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Pseudo-1-3 magnetostrictive composites consisting of stabilizer ( B, Co)-free, light rare earth (Pr)-containing magnetostrictive (Tb(0.3)Dy(0.7))(1-x) Pr(x) Fe(1.55) (0 <= x <= 0.4) particles with a size distribution of 10-300 mu m embedded and aligned in a passive epoxy matrix using 0.5 volume fraction are fabricated. The quasistatic magnetomechanical properties of the composites are investigated and compared with their monolithic (Tb(0.3)Dy(0.7))(1-x) Pr(x) Fe(1.55) alloys, as a function of the Pr content x. The composites show similar qualitative trends in properties with the alloys for all x. The (Tb(0.3)Dy(0.7))(0.75)Pr(0.25)Fe(1.55) composite and alloy exhibit the smallest coercivity H(c), the largest magnetostriction lambda and the highest piezomagnetic coefficient d(33) due to the successful compensation for magnetocrystalline anisotropy. The ( Tb0.3Dy0.7) 0.75Pr0.25Fe1.55 composite demonstrates a large saturation magnetostriction lambda(s) of 793 ppm at 700 kAm(-1) and a high d(33) of 3.2 nmA(-1) at 140 kAm(-1). These values approach 81% and 85% of its alloy values at the same field levels. The good properties make the (Tb(0.3)Dy(0.7))(0.75)Pr(0.25)Fe(1.55) composite and alloy a promising magnetostrictive material system.