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- the present invention relates to an RTB system permanent magnet, and more particularly to a lightweight permanent magnet obtained by selectively replacing a part of R in an RTB system permanent magnet with Y and Ce.
- 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 permanent magnet synchronous rotator has a permanent magnet disposed on the rotor, and uses a permanent magnet in which about one third of the mass is occupied by a rare earth element Nd having a large specific gravity, such as an Nd—Fe—B magnet.
- Nd—Fe—B magnet a rare earth element having a large specific gravity
- Patent Document 2 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.
- H cJ Br about 0.5 ⁇ 0.6 T of Y-T-B based magnet disclosed in Patent Document 2
- H cJ is about 250 ⁇ 350kA / m
- Nd- Fe-B -based magnetic It is difficult to replace the Nd—Fe—B type magnet as a lightweight permanent magnet for a permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine, which is significantly lower than the characteristics.
- the present invention has been made in recognition of such a situation, and is lighter without significantly degrading the 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.
- the RTB-based permanent magnet of the present invention has a composition of (R 1-x (Y 1-z Ce 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.
- Y occupying the 4f site in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure in the main phase particle is Y 4f and occupying the 4g site Y and Y existence when a 4g ratio Y 4f to / (Y 4f + Y 4g), characterized in that it is 0.8 ⁇ Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 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 lightweight permanent magnet can be obtained.
- 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, resulting in a loss of magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
- the 1-ion anisotropy of Nd occupying the 4f site and causing a loss of magnetocrystalline anisotropy originates from the pancake electron cloud of Nd. If only the Nd at the 4f site is replaced with atoms having a spherical electron cloud that does not exhibit anisotropy, and the loss of magnetocrystalline anisotropy can be reduced, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy higher than that of Nd 2 Fe 14 B can be achieved. Can be obtained.
- elements having a spherical electron cloud are Y and La.
- La has a large ionic radius, and it is difficult to selectively replace a 4f site having a small distance from adjacent atoms as compared to a 4g site. That is, if Y is selected as an element for selectively substituting the 4f site, a permanent magnet having a higher magnetocrystalline anisotropy than that of conventional Nd 2 Fe 14 B can be obtained in a relatively easy manufacturing process. it can. Further, since the atomic weight of Y is 88.91 and smaller than the atomic weight of Nd 144.2, the permanent magnet obtained by substituting Nd with Y is compared with the conventional Nd—Fe—B permanent magnet. And lighter.
- Ce is a suitable additive element for selectively and stably substituting the 4f site of the tetragonal Nd 2 Fe 14 B structure with Y because it shows valence fluctuation and the accompanying change in ionic radius.
- the magnetic characteristics are remarkably improved as compared with the conventional Nd-Fe-B-based magnet. Without lowering, a lightweight permanent magnet suitable for use in a permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine can be obtained.
- the RTB-based permanent magnet of the present invention has a composition of (R 1-x (Y 1-z Ce 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.
- Y occupying the 4f site in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure in the main phase particle is Y 4f and occupying the 4g site Y and Y existence when a 4g ratio Y 4f to / (Y 4f + Y 4g), characterized in that it is 0.8 ⁇ Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 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 Y and Ce in the composition of the main phase particles is 0.0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5.
- x increases, the effect of reducing the density by replacing Nd having a large atomic weight with Y having a small atomic weight, that is, reducing the weight of the magnet, is enhanced.
- x exceeds 0.5, the magnetic properties of the obtained sample are significantly deteriorated.
- the relative amount z of Y and Ce is 0.0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5.
- the size of the 4f site and the 4g site (distance between adjacent atoms) is set so that the substituted Y becomes stable at the 4f site. )
- Ce which indicates valence fluctuation and accompanying ionic radius change, is preferably replaced with R together with Y by an appropriate amount (0.0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.5).
- 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 where the temperature lowering rate should be controlled is determined by the composition, but is about 400 ° C. to 1000 ° 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 X-ray Spectroscopy) apparatus and using the thin film correction function.
- EDS Energy Dispersive X-ray 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.
- the Y occupying the 4f site tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure and Y 4f, the existence ratio Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g) when the Y occupying the 4g site was Y 4g is 0.8 ⁇ Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g ) ⁇ 1.0.
- the present invention shows no anisotropy only for Nd occupying the 4f site causing the loss of uniaxial anisotropy of the whole crystal due to the anisotropy of Nd 2 Fe 14 B and the ionic anisotropy in the vertical direction.
- Y 4f / of a Y occupying Y a is Y 4f and 4g site occupying the 4f site tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure described above Y 4g (Y 4f + Y 4g) scanning transmission electron microscopy It can be determined from a high-angle scattered dark-field (HAADF) image.
- HAADF high-angle scattered dark-field
- the sintered body is cut perpendicularly to the direction of magnetic field application during molding, which is an easy axis of magnetization, and is processed into a thin piece with a thickness of 100 nm using a focused ion beam (FIB) apparatus, and then a scanning transmission electron microscope ( A STEM: Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope) adjusts the crystal structure of the Nd 2 Fe 14 B type to an observable position from the [110] direction to obtain a HAADF image.
- 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 HAADF image described above has a luminance proportional to approximately the square of the atomic number, B (atomic number: 5), Fe (atomic number: 26), Y (atomic number: 39), rare earth element containing no Y (atom Number: 57 or more) can be easily distinguished.
- B atomic number: 5
- Fe atomic number: 26
- Y atomic number: 39
- rare earth element containing no Y atom Number: 57 or more
- 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) (Y 0.5 Nd 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 luminance at the 4f site position is low and the luminance at the 4g site position is high. That is, it is possible to determine that Y having a small atomic number occupies the 4f site and Nd having a large atomic number occupies the 4g site.
