SINTER MAGNET MADE FROM RARE EARTH-IRON-BORON ALLOY POWDER FOR MAGNET

A rare-earth-iron-boron based alloy powder, in which a heavy rare-earth element such as Dy is present at a higher concentration in a main phase than in a grain boundary phase and which can be sintered easily, and a method of making such an alloy powder are provided. A rare-earth-iron-boron based magnet alloy according to the present invention includes, as a main phase, a plurality of R2Fe14B type crystals (where R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements and yttrium) in which rare-earth-rich phases are dispersed. The main phase includes Dy and/or Tb at a higher concentration than a grain boundary phase does.