The present application relates to the technical field of target material preparation, and provides a
terbium target material and a preparation method thereof, as well as a
rare earth permanent
magnet and a
new energy vehicle. The preparation method comprises: mechanically crushing the
terbium residual target to obtain a
terbium block; subjecting the terbium block to
hydrogen crushing treatment, and then subjecting it to
inert gas flow pulverization to obtain terbium
powder; ball milling and mixing terbium
powder,
solid borane,
solvent and organic additive to obtain a
slurry; granulating the
slurry to obtain granulated
powder; isostatically pressing the granulated powder to obtain a blank;
sintering the blank to obtain a terbium target material. The preparation method of the terbium target material provided in the present application uses the terbium residual target as a
raw material, realizes green circulation, and low-cost manufacturing of the whole process;
solid borane generates
boron and
hydrogen during the
sintering process to form a
reducing atmosphere to prevent oxidation of terbium
metal powder; by pressing and molding the granulated powder, the powder is closely arranged under
high pressure, which helps to promote
diffusion and bonding between powder particles during the
sintering process, thereby forming a more uniform and dense target material.