Application of pulsed field technique to magnetic property measurements of rare earth based hard magnetic materials with high coercivity

An inherent problem was introduced when measuring the magnetic properties of high coercivity hard magnetic materials with an existent static BH tracer (hysteresisograph) and the reason why the problem happens was discussed. To deal with the problem a pulsed field magnetometer (PFM) system based on the f-2f method, which could generates 8 756 kA· m^-1 magnetic field, was designed and applied to measure the whole hysteresis loop of high coercivity hard magnetic materials. The technical advantages, structure and eddy current effect correction of the system were also introduced. It can be approved, from a large quantity of measurement results, that the long term repeatability of the system is very good. The deviation of magnetic properties, i.e. remanence B_r, intrinsic coercivity H_cJ, magnetic flux density coercivity H_cB, and maximum energy product (BH)_max, measured with a PFM compared with that measured with a national standard static BH tracer is within 1% for low coercivity hard magnets. For high coercivity hard magnets the system could measure the whole hysteresis loop and solve the high coercivity problem that a static BH tracer could not avoid.