Phase transformation and magnetic properties of fully dense Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)11Ti bulk magnets

Abstract High density sintered Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)11Ti bulk magnets were successfully produced using a newly developed high pressure pressing fabrication method. The purity of the hard magnetic ThMn12 phase in the bulk magnet reached to higher than 97 wt.%. The phase transformation behavior from amorphous to ThMn12 phase during heat treatment was systematically investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The remanent magnetization and maximum energy product of a bulk magnet were 96.0 emu/g and 12.22 MGOe, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, the achieved maximum energy product is the highest among all the SmFe12-based bulk magnets reported.