Internal defect detection and characterization of samarium-cobalt sintered magnets by ultrasonic testing technique
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2023-02-11
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Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
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Excessive quantities of samarium-cobalt (Sm-Co) magnet material are being scrapped needlessly due to a lack of understanding of inhomogeneity distribution and unacceptable internal defects. If there is a way to identify, locate, characterize and when needed separate the defective portions of magnet material, utilization can be increased and product quality improved. Further, the magnets’ magnetic and mechanical performance can be improved by reducing the occurrence of internal defects. This paper reports on a cost-effective and efficient nondestructive evaluation method based on an ultrasonic testing (UT) technique applied for detecting and characterizing internal defects in Sm-Co sintered magnets. Applying the UT technique will allow users to comprehensively analyze internal defects, such as inclusions, porosity, microcracks, and other structural irregularities, check for homogeneity and anomalous regions and give the locations of these internal anomalies and defects within the Sm-Co sintered magnets. The UT technique can also be applied to other rare-earth permanent magnets, such as sintered or die-upset neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets. The UT technique can effectively guide quality control and acceptable product selection, in addition to optimizing the magnet alloy design and production processes. Thus, it can facilitate the improvement of magnet manufacturing efficiency and machinability, reduce scrap, prolong service life, increase the use of what would be post-production waste, and enhance product reuse and recycling at end-of-life disposition.
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This is a manuscript of an article published as Cui, Baozhi, Jun Cui, Daniel J. Barnard, and Leonard J. Bond. "Internal defect detection and characterization of samarium-cobalt sintered magnets by ultrasonic testing technique." Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2023): 170524.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170524.
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