Structure and magnetic properties of hot pressed Co-based powder

Coarse-grained powders, prepared by short-time milling of Co_70.3Fe_4.7Si₁₀B₁₅ amorphous ribbons, were consolidated by hot pressing into disc-shaped specimens. The influence of the consolidation temperature on the structure and the magnetic properties of the bulk specimens was investigated. The lowest value of coercivity of 23 A/m was achieved for samples prepared by consolidation of the powder in the supercooled liquid region at a temperature of 813 K. In order to increase the saturation magnetic polarization crystalline iron powder was added to the amorphous Co_70.3Fe_4.7Si₁₀B₁₅ powder.     

Unusual flow behavior of Fe-based soft magnetic amorphous ribbons under high temperature tensile loading

The viscous thermal flow behavior and mechanical property of [Fe_0.6Co_0.15B_0.2Si_0.05] _(100−x)Ta_x (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) soft magnetic amorphous ribbons were studied. The characteristics of melt-spun amorphous ribbons were measured by using vibration sample magnetometer (VSM), nanoindentation, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermo-mechanical analysis (TMA) to study the effects of Ta content variation on the thermal stability, mechanical, and soft magnetic properties. We observed that the nanoindentation hardness, Young's modulus, and glass transition and crystallization temperatures were improved by the addition of Ta. Using dilatometry measurement, TMA, by heating at a constant rate under tension mode, we examined not only the glass transition and crystallization behaviors but also the possibility of coexistence of multiple amorphous phases.     

Influence of Al and Ni on the magnetic properties of Finemet alloys

Crystallization behavior and soft magnetic properties of the FeSiBCuNbM (M=Al or Ni) Finemet alloys are investigated by X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, hysteresis loop tracer, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The nanocrystalline alloys are prepared by annealing melt-spun amorphous ribbons at different temperatures. Results indicate that the partial substitution of Ni or Al for Nb results in the increase of saturation magnetic induction density (B_s) of the alloys. The alloys with Al or Ni show favorable combination of soft magnetic properties. The partial substitution of Ni for Nb enhances the B_s value, while Al decreases coercivity. The mechanism underlining the magnetic behavior is discussed.     

Effect of compositional variation on the soft magnetic properties of Fe(87−x−y)CoxTi7 Zr6By amorphous ribbons

The effect of the replacement of Fe by Co or B on the thermal stability and soft magnetic properties of the Fe-based amorphous metallic ribbons with Fe_(87−x−y)Co_xTi₇Zr₆B_y (x = 10, 20% and y = 8, 10, 12%) produced by melt-spinning technique was investigated. For the melt-spun amorphous ribbons, the values of saturation magnetization and coercivity were observed to range from 107.00 to 152.38 emu/g and from 0.012 to 0.446 Oe, respectively. The thermal properties such as T_g, T_x, and ΔT_x were in the range of 796.7–809.6 K, 840.2–853.5 K, and 35.8–54.5 K, respectively. In the Fe–Co–Ti–Zr–B alloys, the Co substitution for Fe improved the soft magnetic properties but decreased the thermal stability. For magnetic properties, the coercivity (H_c) decreased and saturation magnetization (M_s) increased by the addition of Co. However, the supercooled liquid region (ΔT_x) decreased by the addition of Co. Meanwhile, the B substitution for Fe had no meaningful change on the thermal stability and soft magnetic properties. The amorphous ribbon of Fe₅₉Co₂₀Ti₇Zr₆B₈ exhibited the best soft magnetic properties such as the low coercivity of 0.025 Oe and the high saturation magnetization of 152.38 emu/g.     

Effect of Nb addition on the structure and soft magnetic properties of melt-spun Co69Fe7Si14B10 alloy

Melt-spun ribbons of Co₆₉Fe₇Si_14−xNb_xB₁₀ alloys with x=0, 2 and 4 have been prepared and characterized for structure and soft magnetic properties. Ribbons with x=0 and x=2 are found to be completely amorphous whereas the ribbon with x=4 contains irregular shaped faulted Co₂Si orthorhombic phase with grain size of about 100 nm. Nb addition is found to decrease the degree of amorphicity and induce perpendicular anisotropy, deteriorating the soft magnetic and magnetoimpedance properties.     

