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Recent development of rare earth lean permanent magnets Viorel POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania The Scientific research has been conducted by the group of magnetism at UBB in collaboration with the following teams: Olivier Isnard Institut Néel , CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Ionel Chicinas Materials Science and Technology Dept., Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania Jean Marie Le Breton Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, Université de Rouen, Saint Etienne Du Rouvray, France Mihaela Văleanu National Institute of Material Physics, P.O. Box MG-7, R-76900 Magurele, Bucharest, Romania With the financial supported of Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, grant PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0470 Outline • • • • • Introduction MnBi magnetic phase MnAl magnetic phase Nanocomposites magnets=Spring magnets Conclusions Outline • • • • • Introduction MnBi magnetic phase MnAl magnetic phase Nanocomposites magnets=Spring magnets Conclusions magnetic materials are critical components in many devices and for advanced technologies. magnetic materials are critical components in many devices and for advanced technologies. high performance magnet (HPM)/wind generator 10001600 kg/MW. motors and generators: 2 kg HPM/hybrid electric vehicle20 million vehicles by 2018. Magnetocaloric applications 4 kg HPM/kW cooling power. magnetic materials are critical components in many devices and for advanced technologies. high performance magnet (HPM)/wind generator 10001600 kg/MW. motors and generators: 2 kg HPM/hybrid electric vehicle20 million vehicles by 2018. Magnetocaloric applications 4 kg HPM/kW cooling power. HPM= rare-earth based magnets China manages about 96 % of rare-earth resources in 2011 !!! REE price fluctuations PrNd alloy 1800 0746491981 July,2011 1599RMB/kg 1600 RMB/kg 1200 Price 1400 600 1000 July,2013 357.5RMB/kg 800 400 200 0 2010/7/2 July,2010 240.5RMB/kg 2011/7/2 2012/7/2 2013/7/2 The price of PrNd alloy have increased about 565% form November 2010 to July 2011. In July 2013, it drop to 22.4% compare with top price. Instability of RE market, ex. Nd: 150 $/kg/2013; 450 $/kg/2011, 15 $/kg/2009 REE price fluctuations DyFe alloy July,2011 14292RMB/kg 16000 Price RMB/kg 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 July,2013 1495RMB/kg July,2010 1340RMB/kg 4000 2000 0 2010/7/2 2011/7/2 2012/7/2 2013/7/2 The price of DyFe alloy have increased about 967% form July 2010 to July 2011. In July 2013, it drop to 10.46% compare with top price. Kaihong Ding - Yantai Shougang Magnetic Materials, China, Energy and Materials Criticality Workshop, Santorini 2013 Solutions ? ? Yes, we are obliged to have solutions ! Solutions 1. The increase of usage efficiency. 2. Recycling. ? Yes, we are obliged to have solutions ! Solutions 1. The increase of usage efficiency. 2. Recycling. 3. New magnetic phases without rare-earth with high magnetic properties for applications as permanent magnets and magnetic refrigeration.: Fe-Co si FeNi tetragonal, Fe-Co ternary or quaternary, Fe16N2, MnBi, MnAl, Mn3Ga, Heusler alloys 4. Soft/hard nanocomposite magnets Spring magnets Rare Earth-Free Permanent Magnets ? RE-free hard magnetic compounds exist: FePt, CoPt, MnBi, MnAl, Zr2Co11, ε-Fe2O3 Even the Alnico-type magnets still have a room for improvement; their theoretical (BH)max is 36-49 MGOe and they have excellent temperature stability; Artificial Alnicos! Compound