Sintered　Nd-Fe-B　magnets　with　various　degrees　of　grain　alignment　are　prepared　by　the　conventional　powder　metallurgy　technique.　The　magnetic　properties,　bending　strength　and　fracture　morphologies　of　sintered　magnets　with　different　alignment　degrees　are　investigated.　The　results　show　that　the　remanence　B-r　and　maximum　energy　product　(BH)(max)　increase,　while　intrinsic　coercivity　H-cj　decreases　gradually　with　increasing　the　alignment　degree.　Moreover,　the　bending　strengths　measured　by　applying　force　parallel　(sigma(bb　parallel　to))　and　perpendicular　(sigma(bb　perpendicular　to))　to　the　alignment　magnetic　field　H-appl　present　opposite　variation　tendency,　and　sigma(bb　parallel　to)　is　larger　than　sigma(bb　perpendicular　to),　suggesting　the　more　significant　anisotropy　of　mechanical　properties　with　increasing　the　degree　of　grain　alignment.　Furthermore,　the　related　mechanisms　are　systematically　analyzed.　(C)　2013　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.