A hydrogenation-dehydrogenation method for a TiAl alloy includes performing hydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy in an environment of a set temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which phase transformation to a β phase starts; and performing dehydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy which has been subjected to the hydrogenation treatment. The set temperature ranges from 1,100° C. to 1,600° C.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques for creating SMA materials and SMA powders. SMA materials and powders formed may be used to form porous structures suitable for applications such as biomaterials, damping applications, actuators, and/or sensors. Embodiments for performing hydriding and dehydriding of SMA wires at low pressure and low temperature are provided. Methods may be used to produce a shape memory alloy (SMA) powder. Such methods may include hydriding a length SMA wire under low pressure for a period of time to produce a length of hydrided SMA wire, crushing the length of hydrided SMA wire to form a hydrided SMA powder, and dehydriding the hydrided SMA powder to form a dehydrided SMA powder.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques for creating SMA materials and SMA powders. SMA materials and powders formed may be used to form porous structures suitable for applications such as biomaterials, damping applications, actuators, and/or sensors. Embodiments for performing hydriding and dehydriding of SMA wires at low pressure and low temperature are provided. Methods may be used to produce a shape memory alloy (SMA) powder. Such methods may include hydriding a length SMA wire under low pressure for a period of time to produce a length of hydrided SMA wire, crushing the length of hydrided SMA wire to form a hydrided SMA powder, and dehydriding the hydrided SMA powder to form a dehydrided SMA powder.

The present disclosure refers to a method of preparing a NdFeB magnet powder. The method includes a hydrogen treatment process including the steps of: a) charging NdFeB alloy flakes into a hydrogen treatment furnace, wherein the NdFeB alloy flakes include a neodymium-rich phase and a main phase; b) performing a hydrogen absorption by heating the hydrogen treatment furnace in a first stage to a temperature at which only the neodymium-rich phase undergoes a hydrogen absorption reaction, then introducing and maintaining hydrogen at a predetermined pressure until the hydrogen absorption of the neodymium-rich phase is finished, then stop heating of the hydrogen treatment furnace in a second stage, where the temperature falls to a temperature at which the main phase undergoes a hydrogen absorption reaction; and c) when the hydrogen absorption of step b) is finished, performing a vacuum dehydrogenation of the obtained coarse magnet powder.

The present disclosure refers to a method of preparing a NdFeB magnet powder. The method includes a hydrogen treatment process including the steps of: a) charging NdFeB alloy flakes into a hydrogen treatment furnace, wherein the NdFeB alloy flakes include a neodymium-rich phase and a main phase; b) performing a hydrogen absorption by heating the hydrogen treatment furnace in a first stage to a temperature at which only the neodymium-rich phase undergoes a hydrogen absorption reaction, then introducing and maintaining hydrogen at a predetermined pressure until the hydrogen absorption of the neodymium-rich phase is finished, then stop heating of the hydrogen treatment furnace in a second stage, where the temperature falls to a temperature at which the main phase undergoes a hydrogen absorption reaction; and c) when the hydrogen absorption of step b) is finished, performing a vacuum dehydrogenation of the obtained coarse magnet powder.

The disclosure provides a method for preparing a radiation-oriented sintered arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet. The method comprises: providing a Nd—Fe—B powder and a molding device; performing a first sub-step of align pressing including filling the arc-shaped cavity of the molding device with a first powder loading of the Nd—Fe—B powder, performing a first magnetization of the Nd—Fe—B powder, and mold pressing the Nd—Fe—B powder to form a first green body; performing a second sub-step of align pressing including filling the arc-shaped cavity of the molding device with a second powder loading of the Nd—Fe—B powder, performing a second magnetization of the Nd—Fe—B powder, and mold pressing the Nd—Fe—B powder to form a second green body; and sintering and annealing the second green body to obtain an arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet. Further aspects of the disclosure are a molding device useful for the preparation method and a radiation-oriented sintered arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet obtained by the method.

The disclosure provides a method for preparing a radiation-oriented sintered arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet. The method comprises: providing a Nd—Fe—B powder and a molding device; performing a first sub-step of align pressing including filling the arc-shaped cavity of the molding device with a first powder loading of the Nd—Fe—B powder, performing a first magnetization of the Nd—Fe—B powder, and mold pressing the Nd—Fe—B powder to form a first green body; performing a second sub-step of align pressing including filling the arc-shaped cavity of the molding device with a second powder loading of the Nd—Fe—B powder, performing a second magnetization of the Nd—Fe—B powder, and mold pressing the Nd—Fe—B powder to form a second green body; and sintering and annealing the second green body to obtain an arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet. Further aspects of the disclosure are a molding device useful for the preparation method and a radiation-oriented sintered arc-shaped Nd—Fe—B magnet obtained by the method.

Disclosed in the present invention is a composite R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet comprising Pr and W, wherein the rare-earth sintered magnet comprises an R.sub.2Fe.sub.14B type main phase, and R is a rare-earth element comprising at least Pr, wherein the raw material components therein comprise more than or equal to 2 wt % of Pr and 0.0005 wt %-0.03 wt % of W; and the rare-earth sintered magnet is made through a process comprising the following steps: preparing molten liquid of the raw material components into a rapidly quenched alloy; grinding the rapidly quenched alloy into fine powder; obtaining a shaped body from the fine powder by using a magnetic field; and sintering the shaped body. By adding a trace amount of W into the rare-earth sintered magnet, the heat resistance and thermal demagnetization performance of the Pr-containing magnet are improved.

Disclosed in the present invention is a composite R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet comprising Pr and W, wherein the rare-earth sintered magnet comprises an R.sub.2Fe.sub.14B type main phase, and R is a rare-earth element comprising at least Pr, wherein the raw material components therein comprise more than or equal to 2 wt % of Pr and 0.0005 wt %-0.03 wt % of W; and the rare-earth sintered magnet is made through a process comprising the following steps: preparing molten liquid of the raw material components into a rapidly quenched alloy; grinding the rapidly quenched alloy into fine powder; obtaining a shaped body from the fine powder by using a magnetic field; and sintering the shaped body. By adding a trace amount of W into the rare-earth sintered magnet, the heat resistance and thermal demagnetization performance of the Pr-containing magnet are improved.

A sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet comprising at least one light rare earth element having a weight content between 31 wt. % and 35 wt. %, at least one heavy rare earth element having a weight content of no more than 0.2 wt. %, B having a weight content between 0.95 wt. % and 1.2 wt. %, at least one additive including Ti and having a weight content between 1.31 wt. % and 7.2 wt. %, Fe as a balance, and impurities including C, O, and N. Ti has a weight content between 0.3 wt. % and 1 wt. % and forms a Titanium-Iron-Boron phase with Fe and Boron B and being present in the sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet between 0.86 vol. % and 2.85 vol. %. The C, O, and N satisfy 630 ppm≤1.2C+0.6O+N≤3680 ppm. The sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet has a squareness factor of at least 0.95.