Low cobalt Cr-Co-Fe permanent magnet alloys (invited)

Abstract
This paper reviews the results of studies in our laboratory in the 2 to 12% Co range of Cr‐Co‐Fe permanent magnet alloys. Our salient results are as follows: (1) Isotropic ternay alloys, typified by 10.5Co‐28Cr‐Fe (Chromindur II) with values of Br = 9800, Hc = 400 Oe and (BH)max = 1.8 MGOe. This alloy is now in volume production for telephone receiver applications. (2) Anisotropic ternary alloys prepared by a newly developed ’’deformation‐aging’’ process, with values of (BH)max ranging from 2.3 MGOe for a 5Co‐33Cr‐Fe alloys to 5.5 MGOe for an 11.5Co‐33Cr‐Fe alloy. Adding 2% Cu raises the value of (BH)max by 0.5–1.0 MGOe. (3) Anisotropic alloys prepared by magnetic‐field aging, with values of (BH)max ranging from 4.2 MGOe for a 2.5Co‐32Cr‐Fe alloy to 6.2 MGOe for a 9Co‐27Cr‐Fe alloy. (4) Sintered magnets typified by the 5Co‐31Cr‐Fe alloy with (BH)max∼4.4 MGOe.

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