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US 2025/0027180 A1Published application
Method and furnace for treating an iron-cobalt component
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsZhong CHEN, Zhiqiang LI, Joo Tien OH, Vincent B. GILL, Alexis LAMBOURNE
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Abstract
A method of treating an iron-cobalt component is disclosed. The method comprises: heat treating the component using a temperature of at least 700° C.; applying a static magnetic field of at least 3000 A/m to the component during the heat treatment. Also disclosed is a furnace for treating the iron-cobalt component, and a method of forming a stator for a transverse flux electric machine.
Claims20
A method of treating an iron-cobalt component, the method comprising:
- heat treating the component using a temperature of at least 700° C.;
- applying a static magnetic field of at least 3000 A/m to the component during the heat treatment.
A tube furnace for magnetic field annealing, the furnace comprising:
- a tube for receiving a component to be annealed;
- a heating element in thermal communication with the tube;
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- an electrically conductive coil for generating a static magnetic field within the tube, the coil being provided externally to the tube.
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