.%, and may also be 64.4wt.%, 65.16wt.%, 66.54wt.%, or 67.59wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank, the HRE may further include Tb.
In some embodiments of the present invention, when the HRE further includes Tb, the content of Tb may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.1wt.% to 1.5wt.%, and may be 0.3wt.% to 1.2wt.%, and may also be 0.4wt.% or 1wt.%, in terms of weight percentage.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank, the HRE may further include Ho.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the HRE further includes Ho in the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank, the Ho content may be conventional in the art, and may be in a range from 1.5wt.% to 3.5wt.%, and may be in a range from 2.3wt.% to 2.7wt.%, and may also be in a range from 2.56wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may further include Al.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank contains Al, the content of Al may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.2wt.% to 0.7wt.%, 0.35wt.% to 0.53wt.%, and may also be 0.39wt.% or 0.5wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may further include Nb.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank contains Nb, the content of Nb may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.05wt.% to 0.25wt.%, and may be 0.15wt.% to 0.25wt.%, and may also be 0.2wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may further include Zr.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank contains Zr, the content of Zr may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.1wt.% to 0.4wt.%, and may be 0.13wt.% to 0.29wt.%, and may also be 0.15wt.%, 0.2wt.%, or 0.25wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may further include Ti.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank contains Ti, the content of Ti may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.05wt.% to 0.3wt.%, and may be 0.07wt.% to 0.23wt.%, and may also be 0.1wt.% or 0.19wt.%.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the raw material formulation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may further include Co.
In certain embodiments of the present invention, when the raw material formulation of the sintered ndfeb blank contains Co, the content of Co may be conventional in the art, and may be 0.5wt.% to 2wt.%, or may be 1wt.% to 1.8wt.%, or may be 1.02wt.%, 1.15wt.%, or 1.62wt.%.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the HRE is Dy.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the HRE is Dy and Tb.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the HRE is Dy and Ho.
In certain embodiments of the invention, the HRE is Dy, tb, and Ho.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 26-29.5 wt.% PrNd, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Dy, 0.3-1.2 wt.% Tb, 0.93-1 wt.% B, 0.35-0.53 wt.% Al, 0.13-0.23 wt.% Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Ga, 0.15-0.25 wt.% Nb, the remainder being Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 26-29.5 wt.% PrNd, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Dy, 2.3-2.7 wt.% Ho, 1-1.8 wt.% Co, 0.93-1 wt.% B, 0.35-0.53 wt.% Al, 0.13-0.23 wt.% Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Ga, 0.13-0.29 wt.% Zr, the remainder being Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 26-29.5 wt.% PrNd, 1.6-2.2 wt.% Dy, 0.3-1.2 wt.% Tb, 1-1.8 wt.% Co, 0.93-1 wt.% B, 0.07-0.23 wt.% Ti, 0.13-0.23 wt.% Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Ga, 0.13-0.29 wt.% Zr, the remainder being Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 26-29.5 wt.% PrNd, 5.8-6.2 wt.% Dy, 1-1.8 wt.% Co, 0.93-1 wt.% B, 0.07-0.23 wt.% Ti, 0.35-0.53 wt.% Al, 0.13-0.23 wt.% Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt.% Ga, 0.13-0.29 wt.% Zr, the remainder being Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 29.2-PrNd, 0.2-Dy, 1-Tb, 0.98-B, 0.5-Al, 0.2-Cu, 0.13-Ga, 0.2-Nb, the remainder Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 29% PrNd, 0.12% Dy, 2.56% Ho, 1.02% Co, 0.95% B, 0.5% Al, 0.21% Cu, 0.28% Ga, 0.2% Zr, and the balance Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 28-PrNd, 1.8-Dy, 0.4-Tb, 1.62-Co, 0.95-B, 0.1-The-Ti, 0.15-Cu, 0.29-Ga, 0.15-Zr, the remainder Fe.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the formula of the raw materials of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may be: 26.19% PrNd, 6.01% Dy, 1.15% Co, 0.97% B, 0.19% Ti, 0.39% Al, 0.2% Cu, 0.25% Ga, 0.25% Zr, the remainder Fe.
