A permanent magnet may include a Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 phase in a strained state. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes etching an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 to introduce texture, straining the workpiece, and annealing the workpiece. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes applying at a first temperature a layer of material to an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe.sub.16N.sub.2, and bringing the layer of material and the iron nitride-containing workpiece to a second temperature, where the material has a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the iron nitride-containing workpiece. A permanent magnet including an Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 phase with preserved strain also is disclosed.

A magnetic ink composition for three-dimensional (3D) printing a bonded magnet is provided. The magnetic ink composition includes magnetic particles, a polymer binder and a solvent. A 3D printing method for fabrication of a bonded magnet using the magnetic ink composition is also provided.

The present disclosure is directed towards a method of manufacturing a permanent magnet such that the magnet defines a channel for allowing circulation of a coolant through the permanent magnet, or defines a channel for allowing circulation of the coolant through an interface between the permanent magnet and a substrate. Magnets made by this method may be useful for manufacturing and/or operating a machine, such as a motor, engine, or sensor.

A neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet material, a preparation method, and an application. The neodymium permanent magnet material includes R, Al, Cu, and Co; R comprises RL and RH; RL comprises one or many light rare earth elements among Nd, La, Ce, Pr, Pm, Sm, and Eu; RH comprises one or many heavy rare earth elements among Tb, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Sc; the neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet material satisfies the following relations: (1) B/R: 0.033-0.037; (2) AI/RH: 0.12-2.7. The neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet material has uniquely advantageous magnetic and mechanical properties, with Br≥13.12 kGs, Hcj≥17.83 kOe, and bending strength≥409 MPa.

A caster assembly configured to process and store a material includes a reaction chamber, a storage assembly configured to store material processed in the reaction chamber, and a blower configured to process and store the material. The reaction chamber includes a vessel configured to hold the material in a melted state prior to processing and a powder generating assembly configured to receive the material from the melting vessel. The powder generating assembly includes a feeding chamber and a feeding device disposed at least partially within the feeding chamber. The feeding device includes at least one nozzle configured to inject inert fluid, where the fluid is a gas, liquid, or combination of the two into the feeding chamber and a material inlet through which the material is configured to flow into the feeding chamber to be exposed to the inert fluid, where the fluid is a gas, liquid, or combination of the two.

A permanent magnet alloy according to the present disclosure contains Mn at a content not lower than 41% by atom and not higher than 53% by atom; Al at a content not lower than 46% by atom and not higher than 53% by atom; and Cu at a content not lower than 0.5% by atom and not higher than 10% by atom. The alloy contains a stable phase, having a tetragonal structure, at a ratio not lower than 50%.

A production method of a Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 based permanent magnet includes the following steps: 1) obtaining a Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 compound in a form of micro flakes by applying a nitriding process to α′-Fe powders of micro or nano sizes; 2) forming a structure by combining a polymer material with the Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 compound and utilizing a 3D printer; and 3) applying a magnetization process to the structure obtained in step 2 to obtain a magnetized structure and carrying out a heat treatment process to the magnetized structure to obtain the Fe.sub.16N.sub.2 based permanent magnet. The production method is continuous, less difficult, and less costly compared to the production of previous permanent magnets.

Disclosed are a continuous heat treatment device and method for a sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet workpiece. The device comprises a first heat treatment chamber, a first cooling chamber, a second heat treatment chamber, and a second cooling chamber continuously disposed in sequence, as well as a transfer system disposed among the chambers to transfer the alloy workpiece or the metal workpiece; both the first cooling chamber and the second cooling chamber adopt a air cooling system, wherein a cooling air temperature of the first cooling chamber is 25° C. or above and differs from a heat treatment temperature of the first heat treatment chamber by at least 450° C.; a cooling air temperature of the second cooling chamber is 25° C. or above and differs from a heat treatment temperature of the second heat treatment chamber by at least 300° C. The continuous heat treatment device and method can improve the cooling rate and production efficiency and improve the properties and consistency of the products.

An assembly process of a Halbach magnetic ring component, including an adsorbing each magnetic shoe on the outer surface of a positioning cylinder; sleeving the sleeve on the outer surface of a circular ring; moving the sleeve downwards so that the upper part of each magnetic shoe is exposed; performing first dispensing on the exposed part of the upper part of each magnetic shoe; sleeving the aluminum ring on the outer surface of the exposed part of the upper part of each magnetic shoe, so that the aluminum ring covers the first dispensing area of each magnetic shoe; moving the sleeve downwards until the sleeve is completely separated from the magnetic shoe, and performing second dispensing on the lower region of each magnetic shoe; moving the aluminum ring downwards until the aluminum ring is completely sleeved on the outer surface of each magnetic shoe.

Disclosed are a method for pulverizing a waste magnet and a waste magnet powder produced by the method. More particularly, disclosed is a method for efficiently producing a waste magnet powder having a small average particle size by pulverizing a raw material containing a hydrogen-occluded rare earth metal before dehydrogenation of the raw material.