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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,787 Views
11 Pages

11 December 2023

We propose a method of manipulating the coercivity of anisotropic hydrogenation-disproportionation-desorption-recombination (HDDR) powders to fabricate high-remanence and fine-grained Nd-Fe-B magnets using only hot-pressing without a subsequent hot-d...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
151 Views
12 Pages

The Influence of Hot-Pressing and Hot-Deformation Process Parameters on the Performance and Structural Evolution of High-Cerium-Content NdFeB Magnets

  • Wenliang Xie,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Jianlong Fu,
  • Deying Zhu,
  • Yanwei Song,
  • Haiyang Yu,
  • Dongbo Wang,
  • Yan Gao,
  • Kai Qu and
  • Guozheng Liu

11 June 2026

High-cerium NdFeB magnets represent an effective approach for balanced utilization of light rare-earth resources. However, morphology of the grains is highly susceptible to processing parameters, and improper settings can result in extremely low perf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
965 Views
14 Pages

Optimization of Hot-Press Sintering for Cu2+-Sn4+ Co-Doped YIG Ferrites: Microstructure, Dielectric Properties, and Magnetic Properties

  • Yuhao Sun,
  • Xin Meng,
  • Jiawen Wu,
  • Renhao Li,
  • Xinrong Ren,
  • Jia Gu,
  • Xiaoyuan Zhou,
  • Yanhui Wu and
  • Hui Zheng

11 August 2025

Yttrium iron garnet (YIG), as a core material in microwave devices, remains a key focus in materials science for performance optimization. In this study, Y3Fe4.8Cu0.1Sn0.1O12 samples were prepared via the solid-phase method with the co-doping of low-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,614 Views
11 Pages

Magnetic Properties and Microstructure of Ce-Cu-Al Low Melting Alloy Bonding Sm2Fe17N3 Magnet Fabricated by the Hot-Pressing Method

  • Jingwu Zheng,
  • Shitong Yu,
  • Heng Huang,
  • Rongyao Li,
  • Wei Cai,
  • Haibo Chen,
  • Juan Li,
  • Liang Qiao,
  • Yao Ying and
  • Shenglei Che
  • + 2 authors

Sm2Fe17N3 compounds, having excellent intrinsic magnetic properties, are prone to decomposition at high temperatures; thus, a low melting point metal binder is the key to prepare high performance bulk magnets at low temperatures. In this paper, a new...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,081 Views
14 Pages

Ultra-Low Core Loss and High-Frequency Permeability Stability in Hot-Press Sintered FeSi Soft Magnetic Composites by Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Air Gap Filling

  • Muhammad Arif,
  • Donghun Han,
  • Wonchan Shin,
  • Seunghun Cha,
  • Changsun Pak,
  • Youngkwang Kim,
  • Sangwoo Kim,
  • Bowha Lee and
  • Jongsoo Rhyee

29 April 2025

Soft magnetic materials are crucial in motors, generators, transformers, and many electronic devices. We synthesized the FeSi soft magnetic composites (SMCs) with different doping contents of Fe2O3 nanopowders as fillers via the hot-press sintering t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,507 Views
12 Pages

Design of Glass Fiber-Doped High-Resistivity Hot-Pressed Permanent Magnets for Reducing Eddy Current Loss

  • Yingjian Guo,
  • Minggang Zhu,
  • Ziliang Wang,
  • Qisong Sun,
  • Yu Wang and
  • Zhengxiao Li

20 April 2023

The Nd-Fe-B hot-deformation magnet with high resistivity was successfully prepared by hot-pressing and hot-deformation of Nd-Fe-B fast-quenched powder with amorphous glass fiber. After the process optimization, the resistivity of the magnet was incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
5,854 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis of Magnetic Wood Fiber Board and Corresponding Multi-Layer Magnetic Composite Board, with Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing Properties

  • Zhichao Lou,
  • Yao Zhang,
  • Ming Zhou,
  • He Han,
  • Jiabin Cai,
  • Lintian Yang,
  • Chenglong Yuan and
  • Yanjun Li

With the rapid growth in the use of wireless electronic devices, society urgently needs electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing material with light weight, thin thickness, wide effective absorbing band width, and strong absorption capacity. Herein, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,548 Views
12 Pages