- 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 up to the optimum sintering temperature and held for 4 hours, and then the temperature decreasing rate was 10 0 ° C / second to 10 -2 in a temperature range of ⁇ 50 ° C centering on 400 ° C to 800 ° C.
- the sintered body was obtained by cooling to near room temperature at a temperature drop rate of 10 -1 ° C / second in other temperature zones.
- Table 1 The results of measuring the magnetic properties of the sintered body with a BH tracer and the results of measuring the density of the sintered body are shown in Table 1.
- 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.
- analysis was performed near the center of the main phase particles with an EDS apparatus provided in the STEM, and the composition of the main phase particles was quantified using a thin film correction function. .
- 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.
- Y 4f occupying the 4f site in the tetragonal R 2 T 14 B structure obtained by counting the number of Y occupying the 4f site and the 4g site based on the luminance information for the 10 nm square area in the HAADF image existence ratio Y 4f / a Y 4g occupying 4g site (Y 4f + Y 4g) shown in Table 1.
- Example 3 Examples 6 to 8, Comparative Examples 6 to 7, and Comparative Example 10
- Ce relative to Y As the relative amount z increases, the density of the sintered body gradually increases, and when z ⁇ 0.6, it becomes equivalent to the conventional Nd—Fe—B magnet. Further, the residual magnetic flux density B r and coercivity H cJ also the relative amounts of Ce with respect to Y is severely degraded exceeds half (z ⁇ 0.6).
- the magnetic properties are slightly decreased.
- the ratio Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g ) of the occupied Y 4g is maintained.
- the decrease in magnetic properties due to the decrease in temperature drop rate is not due to the 4f site occupancy rate of Y, but the grain boundary structure necessary for the expression of the coercive force of the R 2 T 14 B type permanent magnet is lost due to the temperature drop rate being too small. The present inventors consider that this is caused.
- the magnetic characteristics are deteriorated and tetragonal R 2 T 14 B
- the abundance ratio Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g ) of Y 4f occupying the 4f site and Y 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 temperature range in which the rate of temperature decrease is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 ° C./second is higher than 750 ° C. to 850 ° C. (800 ⁇ 50 ° C.)
- the magnetic characteristics are lowered, and tetragonal R 2 T 14 B
- the abundance ratio Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g ) of Y 4f occupying the 4f site and Y 4g occupying the 4g site in the structure also slightly 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 abundance ratio Y 4f / (Y 4f + Y 4g ) of Y 4f occupying the 4f site and Y 4g occupying the 4g site is 0.88 to 0.89, and R substituted Y was found to selectively occupy the 4f site.
- the RTB permanent magnet according to the present invention is useful for the field of a permanent magnet synchronous rotating machine 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、Y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Yの置換量xの増加とともに密度が低下しており、密度低下・軽量化の効果が得られている。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が著しく低下している。すなわち、NdをYのみにて置換した場合(z=0.0)では、0.0<x≦0.5の範囲にて実用的な残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJを有しながら、従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石よりも軽量であり、永久磁石同期回転機に用いることによって、高い応答性と制御性を示す、優れた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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)は0.89~0.96であり、Ndを置換したY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、Ce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が単調に低下している。また、Ceの置換量xの増加に伴う密度低下もみられない。すなわち、NdをCe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、従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石よりも軽量な永久磁石は得られないことがわかった。
正方晶R2T14B構造のRをNdとし、YおよびCe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YおよびCeの置換量xの増加とともに密度が低下しており、NdをYおよびCeに置換したことによる密度低下・軽量化の効果が得られている。また、Ndに対するYおよび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が漸減しているが、特にx≧0.6では保磁力HcJが急峻に低下している。すなわち、Ndに対してYおよびCeを半量ずつ置換した組成(z=0.5)においても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、軽量であり、永久磁石同期回転機に用いることによって、高い応答性と制御性を示す、優れた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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)は0.87~0.95であり、Ndを置換したY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、Yに対するCeの相対量zの増加とともに焼結体の密度が漸増し、z≧0.6では従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石と同等となってしまう。また、残留磁束密度Brおよび保磁力HcJも、Yに対するCeの相対量が半量を超える(z≧0.6)と著しく低下している。すなわち、0.0≦z≦0.5の範囲において従来のNd-Fe-B系磁石と同等の磁気特性を有しながら、軽量であり、永久磁石同期回転機に用いることによって、高い応答性と制御性を示す、優れた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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)は0.87~0.89であり、Ndを置換したY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のみにて置換した組成(x=0.5、z=0.0)において、750℃~850℃(800±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1×10-4℃/秒~1×10-2℃/秒の場合には、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、降温速度が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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)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Y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Y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450℃~1050℃(500±50℃~1000±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750℃~850℃(800±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750℃~850℃(800±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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)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750℃~850℃(800±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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)も僅かに低下した。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YおよびCe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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)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Y4fと4gサイトを占有するY4gの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)も低下した。Ndの半量をYのみにて置換した組成(実施例3、比較例18~22)において降温速度を制御する最適な温度帯域と、Ndの半量をYおよびCeにて置換した組成(実施例6、比較例23~26)において降温速度を制御する最適な温度帯域が異なるのは、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異なるためであると本発明者らは考える。
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- 組成が(R1-x(Y1-zCez)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YをY4fとし、4gサイトを占有するYをY4gとしたときの存在比率Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)が、0.8≦Y4f/(Y4f+Y4g)≦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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