Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Masaharu Tsukahara

Yoichi Sakamoto

Kiyoshi Kojima

Isago Konno

Shigeru Kojima

Nobuyuki Kato

Takao Kubo

Tadao Ohtani

Tadoa Ohtani

Magnetic alloys consisting of 68.0.about.73.0 weight % manganese, (1/10 Mn - 6.6).about.(1/3 Mn - 22.2) weight % carbon, the balance aluminum, which show wasp-waisted magnetic hysteresis loops with the ratio of the residual magnetization 4.pi.I.sub.r to the intensity of magnetization 4.pi.I.sub.10000 in a magnetic field of 10000 Oe, I.sub.r /I.sub.10000, falling 0.0.about.0.2.

Magnetic alloys having wasp-waisted magnetic hysteresis loop

An anisotropic permanent magnet of an Mn-Al-C alloy containing 68.0% to 73.0% by weight of manganese, (1/10Mn-6.6)% to (1/3Mn-22.2)% by weight of carbon, and the remainder aluminum, which alloy is rendered anisotropic by deforming it plastically at a temperature of 530.degree. to 830.degree. C. The permanent magnet has excellent mechanical characteristics and magnetic properties such that the (BH) max is above 4.8 .times. 10.sup.6 G.Oe up to about 9.2 .times. 10.sup.6 G.Oe in its bulk state.

Anisotropic permanent magnet of Mn-Al-C alloy

An anisotropic permanent magnet of an Mn-Al-C alloy containing 68.0% to 73.0% by weight of manganese, (1/10 Mn-6.6)% to (1/3 Mn-22.2)% by weight of carbon, and the remainder aluminum, which alloy is rendered anisotropic by deforming it plastically at a temperature of 530.degree.C to 830.degree.C. The permanent magnet has excellent mechanical characteristics and magnetic properties such that the (BH)max is above 4.8 .times. 10.sup.6 G.Oe up to about 9.2 .times. 10.sup.6 G.Oe in its bulk state.

Machinable anisotropic permanent magnets of Mn-Al-C alloys

A method of making isotropic Mn-Al-C alloy magnets which comprises the step of subjecting an alloy comprising 71.0% to 73.0% by weight of manganese, (1/10 Mn -- 6.6)% to (1/3 Mn -- 22.2)% by weight of carbon and the remainder aluminum to plastic deformation at a temperature of 550.degree.C to 780.degree.C. By utilizing this method, it is possible to obtain isotropic Mn-Al-C alloy magnets having excellent magnetic characteristics, i.e. (BH)max = 2.0 .times. 10.sup.6 G. Oe or more.

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