PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME

In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a sintered compact having a composition represented by the composition formula : RpFeqMrCusCo100-p-q-r-s (where R is at least one element selected from rare earth elements, M is at least one element selected from Zr, Ti, and Hf, p is 10.5 atomic% or more and 12.5 atomic% or less, q is 24 atomic% or more and 40 atomic% or less, r is 0.88 atomic% or more and 4.5 atomic% or less, and s is 3.5 atomic% or more and 10.7 atomic% or less. The sintered compact has a structure having crystal grains constituted of a main phase including a Th2Zn17 crystal phase, and a crystal grain boundary.