R-T-B based sintered magnet

摘要

An R-T-B based magnet as raw material undergoes heating treatment for a long time and main phase grains turn core-shell like. The R-T-B based magnet includes main phase grains having core and shell portions that covers the core. When the mass concentration of R1 and Y in the core portion is set as αR1 and αY respectively and the mass concentration of R1 and Y in the shell portion is set as βR1 and βY respectively, the ratio (B/A) between the mass concentration ratio of R1 to Y in the shell portion (βR1/βY=B) and the mass concentration ratio of R1 to Y in the core portion (αR1/αY=A) is 1.1 or more. Thus, the decrease of coercivity caused by Y addition is prevented, and the increase effect of temperature characteristics caused by addition of Y will lead to improve the magnetic properties under high temperature.

主权项

1. A R-T-B based sintered magnet, comprising:
main phase grains having a core portion and a shell portion that covers the core, wherein: R includes yttrium (Y) and R1, R1 comprises neodymium (Nd) and does not comprise Y, a content ratio of R1 to Y in the R-T-B based sintered magnet is in a range of from 50:50 to 90:10, T is one or more transition metal elements including Fe or a combination of Fe and Co in the R-T-B based sintered magnet, B in R-T-B is boron; a ratio of E to A (E/A) is in a range of from 1.4 to 2.11, where:
E in E/A represents a mass concentration of R1 in the shell portion divided by a mass concentration of Y in the shell portion (εR1/εY); andA represents a mass concentration of R1 in the core portion divided by a mass concentration of Y in the core portion (αR1/αY); and the mass concentration of Y in the shell portion is less than the mass concentration of Y in the core portion.