The sintered neodymium iron boron blank contains inevitable impurities, such as carbon elements.
The sintered nd-fe-b blank according to the present invention may be a sintered nd-fe-b blank conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, which may be obtained by conventional methods in the art, such as smelting, hydrogen fracturing, jet milling, orientation molding, sintering, etc.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the preparation of the sintered nd-fe-b blank may include the following steps: sequentially carrying out smelting, hydrogen breaking, jet milling, orientation forming, isostatic pressing treatment and sintering on the raw materials.
The smelting conditions and operations may be those conventional in the art. The smelting can be carried out under the vacuum condition, and the vacuum degree can be less than or equal to 30Pa. The smelting can be carried out in a protective gas atmosphere, and the protective gas can be argon. After the smelting is finished, the thickness of the obtained alloy sheet can be 0.2-0.4mm.
The hydrogen fracturing conditions and operations may be those conventional in the art.
The conditions and operation of the jet mill may be those conventional in the art. The oxygen supplementation of the jet mill may be in the range 20 to 120ppm, for example 20ppm, 40ppm, 60ppm, 80ppm, 100ppm or 120ppm, preferably 40 to 100ppm, more preferably 60 to 80ppm. After the jet milling is finished, the grain diameter of the obtained magnetic powder can be 3-5 μm and can also be 3.9-4.2 μm.
The conditions and operations for the described orientation molding may be those conventional in the art. The magnetic field strength for the orientation molding can be more than 1.4T.
The conditions and operations of the isostatic pressing process may be those conventional in the art. The isostatic pressure may be 160-200MPa, e.g. 180MPa.
The conditions and operations of the sintering may be those conventional in the art. The sintering may be vacuum sintering. The vacuum degree of the vacuum sintering can be less than 0.1Pa. The sintering temperature can be 1050-1100 ℃, such as 1075-1082 ℃. The sintering holding time can be 4-8h, such as 6h.
The invention also provides a neodymium iron boron material which is prepared by the treatment method in any scheme.
On the basis of the common knowledge in the field, the above preferred conditions can be combined randomly to obtain the preferred embodiments of the invention.
The reagents and starting materials used in the present invention are commercially available.
The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows: the product prepared by the processing method of the invention can improve the remanence or coercive force of the product under the condition of ensuring that the squareness is unchanged or improved.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to limit the invention thereto. The experimental methods without specifying specific conditions in the following examples were selected according to the conventional methods and conditions, or according to the commercial instructions.
Examples 1 to 6
(1) The method comprises the steps of carrying out traditional melting, vacuumizing, heating and baking on 29.2wt.% of PrNd (Pr 25%, nd 75%), 0.2wt.% of Dy, 1wt.% of Tb, 0.98wt.% of B, 0.5wt.% of Al, 0.2wt.% of Cu, 0.13wt.% of Ga, 0.2wt.% of Nb and the balance of Fe according to a formula, vacuumizing to be less than or equal to 30Pa, and carrying out melting, casting and cooling under the protection of argon environment to obtain a silvery white quick-setting melt-spun alloy sheet with the thickness of 0.2-0.4mm;
(2) Preparing 3.9-4.2 μm magnetic powder by hydrogen-breaking jet milling, and supplementing 20-120ppm oxygen by jet milling to make the magnet contain different oxygen contents;
(3) Pressing into green compact with a sampling forming press, wherein the oriented magnetic field intensity is more than 1.4T, and the green compact is pressed by isostatic pressing under the pressure of 180MPa;
(4) Vacuum sintering is adopted, the sintering temperature is 1075-1082 ℃, the temperature is kept for 6h, and the vacuum degree is less than 0.1Pa;
(5) Carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered blank: the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the temperature is maintained at 900 ℃ for 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 640 ℃, the temperature is kept at 640 ℃ for 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the temperature is kept at 490 ℃ for 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa. Magnetic properties the magnetic properties were measured with a NIN pulsed magnetic field magnetometer.