Structure Saturation magnetization Curie temperature (oC) Anisotropy constant K1 (MJ/m3) (BH)m (MGOe) Co hexagonal 17.6 kG 1115 0.53 FePt tetragonal 14.3 kG 477 6.6 CoPt tetragonal 10.0 kG 567 4.9 Co3Pt hexagonal 13.8 kG 727 2.0 MnAl tetragonal 6.2 kG 377 1.7 9.6 MnBi hexagonal 7.8 kG 357 1.2 16-17 BaFe12O19 hexagonal 4.8 kG 450 0.33 3-4 Zr2Co11 orthorhombic(?) ≈70 emu/g 500 ? (HA = 34 kOe) 14 ε-Fe2O3 orthorhombic ≈16 emu/g ? ? (Hc = 23.4 kOe) Alnico Cubic (shape) 12-14 SmCo5 hexagonal 11.4 kG 681 17.0 25-30 Nd2Fe14B tetragonal 16.0 kG 312 5.0 30-57 8-11(36) G. Hadjipanayis, Delaware University, Energy and Materials Criticality Workshop, Santorini 2013 ? Yes, we are obliged to have solutions ! Solutions 1. 2. 3. The increase of usage efficiency. Recycling. New magnetic phases without rare-earth with high magnetic properties for applications as permanent magnets and magnetic refrigeration.: Fe-Co si FeNi tetragonal, Fe-Co ternary or quaternary, Fe16N2, MnBi, MnAl, Mn3Ga, Heusler alloys 4. Soft/hard nanocomposite magnets Spring magnets Our recent research in these directions 1. New magnetic phases without rare-earth with high magnetic properties 2. Soft/hard nanocomposite magnets Spring magnets Our recent research in these directions 1. New magnetic phases without rare-earth with high magnetic properties MnBi MnAl • Mn50+δAl50-δ; δ=4 • Mn50Al50-δXδ; δ=4, X=Ni, Zn, Ti 2. Soft/hard nanocomposite magnets Spring magnets hard magnetic phases of SmCo5, SmCo3Cu2, R2Fe14B soft magnetic phases of -Fe, Fe-Co (~20 or 10 wt%) Our recent research in these directions 1. New magnetic phases without rare-earth with high magnetic properties MnBi MnAl • Mn50+δAl50-δ; δ=4 • Mn50Al50-δXδ; δ=4, X=Ni, Zn, Ti 2. Soft/hard nanocomposite magnets Spring magnets hard magnetic phases of SmCo5, SmCo3Cu2, R2Fe14B • SmCo5 large anisotropy • SmCo3Cu2 large coercivity • R2Fe14B best magnets soft magnetic phases of -Fe, Fe-Co (~20 or 10 wt%) Outline • • • • • Introduction MnBi magnetic phase AlMn magnetic phase Nanocomposites magnets=Spring magnets Conclusions MnBi magnetic phase Low temperature phase (LTP)-NiAs type Hexagonal (Ferromagnetic) High temperature phase (HTP) -Distorted Ni2In type hexagonal (paramagnetic) MnBi magnetic phase Low temperature phase (LTP)-NiAs type Hexagonal (Ferromagnetic) High temperature phase (HTP) -Distorted Ni2In type hexagonal (paramagnetic) Quenched high temperature phase (QHTP)-Orthorhombic (Ferromagnetic-low Ms) Some previous works in MnBi magnetic compound* Powders: Sintered method & magnetic separation (BH)max=7.7 MGOe Nanocrystalline MnBi by melt-spinning technique (BH)max = 7.1 MGOe (powders of meltspun ribbons) (powders) J B Yang et al. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 (2002) 6509 Hot pressed bulk magnet Yang et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 082505 (2011) Spark plasma sintered bulk magnet (BH)max< 2 MGOe (BH)max=4.3 MGOe Density: 93% Density: 90% Adams et al. J. Appl. Phys. 23 1207 (1952) Zhang et al. J. Appl. Phys 109, 07A722 (2011) *G. Hadjipanayis, Delaware University, Energy and Materials Criticality Workshop, Santorini 2013 Magnetic properties of MnBi/Sm2Fe17Nx nanocomposite powders MnBi powders: Hc of 12.4 kOe with Mr of 55 emu/g Sm2Fe17Nx powders: Hc of 7 kOe with Mr of 130 Hybrid magnet powders exhibit • Hc and Mr values intermediate to those of pure MnBi and Sm2Fe17Nx • anisotropic magnetic characteristics with Mr/Ms ratio greater than 0.91 G. Hadjipanayis, Delaware University, Energy and Materials Criticality Workshop, Santorini 2013 Our main results