Granted Patent B2

US 12,272,472 · App. 17/600,103 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Zongbo Liao (Fujian, CN); Ying Luo (Fujian, CN); Qin Lan (Fujian, CN); Jiaying Huang (Fujian, CN)

Assignee: FUJIAN GOLDEN DRAGON RARE-EARTH Co., Ltd.

H01F1/0577H01F41/0266H01F41/0293

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A R-T-B based permanent magnet material, wherein, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components in mass percentage: R: 28.5-33.0 wt. %; RH: 1.5-4.5 wt. %; Cu: 0-0.08 wt. %, but not 0 wt. %; Co: 0.5-2.0 wt. %; Ga: 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B: 0.95-1.05 wt. %; and the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; wherein: R is a rare earth element and comprises at least Nd and RH; and RH is a heavy rare earth element;

wherein, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises R 2 T 14 B grains and grain boundary phase among R 2 T 14 B grains, the composition of the grain boundary phase is R x —(B 1-a-b-c —Ga a —Cu b -T c ) y , wherein: T is Fe and Co, 2b<a<3.5b, 1/2c<a+b, 50 at %<x<65 at %, 35 at %<y<50 at %, and at % refers to the atomic percentage of each element in the grain boundary phase.

2. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein,

a is 0.23-0.24, and the a refers to the atomic ratio of Ga in the elements of “B, Ga, Cu, Fe and Co”;

or, b is 0.1-0.115, and the b refers to the atomic ratio of Cu in the elements of “B, Ga, Cu, Fe and Co”;

or, c is 0.64-0.65, and the c refers to the atomic ratio of “Fe and Co” in the elements of “B, Ga, Cu, Fe and Co”.

3. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, the R x —(B 1-a-b-c —Ga a —Cu b -T c ) y is R 55.6 —(B 0.01 —Ga 0.235 —Cu 0.115 -T 0.64 ) 44.4 , R 56.9 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.11 -T 0.64 ) 43.1 , R 59 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.24 —Cu 0.1 -T 0.64 ) 41 , R 59.1 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.11 -T 0.64 ) 40.9 , R 56.7 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.1 -T 0.65 ) 43.3 , R 57 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.1 -T 0.65 ) 43 , R 58.6 —(B 0.02 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.11 -T 0.64 ) 41.4 or R 59.5 —(B 0.023 —Ga 0.23 —Cu 0.103 -T 0.644 ) 40.5 .

4. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, R further comprises Pr.

5. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, RH is selected from the group consisting of Dy and Tb;

or, RH is Tb, the content of Tb is 1.5-4.5 wt. %;

or, RH comprises Dy, the content of Dy is 0.45-1.0 wt. %; and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

6. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, the content of Cu is 0.01-0.08 wt. %, 0.04-0.08 wt. % or 0.05-0.08 wt. %, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

7. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, the content of Ga is 0.05 or 0.1-0.3 wt. %, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

8. The R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 28.5-32.0 wt. %; RH 3.0-4.5 wt. %; Cu 0-0.08 wt. % but not 0 wt. %; Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 28.5-32.0 wt. %; RH 3.2-4.5 wt. %; Cu 0.04-0.08 wt. %; Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.10-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.0 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: Nd 24.4-28.0 wt. %; Tb 3.0-4.0 wt. %; Dy 0.5-1.0 wt. %; Cu 0.01-0.08 wt. %; Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 30.5-33.0 wt. %; RH >1.5 wt. %; Cu 0-0.08 wt. % but not 0 wt. %; Co 0.78-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 30.5-33.0 wt. %; RH 1.5-2.5 wt. %; Cu 0.04-0.08 wt. %; Co 0.78-1.6 wt. %; Ga 0.10-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.0 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: Nd 28.0-30.5 wt. %; Tb 1.5-2.5 wt. %; Dy 0-0.5 wt. %; Cu 0.01-0.08 wt. %; Co 0.78-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

