EP2596929B1 - Saw blade and method for multiple sawing of rare earth magnet - Google Patents

Saw blade and method for multiple sawing of rare earth magnet Download PDF

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EP2596929B1
EP2596929B1 EP12194492.0A EP12194492A EP2596929B1 EP 2596929 B1 EP2596929 B1 EP 2596929B1 EP 12194492 A EP12194492 A EP 12194492A EP 2596929 B1 EP2596929 B1 EP 2596929B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D5/00—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor
    • B24D5/12—Cut-off wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/12—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis
    • B26D1/14—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B1/00—Processes of grinding or polishing; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such processes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B27/00—Other grinding machines or devices
    • B24B27/06—Grinders for cutting-off
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D3/00—Physical features of abrasive bodies, or sheets, e.g. abrasive surfaces of special nature; Abrasive bodies or sheets characterised by their constituents
    • B24D3/34—Physical features of abrasive bodies, or sheets, e.g. abrasive surfaces of special nature; Abrasive bodies or sheets characterised by their constituents characterised by additives enhancing special physical properties, e.g. wear resistance, electric conductivity, self-cleaning properties
    • B24D3/346—Physical features of abrasive bodies, or sheets, e.g. abrasive surfaces of special nature; Abrasive bodies or sheets characterised by their constituents characterised by additives enhancing special physical properties, e.g. wear resistance, electric conductivity, self-cleaning properties utilised during polishing, or grinding operation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28D—WORKING STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS
    • B28D1/00—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor
    • B28D1/22—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor by cutting, e.g. incising
    • B28D1/24—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor by cutting, e.g. incising with cutting discs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28D—WORKING STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS
    • B28D5/00—Fine working of gems, jewels, crystals, e.g. of semiconductor material; apparatus or devices therefor
    • B28D5/02—Fine working of gems, jewels, crystals, e.g. of semiconductor material; apparatus or devices therefor by rotary tools, e.g. drills
    • B28D5/022—Fine working of gems, jewels, crystals, e.g. of semiconductor material; apparatus or devices therefor by rotary tools, e.g. drills by cutting with discs or wheels
    • B28D5/029—Fine working of gems, jewels, crystals, e.g. of semiconductor material; apparatus or devices therefor by rotary tools, e.g. drills by cutting with discs or wheels with a plurality of cutting blades

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  • the invention relates to a saw blade for sawing a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method of using it.
  • Systems for manufacturing commercial products of rare earth magnet include a single part system wherein a part of substantially the same shape as the product is produced at the stage of press molding, and a multiple part system wherein once a large block is molded, it is divided into a plurality of parts by machining.
  • the single part system includes press molding, sintering or heat treating, and finishing steps.
  • a molded part, a sintered or heat treated part, and a finished part (or product) are substantially identical in shape and size. Insofar as normal sintering is performed, a sintered part of near net shape is obtained, and the load of the finishing step is relatively low.
  • the multiple part system eliminates the above-mentioned problems and allows press molding and sintering or heat treating steps to be performed with high productivity and versatility. It now becomes the mainstream of rare earth magnet manufacture.
  • a molded block and a sintered or heat treated block are substantially identical in shape and size, but the subsequent finishing step requires cutting or sawing. It is the key for manufacture of finished parts how to saw the block in the most efficient and least wasteful manner.
  • Tools for cutting rare earth magnet blocks include two types, a diamond grinding wheel inner-diameter (ID) blade having diamond grits bonded to an inner periphery of a thin doughnut-shaped disk, and a diamond grinding wheel outer-diameter (OD) blade having diamond grits bonded to an outer periphery of a thin disk as a core.
  • ID diamond grinding wheel inner-diameter
  • OD diamond grinding wheel outer-diameter
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary multiple blade assembly 1 comprising a plurality of saw blades 11 coaxially mounted on a rotating shaft (not shown) alternately with spacers 12, each blade 11 comprising a core 11b in the form of a thin doughnut disk and a cutting part or abrasive grain layer 11a on an outer peripheral rim of the core 11b.
  • This multiple blade assembly 1 is capable of multiple sawing, that is, cutting a block into a multiplicity of parts at a time.