MnBi Synthesis: melting : Mn and Bi of 99,99% purity (1 wt % Mn in excess) annealing : 258-420ºC/ from 2 hours to 4 days mechanical milling: of bulk MnBi phase for 2 hours X-rays powder diffraction: Kα radiation of copper in the angular range 2θ = 20 - 100 and Kα1 radiation of cobalt in angular range 2θ= 20 - 80º Magnetic measurements: extraction method in a continuous magnetic field of up to ± 10 T MnBi: influence of annealing Bi MnBi Bi MnBi Ta = 420°C/4days MnBi Ta=420 °C/4days Intensity (arb units) MnBiMnBi TaTa =400 °C/24 h = 400°C/24h = 400°C/2h MnBiMnBi TaTa =400 °C/2 h MnBiMnBi TaTa =300 °C/2 h = 300°C/2h MnBi TaTa=258 °C/24 h MnBi = 258°C/24h MnBi_melt MnBi_as melted 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2 θ angle (deg) MnBi: influence of annealing; XRD Cu Kα radiation Bi MnBi Bi MnBi Ta = 420°C/4days MnBi Ta=420 °C/4days Intensity (arb units) MnBiMnBi TaTa =400 °C/24 h = 400°C/24h = 400°C/2h MnBiMnBi TaTa =400 °C/2 h MnBiMnBi TaTa =300 °C/2 h = 300°C/2h + 2h MM Ta=400 °C/30 min. + 2h MM Ta=350 °C/30 min. MnBi TaTa=258 °C/24 h MnBi = 258°C/24h + 2h MM Ta=300 °C/30 min. MnBi_as melted MnBi_melt MnBi Ta=300 °C/2 h 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2 θ angle (deg) MnBi: influence of annealing; XRD Cu Kα radiation MnBi: influence of milling; XRD Co Kα radiation 60 MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-4K 60 MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-100K 40 MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-200K 40 MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-300K MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-350K 20 20 MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-450K 0 2 M (Am /kg) 2 M (Am /kg) MnBi Ta=400°C/2h-400K -20 0 -20 MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-4K -40 MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-100K -40 MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-200K MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-300K -60 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-350K -60 -3 H (T) -2 -1 0 H (T) M(H) for different T, MnBi melted samples, annealed at 400ºC for 2 h 1 MnBi 2hMM2Ta=300°C/30min-400K 3 MnBi 2hMM Ta=300°C/30min-450K Hysteresis loops for different T, MnBi 2h MM+TT 300 ºC/30 min Important coercivity at high temperature, competition with REPM Outline • • • • • Introduction MnBi magnetic phase MnAl magnetic phase Nanocomposites magnets=Spring magnets Conclusions Mn-Al magnetic phase Mn-Al magnetic phase ε phase – antiferromagnetic hexagonal structure τ phase – L10- ferromagnetic tetragonal structure Mn-Al magnetic phase ε phase – antiferromagnetic hexagonal structure τ phase – L10- ferromagnetic tetragonal structure ε' phase – Intermediate ferromagnetic ordered orthorhombic phase Mn54Al46- the best results • • Phase transformation proposed by Broek et. al. with intermediate ordered orthorhombic phase (B19) denoted by ε'. Acta Metall.,27(1979) 1497 Phase formation, microstructure, magnetic properties of the Mn–Al–C; bulk or MM* τ-phase nucleates almost exclusively at the ε-phase grain boundaries *Q. Zeng, I. Baker, J.B. Cui, Z.C. Yan, JMMM, 308 (2007) 214–226 Phase formation, microstructure, magnetic properties of the Mn–Al–C; bulk or MM* DSC: the transformation ε(ε’) τ phase, τ –phase stabilized by C doping, C doping cannot prevent the formation of the equilibrium phases from the metastable ε -phase during annealing. *Q. Zeng, I. Baker, J.B. Cui, Z.C. Yan, JMMM, 308 (2007) 214–226 Phase formation, microstructure, magnetic properties of the