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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Viswanathan Panchanathan, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
Magnequench International, Inc., Anderson, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148302 ; 148101 ; 419 30 ;
Abstract
A process for passivating rare-earth alloy powders such that magnets formed from the powders have fewer expansion defects is described. By exposing the rare-earth alloy powders to a humid atmosphere, rare-earth oxide impurities that could result in eruptions in the magnets are reduced. Magnets made from the passivated powder show fewer expansion defects than magnets made from unpassivated powder.