Abstract: The magnetic properties of Nd_2(Fe_(1-x)M_x)_(14)B(M=C and Si) compounds have been investi- gated.Substituting Fe by small amount of metalloid C and Si atoms,the compounds are in tetragonal structure and have uniaxial anisotropy.The substitution of C for part of Fe de- creases the Curie temperature of the compounds and the intrinsic coercivity of bond samples at low temperature.The replacement of Fe by Si makes the Curie temperature increase with a maximum at the vicinity of x=0.15.When the range of the content of Si is 0≤x≤0.10,the coercivity distinctly increases at room temperature.from 62.7 kA/m at x=0 to 138.7kA/m at x=0.06,where the residual magnetization has a maximum:in the mean time the saturation magnetization decreases only by a small amount.

Key words: Nd-Fe-B alloy, magnetic properties, Curie temperature