Mn–Al–C; bulk or MM* DSC: the transformation ε(ε’) τ phase, τ –phase stabilized by C doping, C doping cannot prevent the formation of the equilibrium phases from the metastable ε -phase during annealing. The optimal magnetic properties for the MM samples, Hc=4.8 kOe, Mr=45 emu/g and Ms= 89 emu/g, were obtained for Mn54Al46 annealed at 400 °C for 10 min *Q. Zeng, I. Baker, J.B. Cui, Z.C. Yan, JMMM, 308 (2007) 214–226 ε'-phase τ-phase. τ- MnAl 1a Sites 1b ε'-phase τ-phase. Al Mn K. Anand et al. / Journal of Alloys and Compounds 601 (2014) 234–237 (b) the 3d partial density of states of Mn at the 1a site (a)the total density of states (c) the 3d partial density of states of Mn at the 1b site of the P4/mmm unit cell stoichiometric MnAl (red curves) Mn50+δAl50-δ; δ=4 (blue curves) . τ- MnAl 1a Sites 1b ε'-phase τ-phase. Al Mn Our results Mn50Al46Ni4 and Mn54Al46 - Ingots were prepared by arc or induction melting Different heat treatment to stabilize the desired magnetic phase Measurements - Differential thermal analysis (DTA) - XRD on Brüker D8 Advance diffractometer - Thermomagnetic measurements up to 800 K DTA_Mn50Al46Ni4 and Mn54Al46 14 As-cast induction melted Al Mn 2 12 3 DTA (µV) 10 8 T e' T t t t C C e+g 6 4 2 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 o T ( C) Fig. 1. DTA curve for the as-cast Mn50Al46Ni4 alloy. 900 XRD_Mn50Al46Ni4 and Mn54Al46 Mn50Al46Ni4 Thermomagnetic studies Mn50Al46Ni4 and Mn54Al46 Paramagnetic behavior 300 as-cast Mn50Al46Ni4 and Mn54Al46 o TT 470 C 5 h -1 c (mol/emu) 250 200 150 100 50 650 700 750 T (K) 800 S1 P42 Outline • • • • • Introduction MnBi magnetic phase MnAl magnetic phase Nanocomposites magnets=Spring magnets Conclusions a magnetit magnet (1750) A ferrite magnet (1940) 10 cm rare earth based magnet (1980) exchange-spring magnets (20??) All this magnets have the same energy ! Nanophased materials behave differently from their macroscopic counterparts because their characteristic sizes are smaller than the characteristic length scales of physical phenomena occurring in bulk materials. Exchange interactions l sc First neighbours μ0Hsc ~ 1000 T Fe : ~ 30 nm Nd2Fe14B : ~ 5 nm 2 Asc 0 M s2 Dipolar interaction (demagnetised field) lsc~ 3 – 7 nm A K ~ 4 – 100 nm Magnetocrystalline anisotropy Energy dependent of Magnetic configuration in magnetic nanostructures: domains, walls, vortex, confi guration magnetic anisotropy, etc E. De Lacheisserie (edit.), Magnetisme, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 1999. Theoretical predictions: Best magnets on the market: (BH)max 500 kJ/m3 (BH)max = 1090 kJ/m3 for nanostructured multilayers Sm2Fe17N3/Fe65Co35 R. Skomski, J. Appl. Phys. 76 (1994) 7059 Kronmuller & Coey Magnetic Materials, in European White book on Fundamentel Research in Materials Science Max Planck Inst. Metallforschung, Stuttgart, 2001, 92-96 Experimental realisations: ?????????? high anisotropy hard phase + exchange large magnetization soft phase Exchange spring magnets Structure Microstructure Soft-hard exchange hardness high anisotropy hard phase + exchange large magnetization soft phase Exchange spring magnets Dcr 2h h Ah / K h Dcr = soft phase critical dimension h = width of domain wall in the hard phase Ah and Kh are the exchange and anisotropy constants SmCo5/-Fe Core-Shell Nanocomposite Magnet Fukunaga 1000 6.4 nm 12.8 nm 25.6 nm 38.4 nm 51.2 nm 64.0 nm Trilateral Workshop on Critical Materials, Tokyo, March 2012 (BH)max 800 600 Nd2Fe14B 400 200 0 20 40 60 80 100 Fraction of -Fe [%] Fukunaga predicted a drastic increase in (BH)max of