Magnetic properties, microstructure and corrosion behavior of Nd10Y1Fe85−xNb3.5Ti0.5Bx (x = 14–22) and Nd10Y1Fe69Nb3.5M0.5B16 (M = Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo) bulk nanocrystalline magnets

Abstract The bulk nanocrystalline magnets of Nd 10 Y 1 Fe 85− x Nb 3.5 Ti 0.5 B x ( x  = 14–22) and Nd 10 Y 1 Fe 69 Nb 3.5 M 0.5 B 16 (M = Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo) in rod form with a diameter of 1.5 mm were prepared by copper mold injection casting. The magnetic properties, microstructure and corrosion behavior of bulk magnets have been studied. It is shown that the glass forming ability of alloy is obviously improved with increasing the B content. For the Nd 10 Y 1 Fe 85− x Nb 3.5 Ti 0.5 B x ( x  = 14–22) alloys, the optimal magnetic properties of B r  = 6.0 kG, i H c  = 7.8 kOe and (BH) max  = 6.7 MGOe can be achieved when x  = 16, although the sample of x  = 22 exhibits better corrosion resistance than the sample of x  = 16. For the Nd 10 Y 1 Fe 69 Nb 3.5 M 0.5 B 16 (M = Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo) alloys, the sample of M = Zr exhibits the best magnetic energy product of (BH) max  = 7.0 MGOe, with B r  = 6.3 kG and i H c  = 8.2 kOe. While, the highest intrinsic coercivity of i H c  = 8.8 kOe, with B r  = 5.6 kG and (BH) max  = 5.8 MGOe is obtained in the sample of M = Mo. The electrochemistry analysis shows that the Zr-doped sample has the best corrosion resistance among the M-doped alloys. The thermogravimetric analysis reveals that the oxidation rates of bulk magnets are significantly enhanced when the temperature is above 350 °C, and the Ti-doped sample has the best antioxidant ability among the M-doped alloys.