Research to Investigate the Aging Characteristics of Samarium Cobalt Magnets.

Abstract

The principal objective of the program is to investigate the aging stability of commercially produced sintered SmCo5-based permanent magnets from two domestic sources. Current results of measurements of certain engineering design parameters are reported, although many tests are still in progress. Investigations were conducted thus far on cylindrical magnet samples having a B sub d/H sub d = 1. These have included: 'Natural' air and vacuum aging at room temperature; natural air aging at room temperature after a prestabilizing heat treatment ('thermal knockdown'); and accelerated thermal air aging at temperatures between 150 and 300C. Reversible temperature coefficients and irreversible losses have been measured during repeated thermal cycling between -100 to +300C. Changes in the hysteresis loop shapes and demagnetization curves before and after exposure are also presented and discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772836

Entities

People

  • Herbert F. Mildrum
  • Karl J. Strnat

Organizations

  • University of Dayton Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Demagnetization
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Domestic
  • Engineering
  • Heat Treatment
  • Hysteresis
  • Magnets
  • Measurement
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Reversible
  • Samarium
  • Temperature Coefficients

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.