26 November 2024

In this study, electrical steel laminated composites with positive Si gradient (PO-G), counter Si gradient (CO-G), and cross Si gradient (CR-G) were fabricated by hot-press sintering, cold rolling and annealing. The microstructure evolution during pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,670 Views
11 Pages

31 July 2024

With the increasing demand for Nd-Fe-B magnets across various applications, the cost-effective substitution of Ce has garnered significant interest. Many studies have been conducted to achieve the high magnetic properties of Nd-Ce-Fe-B hot deformatio...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,477 Views
19 Pages

15 April 2021

Soft magnetic materials are characterized by achieving a high magnetic induction value in the presence of a small magnetic field. Common applications of these materials, such as transformers or sensors, are in constant evolution and new requirements...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,431 Views
18 Pages

Microstructural Heterogeneity and Property Variations in Cast and Vacuum Hot-Pressed CoCrPtB Alloy

  • Yan Li,
  • Weiming Guan,
  • Ming Wen,
  • Junmei Guo,
  • Ze Chen and
  • Chuanjun Wang

23 January 2024

Limited research has been undertaken regarding the homogeneity of CoCrPtB alloy billets. A CoCrPtB alloy was processed through casting and vacuum hot pressing. This investigation delved into the interconnection between the secondary dendrite arm spac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,902 Views
17 Pages

Spark Plasma Sintering as an Effective Texturing Tool for Reprocessing Recycled HDDR Nd-Fe-B Magnets with Lossless Coercivity

  • Awais Ikram,
  • Muhammad Awais,
  • Richard Sheridan,
  • Allan Walton,
  • Spomenka Kobe,
  • Franci Pušavec and
  • Kristina Žužek Rožman

24 March 2020

The low-pressure hot-deformation methodology was applied to reprocess the nanocrystalline hydrogenation–disproportionation–desorption–recombination (HDDR) Nd-Fe-B powders from end-of-life (EOL) permanent magnets’ waste to dete...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,463 Views
9 Pages

Study on the Thermal Condensation Mechanism of Dehydrogenated Polymer (DHP) and Glucuronic Acid

  • Peng Wang,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Wenyao Peng,
  • Junjun Chen,
  • Junjian An,
  • Guangyan Zhang and
  • Junxian Xie

30 September 2024

The preparation of traditional wood-based panels mostly uses adhesives such as urea-formaldehyde resin and phenolic resin, which not only consumes petrochemical resources but also releases formaldehyde, posing potential health risks to the human body...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
4,087 Views
15 Pages

Investigation of Synthesis Mechanism, Optimal Hot-Pressing Conditions, and Curing Behavior of Sucrose and Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate Adhesive

  • Zhongyuan Zhao,
  • Shunsuke Sakai,
  • Di Wu,
  • Zhen Chen,
  • Nan Zhu,
  • Chengsheng Gui,
  • Min Zhang,
  • Kenji Umemura and
  • Qiang Yong

15 January 2020

In this study, a further investigation was carried out on the synthesis mechanism, optimal manufacturing conditions, and curing behavior of a sucrose-ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (SADP) adhesive. The results of 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,632 Views
17 Pages

20 May 2025

Hot-pressing densification is an effective method to enhance the mechanical properties of wood; however, excessively high pressing temperatures can cause thermal degradation of wood components, compromising these improvements. In this study, aminated...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,459 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Various Metal Oxide Insulating Layers on the Magnetic Properties of Fe-Si-Cr Systems

  • Zhenyi Huang,
  • Huaqin Huang,
  • Hao He,
  • Zhaoyang Wu,
  • Xuesong Wang and
  • Rui Wang

20 April 2023

Iron-based soft magnetic composites (SMCs) are the key components of high-frequency electromagnetic systems. Selecting a suitable insulating oxide layer and ensuring the integrity and homogeneity of the heterogeneous core–shell structure of SMC...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,668 Views
15 Pages

8 July 2024

This study introduces a novel approach for investigating hot-deformed NdFeB magnets by combining the minimal stress deformation process (MSDP) with the design of experiment (DoE) methodology. This study focused on enhancing the crystallographic align...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,484 Views
7 Pages

