Influences of Niobium and Zirconium Additions on Crystallization Behaviors and Magnetic Properties of Melt-Spun （Nd, Pr）2Fe14B／α-Fe Alloys

Effects of Nb and Zr substitutions on the crystal]ization behaviors and magnetic properties of melt-spun (Nd,Pr)2Fe14B/α-Fe alloys were studied.The results show that for (Nd0.4Pr0.6)8.5Fe85.5B6 ribbons, the metastable (Nd,Pr)3Fe62B14 precipitates after the initial crystallization of α-Fe and decomposes into the final mixture of (Nd,Pr)2Fe14B and α-Fe. For(Nd0.4 Pr0.6)8.5 Fe84.5 Zr0.5 Nb0.5B6 ribbons, however,(Nd, Pr)2Fe14B and α-Fe phases precipitate simultaneously. This indicates that both Nb and Zr dopingcan avoid the formation of metastable phase and!