Effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and magnetic properties of melt spun Nd–Fe–B alloys

The results of X-ray analysis, Mossbauer spectroscopy and magnetic measurement for melt-spun Nd-Fe-B with low content Nd obtained by optimal selected cooling rate and heat treatment are presented to bring some new information concerning the relation between their structure and magnetic properties. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.