9. An electronic component in a motor comprising the R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 .

10. A motor, wherein, the motor comprises the R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 .

11. A preparation method for an R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 1 , wherein, the preparation method for the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following steps: molten liquid of the raw material composition of R-T-B based permanent magnet material is subjected to casting, decrepitation, pulverization, forming, sintering and grain boundary diffusion treatment, and the R-T-B based permanent magnet material is obtained; wherein: the sintering is carried out sequentially in the following steps: first stage sintering, second stage sintering and cooling; the temperature of the first stage sintering is ≤1040° C.; the second stage sintering is carried out at an increased temperature on the basis of the first stage sintering with a temperature difference of ≥5-10° C., the rate of temperature increase is ≥5° C./min, and the time of the second stage sintering is ≤1 h; the rate of cooling is ≥7° C./min and the end point of cooling is ≤100° C.;

wherein the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components in mass percentage: R: 28.5-32.5 wt. %; RH: 1.2-4.5 wt. %; Cu: 0-0.08 wt. %, but not 0 wt. %; Co: 0.5-2.0 wt. %; Ga: 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B: 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; wherein: R is a rare earth element and comprises at least Nd and RH; RH is a heavy rare earth element.

12. The preparation method for an R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 11 , wherein, the molten liquid of the raw material composition of R-T-B based permanent magnet material is prepared according to the following method: melting in a high frequency vacuum induction melting furnace;

or, the process of the casting is carried out according to the following step: in an Ar gas atmosphere, cooling at a rate of 10 2 ° C./sec-10 4 ° C./sec;

or, the process of the decrepitation is carried out according to the following steps: hydrogen absorption, dehydrogenation and cooling treatment;

or, the method of forming is a magnetic field forming method or a hot pressing and heat deformation method;

or, preheating is further carried out before the first stage sintering, the temperature of the preheating is 300-600° C.; the time of the preheating is 1-2 h;

or, the temperature of the first stage sintering is 1000-1030° C.;

or, the time of the first stage sintering is ≥2 h;

or, in the second stage sintering, the temperature difference is ≥5-10° C. and ≤20° C.;

or, the time of the second stage sintering is 1 h;

or, in the process of sintering, the rate of cooling is 10° C./min;

or, in the process of sintering, the end point of cooling is 100° C.;

or, Ar gas is introduced before the cooling to bring the air pressure to 0.1 MPa;

or, a heat treatment is further carried out after the grain boundary diffusion treatment.

13. The preparation method for an R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 11 , wherein, the grain boundary diffusion treatment is carried out in the following step: a substance containing Dy or Tb is attached to the surface of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material by vaporizing, coating or sputtering, and diffusion heat treatment is carried out; the temperature of the diffusion heat treatment is 850-980° C., the time of the diffusion heat treatment is 12-48 h.

14. The preparation method for the R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 11 , wherein, R further comprises Pr;

or, RH is selected from the group consisting of Dy and Tb;

or, RH comprises Tb, the content of Tb is 1.2-4.5 wt. %, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, RH comprises Dy, the content of Dy is 0-0.5 wt. %;

or, the content of Cu is 0.01-0.08 wt. %, 0.04-0.08 wt. % or 0.05-0.08 wt. %, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the content of Ga is 0.05 or 0.1-0.3 wt. %, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

15. The preparation method for the R-T-B based permanent magnet material according to claim 11 , wherein, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 28.5-31.5 wt. %; RH 3.0-4.5 wt. %; Cu 0-0.08 wt. %, but not 0 wt. %; Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 28.5-31.5 wt. %, RH 3.2-4.5 wt. %, Cu 0.04-0.08 wt. %, Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %, Ga 0.10-0.30 wt. % and B 0.95-1.0 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: Nd 24.5-28.0 wt. %, Tb 3.0-4.0 wt. %, Dy 0-0.5 wt. %, Cu 0.01-0.08 wt. %, Co 1.0-2.0 wt. %, Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. % and B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 30.5-32.5 wt. %; RH 1.2-4.5 wt. %; Cu 0-0.08 wt. % but not 0 wt. %; Co 0.8-2.0 wt. %; Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. %; B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: R 30.5-32.5 wt. %, RH 1.5-2.0 wt. %, Cu 0.04-0.08 wt. %, Co 0.8-1.6 wt. %, Ga 0.10-0.30 wt. % and B 0.95-1.0 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material;

or, the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material comprises the following components: Nd 28.5-30.5 wt. %, Tb 1.5-2.0 wt. %, Dy 0-0.5 wt. %, Cu 0.01-0.08 wt. %, Co 0.8-2.0 wt. %, Ga 0.05-0.30 wt. % and B 0.95-1.05 wt. %; the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the percentage refers to mass percentage in the raw material composition of the R-T-B based permanent magnet material.

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