8 March 2017

In this work, Aurivillius-phase Bi8Fe4-xCoxTi3O24 (7-BFCT, 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) powders and ceramics were successfully prepared by the combination of citrate combustion and hot-press methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,256 Views
14 Pages

Purification of Vein Quartz Using a New Fluorine-Free Flotation: A Case from Southern Anhui Province, China

  • Shuhua Du,
  • Banglong Pan,
  • Liang Xia,
  • Guoqing Zhu,
  • Lei Wu,
  • Changjun Yu,
  • Fan Li and
  • Zhuo Diao

23 November 2024

High-purity quartz is an emerging strategic material that has been extensively used in the semiconductor and photovoltaic fields. Taking vein quartz from southern Anhui Province as an example, raw materials were processed by ultrasonic scrubbing-desl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,740 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2018

Fe3O4/wood fiber composites are prepared with a green mechanical method using only distilled water as a solvent without any chemical agents, and then a binderless composite board with high mechanical properties is obtained via a hot-press for electro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,841 Views
25 Pages

Significant Progress for Hot-Deformed Nd-Fe-B Magnets: A Review

  • Renjie Chen,
  • Xianshuang Xia,
  • Xu Tang and
  • Aru Yan

3 July 2023

High-performance Nd-Fe-B-based rare-earth permanent magnets play a crucial role in the application of traction motors equipped in new energy automobiles. In particular, the anisotropic hot-deformed (HD) Nd-Fe-B magnets prepared by the hot-press and h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,929 Views
22 Pages

19 April 2022

The semiconductor industry uses a physical vapor-deposition process, with a nickel-tantalum (NiTa) alloy-sputtering target, to apply an amorphous NiTa thin film layer between the magnetic soft underlayer and substrate of a heat-assisted magnetic-reco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,202 Views
9 Pages

18 September 2022

Carbon–silica dual-phase filler (CSDPF)/natural rubber (NR) vulcanizate was prepared by mechanical blending, followed by a hot-press vulcanization. The dispersion of CSDPF in the NR matrix and the effects of CSDPF on the filler–rubber int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,181 Views
11 Pages

Click Synthesis of Triazole Polymers Based on Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate and Their Strong Adhesive Properties to Cu Plate

  • Yijie Jin,
  • Manjusha Joshi,
  • Takuma Araki,
  • Naofumi Kamimura,
  • Eiji Masai,
  • Masaya Nakamura and
  • Tsuyoshi Michinobu

8 March 2023

2-Pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) is a chemically stable metabolic intermediate of lignin that can be produced on a large scale by transforming bacteria. Novel biomass-based polymers based on PDC were synthesized by Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cy...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,724 Views
16 Pages

2 October 2022

Copper matrix composites have a wide application as magnetic conductive materials, electromagnetic materials, electrical discharge machining materials, etc. Such materials are expected to have a good combination of excellent electrical conductivity a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,934 Views
17 Pages

28 November 2022

This paper presents the research results of multiferroic ceramic composites obtained with three sintering methods, i.e., free sintering FS (pressureless), hot pressing HP, and spark plasma sintering SPS. The multiferroic composite was obtained by com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,195 Views
12 Pages

Microstructure and Magnetic Property Evolution Induced by Heat Treatment in Fe-Si/SiO2 Soft Magnetic Composites

  • Shaogang Li,
  • Nachuan Ju,
  • Jinyang Wang,
  • Rongyu Zou,
  • Shaochuan Lin and
  • Minghui Yang

SiO2 has been extensively studied as a superior insulating layer for innovative Fe-based soft magnetic composites (SMCs). During the preparation process of SMCs, appropriate heat treatment can effectively alleviate internal stress, reduce dislocation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,974 Views
16 Pages

Melamine–Urea–Formaldehyde Resin Adhesive Modified with Recycling Lignin: Preparation, Structures and Properties

  • De Li,
  • Liping Yu,
  • Lifen Li,
  • Jiankun Liang,
  • Zhigang Wu,
  • Xiaoxue Xu,
  • Xiao Zhong and
  • Feiyan Gong