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example 3
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Example 4
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Example 5
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Example 6
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Oxygen supplement/ppm
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20
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40
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60
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80
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100
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120
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Br/kGs
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14.2
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14.2
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14.1
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14.0
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13.9
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13.7
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Hcj/kOe
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17.3
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17.8
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18.2
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18.1
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18.1
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17.5
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Hk/Hcj/%
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96
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98
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99
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99
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98
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97 |
Examples 7 to 11
(1) The method comprises the steps of carrying out traditional melting, vacuumizing, heating and baking on 29.2wt.% of PrNd (Pr 25%, nd 75%), 0.2wt.% of Dy, 1wt.% of Tb, 0.98wt.% of B, 0.5wt.% of Al, 0.2wt.% of Cu, 0.13wt.% of Ga, 0.2wt.% of Nb and the balance of Fe according to a formula, vacuumizing to be less than or equal to 30Pa, and carrying out melting, casting and cooling under the protection of argon environment to obtain a silvery white quick-setting melt-spun alloy sheet with the thickness of 0.2-0.4mm;
(2) Preparing magnetic powder with the particle size of 3.9-4.2 mu m by hydrogen-breaking jet milling, and supplementing oxygen by 60ppm by the jet milling;
(3) Pressing into green compact with a sampling forming press, wherein the oriented magnetic field intensity is more than 1.4T, and the green compact is pressed by isostatic pressing under the pressure of 180MPa;
(4) Vacuum sintering is adopted, the sintering temperature is 1075-1082 ℃, the heat preservation is carried out for 6 hours, and the vacuum degree is less than 0.1Pa;
(5) Carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered blank: the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the heat is preserved for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 620-670 ℃, the temperature is kept for 3h, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the heat preservation is 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa. Magnetic properties the magnetic properties were measured with a NIN pulsed magnetic field magnetometer.
Examples 12 to 14
(1) Adopting the following formula (Pr: nd =25 in PrNd);
(2) Preparing 3.9-4.2 μm magnetic powder by hydrogen-breaking jet mill, and supplementing oxygen by jet mill;
(3) Pressing into green compact with a sampling forming press, wherein the oriented magnetic field intensity is more than 1.4T, and the green compact is pressed by isostatic pressing under the pressure of 180MPa;
(4) Vacuum sintering is adopted, the sintering temperature is 1075-1082 ℃, the temperature is kept for 6h, and the vacuum degree is less than 0.1Pa;
(5) Carrying out three-stage heat treatment on the sintered blank: the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the heat is preserved for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 640 ℃, the heat preservation is carried out for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the third-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the heat preservation is carried out for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; magnetic properties the magnetic properties were measured with a NIN pulsed magnetic field magnetometer.
Comparative example 1
(1) According to the formula, 29.2wt.% of PrNd (Pr 25%, nd 75%), 0.2wt.% of Dy, 1wt.% of Tb, 0.98wt.% of B, 0.5wt.% of Al, 0.2wt.% of Cu, 0.13wt.% of Ga, 0.2wt.% of Nb and the balance of Fe are adopted, traditional smelting, vacuumizing, heating and baking are carried out, vacuumizing is carried out until the pressure is less than or equal to 30Pa, and argon environment protection is carried out in the processes of melting, casting and cooling, so that a silvery white quick-setting melt-spun alloy sheet is obtained, wherein the thickness of the sheet is 0.2-0.4mm;
(2) Preparing 3.9-4.2 μm magnetic powder by hydrogen-breaking jet milling, and supplementing 60ppm oxygen by jet milling to make the magnet contain different oxygen contents;
(3) Pressing into green compact with a sampling forming press, wherein the oriented magnetic field intensity is more than 1.4T, and the green compact is pressed by isostatic pressing under the pressure of 180MPa;
(4) Vacuum sintering is adopted, the sintering temperature is 1075-1082 ℃, the temperature is kept for 6h, and the vacuum degree is less than 0.1Pa;
(5) And (3) carrying out secondary heat treatment on the sintered blank: the temperature of the first-stage heat treatment is 900 ℃, the heat is preserved for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; the temperature of the second-stage heat treatment is 490 ℃, the heat preservation is carried out for 3 hours, and the vacuum degree is 5Pa; magnetic properties were measured with a NIN pulsed magnetic field magnetometer with a mean Br =14.2kgs, hcj =17.2koe, hk/Hcj =88.8%.