  • diamond grains are generally bonded by three typical binding systems including resin bonding with resin binders, metal bonding with metal binders, and electroplating. These abrasive blades are often used in sawing of rare earth magnet blocks.
  • the relationship of the cutting part (axial) width of the saw blade is crucially correlated to the material yield of the workpiece (magnet block). It is important to maximize a material yield and productivity by using a cutting part with a minimal width, machining at a high accuracy to minimize a machining allowance and reduce chips, and increasing the number of parts available.
  • the abrasive wheel core In order to form a cutting part with a minimal width (or thinner cutting part) from the standpoint of material yield, the abrasive wheel core must be thin.
  • its core 11b is usually made of steel materials from the standpoints of material cost and mechanical strength.
  • alloy tool steels classified as SK, SKS, SKD, SKT, and SKH according to the JIS standards are often used in commercial practice.
  • the prior art core of alloy tool steel is short in mechanical strength and becomes deformed or bowed during sawing operation, losing dimensional accuracy.
  • a cutoff wheel for use with rare earth magnet alloys comprising a core of cemented carbide to which high hardness abrasive grains such as diamond and CBN are bonded with a binding system such as resin bonding, metal bonding or electroplating, as described in JP-A H10-175172 .
  • Use of cemented carbide as the core material mitigates buckling deformation by stresses during machining, ensuring that rare earth magnet is sawed at a high accuracy.
  • high frictional resistance is exerted between the cutting part and the magnet during sawing of the magnet, high accuracy machining is not expected.
  • substantial friction occurs between the side surface of the cutting part (not directly contributing to grinding operation) and the magnet, the grinding resistance is enhanced. Then, even if the cemented carbide core is used, chipping and/or bowing can occur, adversely affecting the machined state.
  • JP2004050331A shows on paragraph [0006] and figure 2 a single super abrasive wheel with hard particles of diamond or CBN for grinding metal, ceramics, glass, plastics, rubber or composite materials, said blade has in the composition of its cutting part lubricant fillers such as hexagonal crystal boron nitride.
  • a blade is not adapted to be stacked in a multiple blade assembly for cutting slices of rare earth magnet and the lubricant particles are of unknown sizes.
  • Patent Document 1 JP-A H10-175172
  • An object of the invention is to provide a saw blade according to claim 1 in the form of a resinoid wheel, which is used in multiple sawing of a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces, which reduces the sawing resistance between the saw blade and the magnet block, and which ensures sawing at a high accuracy and high speed even if the saw blade is thinner than the conventional blades.
  • Another object is to provide a method for sawing a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces according to claim 14. Further preferred embodiments are defined by the dependent claims 1-13 and 15.
  • the invention pertains to a multiple blade assembly comprising a plurality of saw blades coaxially mounted on a rotating shaft at axially spaced apart positions.
  • the multiple blade assembly is used for sawing a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces by rotating the plurality of saw blades.
  • the saw blade has a core in the form of a thin disk or thin doughnut disk and a peripheral cutting part on an outer peripheral rim of the core.
  • the inventors have developed a saw blade in the form of a resinoid wheel having a cutting part made of a composition comprising a component or lubricant for reducing the friction between the cutting part and the magnet block during the sawing operation.
  • the sawing operation experiences a reduced cutting resistance, and achieves an equivalent yield and accuracy compared with the prior art even if thinner saw blades are used.
  • the invention generally pertains to a multiple blade assembly comprising a plurality of saw blades coaxially mounted on a rotating shaft at axially spaced apart positions, which is used for sawing a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces by rotating the plurality of saw blades.
  • the invention provides the saw blade comprising a core in the form of a thin disk or thin doughnut disk and a peripheral cutting part on an outer peripheral rim of the core, the cutting part being made of a composition comprising an abrasive, a resin binder, and a lubricant for reducing the friction between the cutting part and the magnet block during the sawing operation.
  • the lubricant is boron nitride and is in particulate form having a particle size in the range of 1 to 200 ⁇ m.
  • the cutting part is made of a composition comprising 10 to 40% by weight of abrasive, e.g. diamond and/or CBN, 20 to 60% by weight of structural matrix material, preferably selected from SiC having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, SiO 2 having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, Al 2 O 3 having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, WC having a particle size of 0.1 to 50 ⁇ m, Fe, Ni and Cu having a particle size of 1 to 200 ⁇ m, and mixtures thereof; 10 to 50% by weight of a thermosetting resin as the binder; and 1 to 50% by weight of the lubricant material.
