LOADING TO CHARACTERISTIC OF ND-FE-B RIGIDBONDED MAGNETS WITH RESIN EPOXY AS BINDER. A recently introduced material in the Nd-Fe-B family is thecomposite bonded magnet. Bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets are composite permanent magnets compounded of non-metallic or polymeras binder and Nd-Fe-B powder. Altough the induction remanent and energy product of bonded permanent magnets are generallylower than fully-densified type magnets due to addition of non-magnetic material, the Nd-Fe-B bonded magnets provide manybenefits over fully dense magnets such as the ability to manufacture intricate shapes with exceptional precision and no additionalmachining required in the process used for their fabrication, light weight and lower production cost.The composistion of rigidbonded magnets are 25%, 45%, 60% and 80% Nd-Fe-B volume fraction with 6,9: 13,9 and 20,2 tons/cm2 compressive load. Eachsample was then characterized in magnetic field, then followed with mechnanical characterization test and microstructureexamination. The results of this experiment indicate that greater composite's density results in higher magnetic field force ofsamples. Kew Word: Rigid Bonded Magnet, Nd-Fe-B, resin, epoxy. Margie Christina, Aloma Karo-Karo, Maya Febri Akhmad Herman Yuwono; IJurusan Metalurgi FTUI, Kampus Baru Depok UI dan P3IB-Batan, Kawasan PUSPIPTEK