Structure and magnetic properties of iron-and cobalt-based amorphous alloys versus nanocrystallization conditions

The effect of the structural state of Fe₅Co₇₀Si₁₅B₁₀, Fe₆₀Co₂₀Si₅B₁₅, and Co_81.5Mo_9.5Zr₉ amorphous alloys on their magnetic properties is studied under different nanocrystallization conditions. A permanent magnetic field applied during thermomagnetic treatment is found to affect structuring in the amorphous alloys at the initial stage of devitrification. The fine structure of the devitrified amorphous alloys is shown to correlate with the field shifting the hysteresis loop. A mechanism accounting for a hysteresis loop shift in amorphous alloys is discussed.     

Hyperfine field relaxations in the Fe−Co−B amorphous alloys

A systematic increase of the average hyperfine magnetic induction at⁵⁷Fe measured at room temperature during interrupted isothermal annealing was found to be inherent to the irreversible relaxation processes in the Fe−B based soft magnetic alloys at moderately elevated temperatures. Assuming superimposed asymptotic exponential field vs. time dependences. several processes can be distinguished, their relaxation times determined and from the Arrhenius-like log τ vs. 1/T plots average activation enthalpies estimated. Results on the Fe₇₀Co₁₀B₂₀ and Fe_85−x Co _x B₁₅ (x=17, 19 and 21 at. % Co) amorphous ribbons between 100 and 200°C are compared and discussed in terms of possible stress relief, free volume annihilation and short range ordering mechanisms.     

Composition dependence of microstructure,magnetic and microwave properties in ball-milled FeSiB nanocrystalline flakes

The soft magnetic nanocrystalline/amorphous FeSiB flakes were fabricated by the ball-milling method and evaluations were made of the composition, microstructure, magnetic and microwave properties in the milling process. An investigation of the relationship between microstructure and magnetic/microwave properties showed that the electromagnetic characteristics were attributed to the changes of nanograin size, crystal and amorphous content corresponding to the composition variation. The replacing of Fe atoms by Si in α-Fe crystal caused the decrease of grain size, saturation magnetization and coercivity, while B content devoted to amorphous phase and decreased the permittivity. Consequently, it was observed that the optimum composition for microwave performance is Fe₈₂Si₅B₁₃.     

快淬Nd3.6Pr5.4Fe83Co3B5薄带的反磁化行为和磁黏滞性

用电弧熔炼法制备了Nd_3.6Pr_5.4Fe₈₃Co₃B₅合金铸锭,然后利用熔旋快淬法在铜辊转速V=20m/s下制备了Nd_3.6Pr_5.4Fe₈₃Co₃B₅薄带.快淬带主要由软磁相α-Fe和Nd₂Fe₁₄B型的硬磁相组成.采用直流退磁剩磁曲线方法分析了样品在反磁化过程中的可逆与不可逆磁化部分,并研究了软磁相和硬磁相的反磁化行为,得到样品的不可逆磁化形核场H_no约为440kA/m.同时研究了样品的磁黏滞性,结果表明由于软磁相的存在使得热激活体积较大. 关键词：     

Induced magnetic anisotropy in Co-doped Finemet-type nanocrystalline materials

Transverse magnetic anisotropy has been induced in the Fe_14.7Co_58.8Cu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ and Fe_13.8Co₆₅Cu_0.6Nb_2.6Si₉B₉ amorphous ribbons by annealing under an external magnetic field. This anisotropy plays a predominant role, compared to magneto-crystalline and magneto-elastic anisotropies, in forming the magnetic properties and shaping the hysteresis loop. The effect of temperature and time of annealing on the induced magnetic anisotropy and magnetic properties (magnetic permeability, coercivity and power losses) in both alloys was investigated. Under this work, measurements of frequency dependence of the real and imaginary parts of magnetic permeability were made within a frequency range up to 110 MHz. It was found that as a result of magnetic field annealing the Snoek limit increases in both alloys compared to the Co-free Finemet.     

Effect of thermophysical factors and magnetic field on the composition and optical properties of the surface of ribbons of amorphous cobalt- and iron-based alloys

Ellipsometric measurements of the surface of ribbons of amorphous Co₅₉Fe₅Ni₁₀Si₁₁B₁₅ and Fe₆₁Co₂₀Si₅B₁₄ alloys before and after thermal and laser treatments and Auger analysis of their surface layers have been performed in order to determine the character of changes in the composition of these layers after the noted treatments. It is found that magnetostriction significantly affects the processes of modification of the atomic structure of the surface layer of ribbons of amorphous iron-or cobalt-based alloys and formation of a microrelief of their surface from the noncontacting side after cryogenic treatments under the same conditions. Specifically, magnetostriction is characteristic of amorphous iron-based alloys and is responsible for the optical anisotropy induced in the skin layer. It is established that annealing of ribbons of a Co-based amorphous alloy, even at the temperature T = 425°C, changes the character of the spectral dependence of the IR optical conductivity of this alloy to that described by the Drude relation. This change fixes the beginning of ordering of the atomic structure of the surface layer of the material with the formation of microscopic crystallization regions.     