  • abrasive e.g. diamond and/or CBN
  • structural matrix material preferably selected from SiC having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, SiO 2 having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, Al 2 O 3 having a particle size of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, WC having a particle size of 0.1 to 50
  • the saw blades in the form of a resinoid wheel are used in multiple sawing of a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces.
  • the saw blade reduces the cutting resistance, improves the sawing accuracy, and ensures sawing at a high accuracy and high speed even if the saw blade is thinner than the conventional blades.
  • the blade is of great worth in the industry.
  • axial refers to the axis of a rotating shaft and "radial” refers to a circular blade in an assembly.
  • the width of the cutting part corresponds to an axial size in this sense.
  • a multiple blade assembly is constructed by coaxially mounting a plurality of saw blades on a rotating shaft at axially spaced apart positions (as shown in FIG. 1 ). The multiple blade assembly is operated by rotating the plurality of saw blades to saw a rare earth magnet block into multiple pieces at once.
  • a saw blade 23 in the form of a resinoid wheel embodying the invention is shown in FIG. 2 as comprising a core 21 in the form of a thin disk (which may be a "doughnut disk", i.e. with a central hole) and a peripheral cutting part 22 on an outer peripheral rim of core 21.
  • the cutting part 22 is made of a composition comprising an abrasive 24, a resin binder, and solid lubricant to reduce friction between the cutting part and the workpiece (or magnet block) during the sawing operation.
  • the lubricant used herein includes boron nitride, and optionally carbon (including graphite and amorphous carbon), molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, graphite fluoride, and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which may be used alone or in admixture of two or more.
  • the conventional sawing operation is difficult to reduce the friction between the cutting part side surface and the workpiece by providing a coolant supply for lubrication
  • the inclusion of the lubricant within the cutting part is effective for reducing the friction between the cutting part side surface and the workpiece, thereby preventing the cutting edge from axial runout during the sawing operation. This allows the cutting part to transmit its grinding force only in a radial direction and ensures high-accuracy sawing operation even with the saw blade using a thin core with a low deflective strength.
  • the lubricant should preferably be used in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight of the composition of which the cutting part is made.
  • boron nitride is 1 to 40% by weight
  • carbon including graphite and amorphous carbon
  • molybdenum disulfide is 1 to 40% by weight
  • tungsten disulfide is 5 to 50% by weight
  • graphite fluoride is 5 to 40% by weight
  • PTFE is 5 to 40% by weight.
  • boron nitride is 5 to 30% by weight
  • carbon including graphite and amorphous carbon
  • molybdenum disulfide is 5 to 30% by weight
  • tungsten disulfide is 10 to 40% by weight
  • graphite fluoride is 10 to 30% by weight
  • PTFE is 10 to 30% by weight.
  • the total amount should preferably be in the range of 1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 5 to 40% by weight.
  • the solid lubricant material is in particulate form. Since the cutting part has a width of 0.2 to 2 mm, a particle size in excess of 0.2 mm (200 ⁇ m) is inadequate. Too fine particles have an increased volume, detracting from the strength of the cutting part. According to the invention, the lubricant has a particle size of 1 to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 10 to 150 ⁇ m.
  • the composition of which the cutting part is made contains abrasive grains, a resin binder, and a structural matrix.
  • Preferred structural matrix materials include SiC e.g. of particle size 1 to 100 ⁇ m, SiO 2 e.g. of particle size 1 to 100 ⁇ m, Al 2 O 3 e.g. of particle size 1 to 100 ⁇ m, WC e.g. of particle size 0.1 to 50 ⁇ m, also Fe, Ni and Cu e.g. of particle size 1 to 200 ⁇ m.
  • Matrix materials may be used alone or in admixture of two or more.
  • the role of the structural matrix material is to increase the strength of the cutting part, prevent the cutting part from deforming in a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the saw blade during the sawing operation, prevent the cutting edge from axial runout during the sawing operation, allows the saw blade to transmit its grinding force only in a radial direction, and ensures high-accuracy sawing operation even with the saw blade using a thin core with a low deflective strength.