SmCo5/-Fe as a function of -Fe fraction. The Dresden Group (Neu et al) obtained similar results in SmCo5/Fe multilayers (Intermag 2012). Very recently Hono’s Group fabricated Fe/Nd-Fe-B multilayers with (BH)m=61 MGOe (Advanced Materials, 2012). IEEE TRANS. MAGN., 48 (2012) 3599, V. Neu , S. Sawatzki , M.Kopte , Ch. Mickel , and L. Schultz 3 layers 5 layers 460 kJ/m3 Volker Neu, Energy and Materials Criticality Workshop, Santorini 2013 Effect of different surfactants on the formation and morphology of SmCo5 nanoflakes* oleylamine (OY), trioctylamine (TOA) oleic acid (OA), * Liyun Zheng, Baozhi Cui, George C. Hadjipanayis, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 6772–6782 Effect of different surfactants on the formation and morphology of SmCo5 nanoflakes* micro-size powders became flakes. oleylamine (OY), trioctylamine (TOA) oleic acid (OA), * Liyun Zheng, Baozhi Cui, George C. Hadjipanayis, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 6772–6782 Effect of different surfactants on the formation and morphology of SmCo5 nanoflakes* oleylamine (OY), trioctylamine (TOA) oleic acid (OA), * Liyun Zheng, Baozhi Cui, George C. Hadjipanayis, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 6772–6782 Our researches •hard magnetic phases of SmCo5, SmCo3Cu2, R2Fe14B •soft magnetic phases of -Fe, Fe-Co (~20 or 10 wt%) SmCo5 SmCo3Cu2 R2Fe14B large anisotropy large coercivity best magnets Our researches •hard magnetic phases of SmCo5, SmCo3Cu2, R2Fe14B •soft magnetic phases of -Fe, Fe-Co (~20 or 10 wt%) SmCo5 SmCo3Cu2 R2Fe14B large anisotropy large coercivity best magnets Magnetic Hard/Soft nanocomposites – Spring magnets (SmCo5, SmCo3Cu2, R2Fe14B)+x% (-Fe or Fe65Co35 • composition, x= 10 or 22 wt % Fe • milling time • conventional annealing/short time annealing Material •milling of the powders in a high energy planetary mill preparation •heat treatments (temperatures and duration) Starting materials : • • • hard magnetic phases ingots – prepared by melting Fritsch Pulverisette 4 Fe NC 100.24 powder (Höganäs), (< 40 μm) and Fe65Co35 obtained by melting Mechanical milling experiments: • • premilling of hard and soft magnetic ingots hard magnetic + -Fe (or Fe65Co35) mixed powders – milled in Ar for 1.5 – 12 h Annealing: • • conventional annealing: short time annealing: in vacuum/450-650 °C for 0.5 up to 10 h. in argon/700, 750 or 800 °C for 0.5 to 3 min. Material characterisation •X-rays diffraction (XRD) •DSC measurements •Electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) morphology chemical composition checked by EDX •Magnetic measurements cooling Nd2Fe14B Fe/Fe3B release internal stress heating Nd2Fe14B – 6hMM Classical annealing S. Gutoiu, V. Pop et al., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 12 (2010) 2126-2131 Atomic-Scale Investigation R. Lardé, J-M. Le Breton, A. Maître, D. Ledue, O. Isnard, V. Pop and I. Chicinaş, J. Phys. Chem., 117 (2013) 7801 Short time annealing high anisotropy hard phase + exchange large magnetization soft phase Exchange spring magnets M Hard-soft exchange coupled H Hard - soft uncoupled 120 200 150 100 80 M(Am2/kg) 100 50 0 -50 2 M(Am /kg) -100 -150 60 -200 -10 -5 0 H (T) 5 10 0 40 Nd Fe B+10%Fe 2 20 14 8hMM 0 8h MM o 8h MM+550 C/1.5h o -20 8h MM+750 C/1.0min o 8h MM+750 C/1.5min o 8h MM+750 C/2.0min -40 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 H (T) 0 Nd2Fe14B + 10 % α-Fe; 8h MM Classical annealing Short time annealing Hc- evident increasing Mr- small decreasing The influence of the type of hard magnetic phase 500 (Nd 0.92 Dy 400 ) Fe