11 August 2023

The wettability, bonding strength and flexibility of modified melamine–urea–formaldehyde resin adhesive with hydroxymethyl lignin (LMUF) were investigated. Moreover, the curing performance, thermal properties and chemical structure of LMU...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,109 Views
16 Pages

11 November 2021

In engineering application, the hot press assembly technology is often used to improve the stability of the rotor structure, but the conventional design methods cannot effectively evaluate the influence of this process on the rotor strength, which ea...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,574 Views
7 Pages

Production of Mn-Ga Magnets

  • Tetsuji Saito,
  • Masahiro Tanaka and
  • Daisuke Nishio-Hamane

14 February 2024

Mn-based magnets are known to be a candidate for use as rare-earth-free magnets. In this study, Mn-Ga bulk magnets were successfully produced by hot pressing using the spark plasma sintering method on Mn-Ga powder prepared from rapidly solidified Mn-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,671 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Copper-Based Composites Reinforced by CuZrAlNiTi Amorphous Particles with Enhanced Mechanical Properties

  • Kinga Tomolya,
  • Anna Sycheva,
  • Maria Sveda,
  • Peter Arki,
  • Tamas Miko,
  • Andras Roosz and
  • Dora Janovszky

11 March 2017

Novel amorphous/crystalline composites were developed combining the ductile copper matrix with hard CuZr-based amorphous powder. The amorphous powders of two compositions, Cu39.2Zr36All4.8Ni10Ti10 and Cu39.2Zr35.2Al5.6Ni10Ti10, produced by ball milli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,274 Views
18 Pages

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steel and Ni-Based Superalloy Joints for Rotors of High-Speed Electric Motors

  • Eero Scherman,
  • Eerik Sikanen,
  • Hemantha Kumar Yeddu,
  • Mohsen Amraei and
  • Jussi Sopanen

5 October 2022

High-speed electric motors, e.g., axially laminated anisotropic synchronous reluctance motors (ALA-SynRM), use a solid rotor manufactured by joining alternating layers of magnetic and non-magnetic metallic sheets. The strength of the dissimilar metal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,216 Views
25 Pages

Flexible Electromagnetic Shielding Nano-Composites Based on Silicon and NiFe2O4 Powders

  • Alina R. Caramitu,
  • Romeo C. Ciobanu,
  • Ioana Ion,
  • Cristina M. Schreiner,
  • Mihaela Aradoaei,
  • Violeta Tsakiris,
  • Jana Pintea and
  • Virgil Marinescu

25 May 2023

In this paper, the obtaining and characterization of five experimental models of novel polymer composite materials with ferrite nano-powder are presented. The composites were obtained by mechanically mixing two components and pressing the obtained mi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
198 Views
10 Pages

22 May 2026

Electric motors that use neodymium–iron–boron (Nd–Fe–B) magnets are at the forefront of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, a major problem associated with these motors is thermal demagnetization driven...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,416 Views
14 Pages

Investigation of the Impact of SmFeN Doping on the Anisotropic NdFeB/SmFeN Composite Magnets

  • Wei Cai,
  • Xinqi Zhang,
  • Zhiping Shi,
  • Haibo Chen,
  • Qiaomin Zhu,
  • Kun Jiang,
  • Liang Qiao,
  • Yao Ying,
  • Wangchang Li and
  • Shenglei Che
  • + 3 authors

6 December 2024

By incorporating various types of permanent magnetic powders, composite magnets with cost-effectiveness and a wide range of magnetic properties can be achieved. In this study, the anisotropic composite magnets were fabricated using the hot press form...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,371 Views
13 Pages

29 January 2020

The feasibility of using β-cyclodextrin (βCD) as an eco-friendly carrier of boric acid for the protection of strand-based wood composites against decay fungi was evaluated. The formation of a βCD–boric acid (βCD–B) com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,460 Views
14 Pages

Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Smart Garment for Monitoring Human Body Temperature

  • Xiujuan Wang,
  • Yaming Jiang,
  • Siyi Xu,
  • Hao Liu and
  • Xiaozhi Li

2 June 2022

Body temperature provides an insight into the physiological state of a person, and body temperature changes reflect much information about human health. In this study, a garment for monitoring human body temperature based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,937 Views
45 Pages

