Effect of Annealing of a Pr–Dy–Fe–Co–B Alloy on Its Phase Composition and the Properties of Related Sintered Magnets

The effect of annealing of a (Pr0.41Ce0.12Dy0.47)13.46(Fe0.64Co0.36)80.3B6.24 alloy at 1000°C on its microstructure and the properties of sintered magnets made of it has been studied. In the annealed state, the composition of the main magnetic phase (Pr,Dy)2(Fe,Co)14B changes sharply (dysprosium content changes), the residual induction of the sintered magnets made of the annealed alloy increases by 6%, and the coercive force determined from magnetization increases by 8.5%. The volume content of the main magnetic phase R2(Fe,Co)14B in sintered magnets (Nb,Dy)–(Fe,Co)–B and (Pr,Dy)–(Fe,Co)–B is found. The content of this phase in neodymium-based magnets is approximately half as much.