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Phase Relationships and Magnetic Properties of HDDR-treated Sm3(Fe,Co,V)29 Alloy

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 6, Number 4, 31 Dec 2001, Pages 122-125
Hae-Woong Kwon* (School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pukyong National University)
Abstract
Phase relationships of the HDDR (hydrogenation, disproportionation, desorption and recombination)-treated Sm3(Fe,M)29-type alloy with chemical composition of Sm9Fe65Co20V6 were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and by thermomagnetic analysis (TMA). The alloy was disproportionated into a mixture of SmHx and α-Fe at high temperature under hydrogen gas. The disproportionated material was recombined into a mixture of Sm-(Fe,M) (M = Co and/or V) and α-Fe phases. The structure of the Sm-(Fe,M) phase was dependent upon the recombination conditions, and a detailed phase diagram showing the phase relationships in the HDDR-treated alloy has been established. The Sm-(Fe,M) phase in material recombined above 900℃ had the Sm2Fe17-type structure, and it exhibited the SmFe7-type structure when recombined at temperatures ranging from 700℃ to 850℃. Recombination below 650℃ led to the SmFe3-type structure of the Sm-(Fe,M) phase. Curie temperatures of the Sm-(Fe,M) phases in the recombined material were significantly higher than those of the corresponding stoichiometric phases. It was suggested that the chemical composition of the Sm-(Fe,M) phases may be significantly different from that of the corresponding stoichiometric phases. All the HDDR-treated Sm9Fe65Co20V6 materials showed the soft magnetic features regardless of the phase constitution.
Keywords: Sm_3(Fe,Co,V)^29 alloy; HDDR
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