Magnetic viscosity measurements performed on nanocrystalline SmFeCo spring
magnets with different Fe content are analyzed by the Preisach hysteresis m
odel. The model gives a unified description of hysteresis and relaxation pr
operties, Comparison between calculated and measured viscosity permits one
to estimate the aftereffect activation volume upsilon. Calculated upsilon(1
/3) values are approximately equal to the average grain size of the hard ph
ase.