The invention relates to an Er-based amorphous low-temperature
magnetic refrigeration material and a preparation method thereof. The Er-based amorphous low-temperature
magnetic refrigeration material has a general
chemical formula: EraTbAlc, wherein T is one of Fe, Co, Ni or Cu; a ranges from 56 to 63, b ranges from 18 to 33, c ranges from 16 to 28, and a plus b plus c is equal to 100. The method comprises the steps of (1) preparing materials, wherein Er is slightly excessive; (2) carrying out
electric arc melting until completely melting under an
inert gas condition, naturally cooling after heat preservation, and repetitively melting to obtain an
alloy ingot with homogeneous compositions; (3) after cleaning a surface, crushing into small blocks of
alloy ingots; and (4) adopting an induction melting melt-
spinning device for completely melting the ingots under an
inert gas condition, carrying out melt-
spinning after heat preservation, and obtaining the Er-based amorphous low-temperature
magnetic refrigeration material. The material provided by the invention has the width
ranging from 2 to 2.8mm and the thickness
ranging from 35 to 42mm; under 0 to 7T magnetic variation, the
magnetic transition temperature ranges from 8 to 18K, the maximal magnetic entropy ranges from 12.6 to 22.5J / kgK, and the magnetic
refrigerant capacity ranges from 480 to 620J / kg; and the
glass transition temperature ranges from 550 to 640K, the
crystallization temperature ranges from 640 to 700K, and the cold
liquid phase region width ranges from 33 to 65K.