Permanent magnets from fine iron and iron-cobalt alloy powders

Conclusions It has been established that, to obtain the optimum, magnetic properties in isotropic materials from fine iron and iron-cobalt alloy powders, the powders should be heat-treated for 4 h at a temperature of 280°C and compacted under a pressure of 15–16 kbar. Heat treatment tends to destroy dendritic axes of the second and third orders on the powder particles, heal structural defects, and increase the flowability of particles during pressing, thereby ultimately improving the magnetic properties of the resultant components. The maximum magnetic energy is 4.6 kJ/m³ for isotropic magnets from iron powders and 8.6 kJ/m³ for magnets from iron-cobalt alloy powders.Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, No. 10 (142), pp. 61–63, October, 1974.