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Zhi Zhu1, Yikun Fang2, Wei Wu1
1Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China.
Abstract:
The effect of different Fe contents on the phases of Sm-Co-Fe ternary alloys during solidification is investigated herein by melting the alloys using a non-consumable vacuum arc furnace. In particular, the phases of the Sm25.5CobalFex (x = 19, 21, 23, and 25 wt.%) alloys are investigated after solidification and aging. The results obtained from Cai Li's modified Miedema model show a strong interaction between the Sm-Co alloy atoms. Additionally, the results obtained from the Toop geometric model show a strong interaction between the Sm-Co-Fe ternary alloy atoms, enabling the formation of intermetallic compounds. The experimental results show that when the Sm content is 25.5 wt.%, the SmCo5 phase gradually decreases as the Fe content increases and disappears when the Fe content is 25 wt.%. Thermodynamic calculations show that when the Fe content is 19 wt.%, there is a region where the SmCo5 and Sm2Co17 phases co-exist. As the Fe content increases, this region gradually decreases. For a 25 wt.% Fe content, the Sm2Co17 and SmCo5 two-phase region does not appear when the Sm content varies. The samples are aged at 1143 °C for 12 h, then melted and cut. The phase results obtained by scanning are consistent with the calculated results. In this study, the effect of each constituent element of Sm-Co-Fe ternary alloys on their solidification phases is investigated, providing a strong foundation for studying the 2:17-type Sm-Co magnetic materials obtained after melting and aging a five-element Sm-Co alloy.
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