Nd 12.3 Fe 81.7-x Zr x B 6.0 (x=0, 1.5) and (NdDyTb) 12.3 (FeZrNbCu) 81.7-y Co y B 6.0 (y=0, 12) ribbons were prepared by melt spinning at 22 m/s and subsequent annealing. The influences of Zr, Dy/Tb and Co substitutions on magnetic properties and spin reorientation transitions of nanophase Nd 2 Fe 14 B have been systematically investigated. Compared with Zr-free sample, the remanence, intrinsic coercivity and maximum energy product for Nd 12.3 Fe 80.2 Zr 1.5 B 6.0 ribbon increase by 10.8 %, 17.8 % and 60.2 %, respectively. The significant improvement of magnetic properties originates from the finer grains of the sample by introducing Zr, which leads to the stronger exchange coupling between neighboring grains. The intrinsic coercivity for (DyTb)-substituted ribbon is significantly increased although the remanence is reduced, which could be compensated by the substitution of Co for Fe. The spin reorientation temperature T sr of nanocrystalline Nd 2 Fe 14 B alloys was determined by measuring the ac magnetic susceptibility. It was found to be lower than that of bulk Nd 2 Fe 14 B. The substitutions of Zr, Dy/Tb and Co result in reduction of T sr . The smaller the grain size, the lower the T sr will be. Influence of spin reorientation on magnetization characteristics of nanophase Nd 2 Fe 14 B was discussed.nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B magnet, exchange coupling, spin reorientation transition, magnetic properties Citation:Bao X Q, Gao X X, Zhu J, et al. Effect of additive elements on exchange coupling and spin reorientation transition of nanocrystalline single-phase Nd-Fe-B alloy.