EP0106948A3 - Magnetic materials and permanent magnets - Google Patents

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EP0106948A3
EP0106948A3 EP83107351A EP83107351A EP0106948A3 EP 0106948 A3 EP0106948 A3 EP 0106948A3 EP 83107351 A EP83107351 A EP 83107351A EP 83107351 A EP83107351 A EP 83107351A EP 0106948 A3 EP0106948 A3 EP 0106948A3
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Masato Sagawa
Yutaka Matsuura
Setsuo Hanazonodanchi 14-106 Fujimura
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Neomax Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP57166663A external-priority patent/JPS5964733A/en
Priority claimed from JP58005813A external-priority patent/JPS59132104A/en
Priority claimed from JP58037897A external-priority patent/JPS59163803A/en
Priority claimed from JP58037899A external-priority patent/JPS59163805A/en
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01FMAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F1/00Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties
    • H01F1/01Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials
    • H01F1/03Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity
    • H01F1/032Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of hard-magnetic materials
    • H01F1/04Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of hard-magnetic materials metals or alloys
    • H01F1/047Alloys characterised by their composition
    • H01F1/053Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals
    • H01F1/055Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5
    • H01F1/057Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B
    • H01F1/0571Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B in the form of particles, e.g. rapid quenched powders or ribbon flakes
    • H01F1/0575Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B in the form of particles, e.g. rapid quenched powders or ribbon flakes pressed, sintered or bonded together
    • H01F1/0577Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B in the form of particles, e.g. rapid quenched powders or ribbon flakes pressed, sintered or bonded together sintered
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C1/00Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/04Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
    • C22C1/0433Nickel- or cobalt-based alloys
    • C22C1/0441Alloys based on intermetallic compounds of the type rare earth - Co, Ni
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01FMAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F1/00Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties
    • H01F1/01Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials
    • H01F1/03Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity
    • H01F1/032Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of hard-magnetic materials
    • H01F1/04Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of hard-magnetic materials metals or alloys
    • H01F1/047Alloys characterised by their composition
    • H01F1/053Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals
    • H01F1/055Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5
    • H01F1/057Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B
EP83107351A 1982-09-27 1983-07-26 Permanently magnetizable alloys, magnetic materials and permanent magnets comprising febr or (fe,co)br (r=vave earth) Expired EP0106948B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (14)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP166663/82 1982-09-27
JP57166663A JPS5964733A (en) 1982-09-27 1982-09-27 Permanent magnet
JP58005813A JPS59132104A (en) 1983-01-19 1983-01-19 Permanent magnet
JP5813/83 1983-01-19
JP37899/83 1983-03-08
JP58037899A JPS59163805A (en) 1983-03-08 1983-03-08 Permanent magnet
JP37897/83 1983-03-08
JP58037897A JPS59163803A (en) 1983-03-08 1983-03-08 Permanent magnet
JP84860/83 1983-05-14
JP58084858A JPS59211551A (en) 1983-05-14 1983-05-14 Permanent magnet material
JP84858/83 1983-05-14
JP58084860A JPS59211559A (en) 1983-05-14 1983-05-14 Permanent magnet material
JP58094876A JPH0778269B2 (en) 1983-05-31 1983-05-31 Rare earth / iron / boron tetragonal compound for permanent magnet
JP94876/83 1983-05-31

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EP0106948A3 true EP0106948A3 (en) 1985-03-13
EP0106948B1 EP0106948B1 (en) 1989-01-25

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DE (1) DE3379084D1 (en)
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