B+22 wt% Fe 0.08 2 SmCo +20 wt% Fe_ 14 5 milled for 6h T = 300K 400 350 8hMM o 8hMM+450 C/0.5h 300 dM/dH (Am /kgT) 6h MM o 6h MM+450 C/1.5h 300 dM/dH o o 6h MM+600 C/1.5h o 6h MM+650 C/1.5h 200 o 8hMM+550 C/1.5h 250 o 8hMM+600 C/0.5h 2 6h MM+550 C/1.5h o 8hMM+500 C/1.5h o 6h MM+800 C/5min o 8hMM+650 C/0.5h 200 150 100 100 50 0 0 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 µ H (T) o 1 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 H (T) 0 R2Fe14B/Fe SmCo5/Fe Lower coercivity Two peaks, pour hard/soft magnetic coupling Higher coercivity One peak, good hard/soft magnetic coupling 1 150 SmCo Cu +30 wt% Fe 3 T = 300K 100 1.5h MM 3h MM 5h MM 7h MM 9h MM 50 the importance of the 150 0 100 intrinsic anisotropy* SmCo Cu +30 wt% Fe 3 2 T = 300K 50 M (emu/g) M (emu/g) 2 -50 0 -50 -100 SmCo3Cu2 2h MM 3h MM 3h MM+450C/0.5h 7h MM 7h MM+450C/0.5h -100 -150 -8 -4 0 4 8 H (T) 0 -150 -8 -4 0 4 8 H (T) *D. Givord, O. Isnard,, V. Pop, I. Chicinas, JMMM 316 (2007) This behavior was connected with coercivity mechanism of the SmCo3Cu2 phase given by the microstructure [1-2] and diminishing of the intrinsic coercivity by Co substitution with Cu [3]. [1] E. Estevez-Rams, J. Fidler, A. Penton, J.C. Tellez-Blanco, R.S. Turtelli, R. Grossinger, J. Alloys Compounds, 283 (1999) 327. [2] P. Kerschl, A. Handstein, K. Khlopkov, O. Gutfleisch, D. Eckert, K. Nenkov, J.-C. Te´ llezBlanco, R. Gro¨ ssinger, K.-H. Mu¨ ller, L. Schultz, J. Magn. Magn. Matter. 290–291 (2005) 420. [3] E. Lectard, C.H. Allibert, R. Ballou, J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1994) 6277. SmCo5 SmCu5 The influence of the hard/soft ratio Nd2Fe14B + 10 % α-Fe; 8h MM 0.6 SmCo5+x% Fe (x=20 or 30), milled 6 and 8 h and annealed at 550°C for 1.5 h* 0.5 150 SmCo +x%Fe 0.4 5 100 c H (T) T = 300 K Nd2Fe14B+10%Fe 0.3 8hMM 0 2 M (Am /kg) 50 0 0.2 -50 0.1 o 700 C o 750 C 6h/550oC-1.5h_20%Fe o 800 C o 6h/550 C-1.5h_30%Fe -100 o 8h/550 C-1.5h_20%Fe 0 o 8h550 C-1.5h_30%Fe 2hMM_SmCo 0 5 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 annealing time (min) -150 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 µ H (T) Nd2Fe14B + 22 % α-Fe; 8h MM 0 350 SmCo +x wt% Fe_6 h MM 5 T = 300 K 300 30 %Fe as milled 2 dM/dH (Am /kgT) 250 o 30 %Fe 550 C/0.5h o 30 %Fe600 C/0.5h 200 o 30 %Fe 650 C/0.5h 20 %Fe as milled o 20 %Fe 450 C/0.5h 150 o 20 %Fe 550 C/1.5h o 20 %Fe 600 C/0.5h 100 50 0 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 µ H (T) o *V. Pop, O. Isnard, D. Givord, I. Chicinas, JMMM 310 (2007) 2489 V. Pop, O. Isnard, D. Givord, I. Chicinas, J. M. Le Breton, JOAM 8 (2006) 494 V. Pop et al., J. Alloys Compd. (2011) V. Pop et al. , J. Alloys Compd. 581 (2013) 821–827 S1 P41 Conclusions MnBi LTP: large coercivity at high temperature a good candidate for performance spring magnets MnAl: stabilisation of τ with conservation of Mn moments The structure and microstructure strong impact on hard/soft exchange hardness. Intrinsic anisotropy the strength of the interphase exchange coupling Annealing linked to the recrystallisation temperature of soft phases and hard magnetic phases; recover the crystallinity of the hard phase and hinder the increase of Fe crystallites. For higher α-Fe concentration the magnetic properties are pourer because non correlation with Fe size crystallites. The short time annealing is more appropriate for higher coercivity of the nanocomposites. Thank you for your attention This contribution was supported by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, grant PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0470