  • the matrix is available in particulate form. Too fine particles have an increased volume, failing to provide the cutting part with strength. If the particle size is large, only one particle is present per width of the cutting part, also leading to a reduced strength.
  • the matrix preferably has a particle size in the above range.
  • the particle size of SiC is 2 to 50 ⁇ m
  • SiO 2 is 2 to 50 ⁇ m
  • Al 2 O 3 is 2 to 50 ⁇ m
  • WC is 1 to 30 ⁇ m
  • Fe, Ni and Cu is 10 to 150 ⁇ m.
  • the matrix material is preferably used at from 20 to 60% by weight, more preferably 25 to 50% by weight of the composition. Outside the range, a smaller amount of the matrix may be less effective whereas a larger amount may detract from the strength of the cutting part.
  • the abrasive grains may be any well-known abrasives, preferably diamond and CBN.
  • the abrasive grains preferably have a particle size of 10 to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 50 to 200 ⁇ m. A particle size in excess of 200 ⁇ m may exceed the width of the cutting part whereas a smaller particle size may interfere with grinding efficiency, sawing speed, and productivity.
  • the abrasive should preferably be used in an amount of 20 to 60% by weight, more preferably 20 to 40% by weight of the composition. Outside the range, a smaller amount of the abrasive may lead to a lower grinding rate whereas a larger amount may detract from the strength of the cutting part.
  • the binder has a function of binding diamond or CBN, the lubricant and the matrix together to high strength so that a cutting part having a high stiffness despite thinness may be formed.
  • Thermosetting resins are preferred as the binder.
  • phenolic resins, formaldehyde resins and urea resins are more preferred.
  • Phenol formaldehyde resins obtained by condensation of phenol and formaldehyde are most preferred since they have excellent heat resistance and water resistance and can tightly bind the abrasive and matrix.
  • Melamine resins prepared from melamine and formaldehyde are also favorable.
  • the binder should preferably be used in an amount of 10 to 50% by weight of the composition. Outside the range, a smaller amount of the binder may be weak in binding the other components whereas a larger amount of the binder indicates smaller amounts of the other components, leading to shortage of strength, grinding rate and lubrication.
  • the core supporting the cutting part is preferably made of cemented carbide. Any suitable cemented carbide e.g. as described in Patent Document 1 may be used.
  • the workpiece which is intended herein to saw is a rare earth magnet block.
  • the rare earth magnet as the workpiece is not particularly limited. Suitable rare earth magnets include sintered rare earth magnets of R-Fe-B systems wherein R is at least one rare earth element inclusive of yttrium.
  • Suitable sintered rare earth magnets of R-Fe-B systems are those magnets containing, in weight percent, 5 to 40% of R, 50 to 90% of Fe, and 0.2 to 8% of B, and optionally one or more additive elements selected from C, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, and W, for the purpose of improving magnetic properties and corrosion resistance.
  • the amounts of additive elements added are conventional, for example, up to 30 wt% of Co, and up to 8 wt% of the other elements. The additive elements, if added in extra amounts, rather adversely affect magnetic properties.
  • Suitable sintered rare earth magnets of R-Fe-B systems may be prepared, for example, by weighing source metal materials, melting, casting into an alloy ingot, finely dividing the alloy into particles with an average particle size of 1 to 20 ⁇ m, i.e., sintered R-Fe-B magnet powder, compacting the powder in a magnetic field, sintering the compact at 1,000 to 1,200°C for 0.5 to 5 hours, and heat treating at 400 to 1,000°C.
  • any well-known procedures may be employed.
  • OD blades were fabricated by providing a doughnut-shaped disk core of cemented carbide (consisting of WC 90 wt%/Co 10 wt%) having an outer diameter 120 mm, inner diameter 40 mm, and thickness 0.3 mm, and heat pressing a composition to an outer peripheral rim of the core to form a resinoid grinding wheel section or cutting part.
  • the composition contained 10 wt% of graphite having a particle size of 5 to 30 ⁇ m as the lubricant, 40 wt% of #800 SiC (GC powder) as the matrix, 25 wt% of a phenol formaldehyde resin as the binder, and 25 wt% of synthetic diamond grains having an average particle size of 150 ⁇ m.
  • OD blades (or sawing abrasive blades).