Bulk MgB2 Superconducting Materials: Technology, Properties, and Applications

  • Tetiana Prikhna,
  • Vladimir Sokolovsky and
  • Viktor Moshchil

6 June 2024

The intensive development of hydrogen technologies has made very promising applications of one of the cheapest and easily produced bulk MgB2-based superconductors. These materials are capable of operating effectively at liquid hydrogen temperatures (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,279 Views
12 Pages

1 July 2022

Resource-efficient manufacturing with a high degree of freedom in terms of component shape can be realised through additive manufacturing. The focus can lie not only on the manufacturing process in terms of geometrical correctness, stability, etc., b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,405 Views
27 Pages

Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics Using Preceramic Polymers

  • Jinchen Han,
  • Chang Liu,
  • Robyn L. Bradford-Vialva,
  • Donald A. Klosterman and
  • Li Cao

27 June 2023

Ceramic materials are used in various industrial applications, as they possess exceptional physical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Ceramic structural components, especially those with highly complex stru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,284 Views
17 Pages

Structure, Morphology, Heat Capacity, and Electrical Transport Properties of Ti3(Al,Si)C2 Materials

  • Kamil Goc,
  • Janusz Przewoźnik,
  • Katarzyna Witulska,
  • Leszek Chlubny,
  • Waldemar Tokarz,
  • Tomasz Strączek,
  • Jan Marek Michalik,
  • Jakub Jurczyk,
  • Ivo Utke and
  • Czesław Kapusta
  • + 1 author

11 June 2021

A study of Ti3Al1−xSixC2 (x = 0 to x = 1) MAX-phase alloys is reported. The materials were obtained from mixtures of Ti3AlC2 and Ti3SiC2 powders with hot pressing sintering technique. They were characterised with X-ray diffraction, heat capacity, ele...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,839 Views
15 Pages

Precipitation and Age-Hardening in Fe-25Co-15Mo Carbon-Free High-Speed Steel via Hot Isostatic Pressing

  • Shiteng Lu,
  • Xueyuan Ge,
  • Qipeng Hu,
  • Lei Gao,
  • Yuan Meng,
  • Ya Kuang and
  • Lei Lu

6 December 2024

High resistance to tempering and extended service life are pivotal research directions for cutting tools utilized in the machining of industrial machine tool. The design of alloys and their manufacturing processes have become methods for the developm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,582 Views
11 Pages

Iron-Based Superconductors for High-Field Applications: Realization of High Engineering Critical Current Density

  • Peng Yang,
  • He Huang,
  • Meng Han,
  • Cong Liu,
  • Chao Yao,
  • Yanwei Ma and
  • Dongliang Wang

31 October 2024

Iron-based superconductors have strong potential for magnet applications through their very high upper critical field, low anisotropy and manufacturability through the powder-in-tube (PIT) route. The engineering critical current density (Je) is a key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,839 Views
16 Pages

This paper examines the impact of a multilayered gradient coating, applied via plasma-activated chemical vapor deposition (PACVD), on the structural and mechanical attributes of nanostructured WC-Co cemented carbides. WC-Co samples containing 5 and 1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,408 Views
14 Pages

2 March 2025

Eskebornite (CuFeSe2) is a I–III–VI2 semiconductor with a tetragonal crystal structure, known for its intriguing electrical and magnetic properties. However, experimental studies on this material remain scarce. In this study, Ni-doped esk...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,101 Views
16 Pages

Fabrication of Phytic Acid/Urea Co-Modified Bamboo Biochar and Its Application as Green Flame Retardant for Polylactic Acid Resins

  • Jinhuan Zhong,
  • Enfu Wang,
  • Yi Sun,
  • Ningning Yin,
  • Shuo Tian,
  • Weijun Ying,
  • Wenzhu Li and
  • Wenbiao Zhang

10 January 2023

It is of great significance to develop green, sustainable additives to improve the thermal stability and flame retardancy of biopolymers. In this work, a synergistic modification of P/N elements to bamboo biochar (mBC) was successfully achieved by gr...