Phase transformation and magnetostriction of (R-Pr)(Fe-T)2 (R=Dy, Tb; T=Co, Ni)

Structure and magnetostriction of Dy1-xPrxFe2 (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.5), Dy0.6Pr0.4(Fe1-yTy)(2) (0 less than or equal to y less than or equal to 0.6), and Tb1-zPrz(Fe0.4Co0.6)(2) (0 less than or equal to z less than or equal to 1.0) alloys (T=Co, Ni) have been investigated. It is found that the matrix of the alloys Dy1-xPrxFe2 is a single phase (Dy, Pr)Fe-2 with MgCu2-type structure and the second phase is (Dy, Pr)Fe-3 when x less than or equal to 0.2. The amount of (Dy, Pr)Fe-3 phase increases with increasing Pr content and becomes the main phase when x=0.4. The matrix of Dy1-xPrxFe2 is found to be the (Dy, Pr)(2)Fe-17 phase with Th2Zn17-type structure when x=0.5. It is found that the amount of the cubic Laves phase (Dy, Pr)(Fe, Co)(2) in the Dy0.6Pr0.4(Fe1-yCoy)(2) increases with increasing Co concentration when 0 less than or equal to y less than or equal to 0.6. The substitution of Ni for Fe is nearly not favorable for the formation of the cubic Laves phase (Dy, Pr)(Fe, Ni)(2) in (Dy1-xPrx)Fe-2. The matrix of (Tb1-zPrz)(Fe0.4Co0.6)(2) is a (Tb, Pr)(Fe, Co)(2) phase with the MgCu2-type cubic Laves structure and a second phase of small amount is (Tb, Pr)(Fe, Co)(3) phase when z less than or equal to 0.2, z=0.5 and 1.0. When 0.2更多