  • the axial extension of the cutting part from the core was 0.05 mm on each side, that is, the cutting part had a width of 0.4 mm (in the thickness direction of the core).
  • the radial extension or length of the cutting part is 2.5 mm, that is, the blade had an outer diameter of 125 mm.
  • a multiple blade assembly was constructed as shown in FIG. 1 by coaxially mounting 41 OD blades on a shaft at an axial spacing of 2.1 mm, with spacers interposed therebetween.
  • the spacers each had an outer diameter 85 mm, inner diameter 40 mm, and thickness 2.1 mm.
  • the multiple blade assembly was designed so that the magnet block was cut into magnet strips having a thickness of 2.0 mm.
  • the sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet block was sawed.
  • the sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet block had a length 101 mm, width 30 mm and height 17 mm and had been polished on all six surfaces at an accuracy of ⁇ 0.05 mm by a vertical double-disk polishing tool.
  • the magnet block was longitudinally divided into a multiplicity of magnet strips of 2.0 mm thick. Specifically, one magnet block was cut into 40 magnet strips.
  • the sawing operation was carried out while supplying 30 L/min of a grinding fluid or coolant from the feed nozzle, rotating the OD blades at 7,000 rpm (circumferential speed of 46 m/sec), and feeding the multiple blade assembly at a speed of 20 mm/min.
  • a sintered rare earth magnet block was sawed by the same procedure as in Example 1 except that the cutting part composition was changed. In this way, 1000 magnet blocks were sawed, and the sawed state was evaluated. The evaluation results are also shown in Table 1.
  • the composition of the cutting part in Comparative Example 1 contained 45 wt% of #800 SiC (GC powder) as the matrix, 30 wt% of the phenol formaldehyde resin as the binder, and 25 wt% of synthetic diamond grains having an average particle size of 150 ⁇ m.
  • Table 1 Number of strips After sawing of 200 blocks After sawing of 400 blocks After sawing of 600 blocks After sawing of 800 blocks After sawing of 1000 blocks
  • B number of OD blade replacements
  • the sawing method embodying the invention maintained consistent dimensional accuracy for products over a long term despite the reduced blade thickness and is successful in reducing the number of spacer adjustments and the number of OD blade replacements. Then an increase in productivity is attained.
  • OD blades were fabricated by providing a doughnut-shaped disk core of cemented carbide (consisting of WC 90 wt%/Co 10 wt%) having an outer diameter 95 mm, inner diameter 40 mm, and thickness 0.3 mm, and heat pressing a composition shown in Table 2 to an outer peripheral rim of the core to form a cutting part.
  • the axial extension of the cutting part from the core was 0.025 mm on each side, that is, the cutting part had a width of 0.35 mm (in the thickness direction of the core).
  • the radial extension or length of the cutting part is 2.5 mm, that is, the blade had an outer diameter of 100 mm.
  • a multiple blade assembly was constructed as shown in FIG. 1 by coaxially mounting 38 OD blades on a shaft at an axial spacing of 1.05 mm, with spacers interposed therebetween.
  • the spacers each had an outer diameter 70 mm, inner diameter 40 mm, and thickness 1.05 mm.
  • the multiple blade assembly was designed so that the magnet block was cut into magnet strips having a thickness of 1.0 mm.
  • the multiple blade assembly consisting of 38 OD blades and 37 spacers alternately mounted on the shaft was set relative to the sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet block such that the lowermost end of the blades was 2 mm below the bottom surface of the magnet block.
  • the sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet block had a length 50 mm, width 30 mm and height 12 mm and had been polished on all six surfaces at an accuracy of ⁇ 0.05 mm by a vertical double-disk polishing tool.
  • the magnet block was longitudinally divided into a multiplicity of magnet strips of 1.0 mm thick. Specifically, one magnet block was cut into 37 magnet strips.
  • the sawing operation was carried out while supplying 30 L/min of a grinding fluid or coolant from the feed nozzle, rotating the OD blades at 7,000 rpm (circumferential speed of 37 m/sec), and feeding the multiple blade assembly at a speed of 20 mm/min.
  • the saw blades comprising the lubricant ensures high-accuracy sawing operation even when they are as thin as 0.35 mm.
  • the number of cut strips is increased.

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