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The high-value recovery of the rare earth secondary resources from sintered Nd-Fe-B sludge is of great significance to the sustainable supply of rare earth. This work aims to reutilize the Nd-Fe-B sludge through an ultra-short process of purification-remixing and investigate the magnetic, and mechanical properties of the regenerated magnets to achieve their commercial application. A series of regenerated magnets containing 5 ∼ 20 wt% of purified Nd-Fe-B sludge were prepared, followed by an analysis of the performance and structural evolution. The results demonstrate that the magnetic performance of the regenerated magnets with 5 ∼ 10 wt% purified sludge is comparable to the original magnets with an extremely limited reduction. In terms of mechanical properties, tensile strength declines and modulus increases slightly, but it still meets the requirements of commercial applications. For both magnets, after the grain boundary diffusion using 0.5 wt%-Tb, the coercivity exceeds 23 kOe, with high remanence and maximum magnetic energy, greatly expanding the application field. Analysis of phase, composition and microstructure reveals that the addition of purified Nd-Fe-B sludge introduces more oxides, deteriorating the microstructure, which is the primary reason for the reduction in magnetic performance and tensile strength of the regenerated magnets. In general, a certain amount of addition less than 10 % can realize the efficient reutilization of sintered Nd-Fe-B sludge and meet the requirements of timely disposal as well. © 2025
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Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
ISSN: 0304-8853
Year: 2025
Volume: 617
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JCR@2022
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