Effects of Nb substitution for Zr on the phases,microstructure and magnetic properties of Co80Zr18−xNbxB2 melt-spun ribbons

The phases, microstructure, and magnetic properties of Co₈₀Zr_18−xNb_xB₂ (x=1, 2, 3, and 4) melt-spun ribbons were investigated. The small substitution of Nb for Zr in the Co–Zr–B melt-spun ribbons resulted in the improvement of magnetic properties, especially the coercivity. The main effect of added Nb on the coercovity of Co–Zr–Nb–B melt-spun ribbons, originated from modification of the grain size of Co₁₁Zr₂ phase. The coercivity of the Co–Zr–Nb–B melt-spun ribbons depends on the annealing temperature. The optimal magnetic properties of H_c=5.1 kOe, and (BH)_max=3.4 MGOe were obtained in the Co₈₀Zr₁₅Nb₃B₂ melt-spun ribbons annealed at 600 °C for 3 min.     

Co-based Soft Magnetic Bulk Materials Prepared by Hot Powder Compaction

Low-coercive bulk amorphous compacts with relative density 99 were prepared by compaction of ball milled Co₅₆Fe₁₆Zr₈B₂₀ ribbons in the supercooled-liquid state. Further, addition of nanocrystalline Fe_72.5Cu₁Nb₂Mo₂Si_15.5B₇ powder to the Co₅₆Fe₁₆Zr₈B₂₀ powder causes a decrease of the magnetostriction of the resultant bulk samples.     

具有宽过冷液相区的Fe62Co8-x(Cr,Mo)xNb4Zr6B20非晶态合金的热稳定性与磁性

根据制备块状非晶态合金的三条经验准则,选择了成分为Fe₆₂Co_8-xCr_xNb₄Zr₆B₂₀和Fe₆₂Co_8-xMo_xNb₄Zr₆B₂₀(x=0,2,4)的合金系.利用单辊急冷法制备出厚为30μm宽为5mm左右的条带,并用差热分析、X射线衍射以及 关键词： 过冷液相区 铁磁性 非晶态合金     

Magnetic anisotropy of amorphous (Fe1−x Co x )78Si10B12 alloys

In order to better understand the problem of magnetic anisotropy in amorphous alloys produced by a rapidly quenching technique, in-plane magnetic anisotropy of amorphous (Fe_1−x Co _x (₇₈Si₁₀B₁₂ alloys was measured by means of a torque magnetometer using a disk specimen made from the amorphous alloy ribbon. The amorphous ribbons were prepared by a single roller type quenching apparatus. It was found that the anisotropy had mostly twofold symmetry in all the alloy cases, and that the concentrationx dependence of the anisotropy constant behaved differently from that of the magnetostriction. Moreover, the anisotropy did not disappear by subsequent annealing at high temperatures where the internal stress relief and the crystallization were completed.     

Effect of electric current on the magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of amorphous ferromagnetic alloys

The magnetic and magnetoelastic parameters of Fe₆₄Co₂₁B₁₅ and Fe_81.5B_13.5Si₃C₂ amorphous ferromagnetic alloys treated by direct electric current in air are studied as functions of the applied magnetic field and current density. The samples of the alloy have the form of narrow strips with different lengths. It is found that the magnetoelastic parameters of the dc-treated alloys depend on the magnetic field in a qualitatively different way. From the behavior of the magnetic and magnetoelastic parameters of the alloys in the magnetic field a model of magnetization nonuniform distribution in amorphous ferromagnetic alloys subjected to dc treatment is proposed.     

Stress-MI and domain studies in Co-based nanocrystalline ribbons

A systematic investigation of the influence of different types of annealing on the magnetoimpedance (MI) effect in melt-spun (Co_1−xFe_x)₈₉Zr₇B₄ [x=0, 0.025, 0.05] and (Co_0.88Fe_0.12)_78.4Nb_2.6Si₉B₉Al ribbons has been carried out in the frequency range 500 kHz-13 MHz and under dc magnetic fields (H_dc) up to 80 Oe. In the stress annealed ribbons, the strain-induced transverse anisotropy is seen to result in large MI. Magnetic domains were investigated in the ribbons through magnetic force microscopy.     

Influence of quenching rate on the structural, soft magnetic and magnetoimpedance properties of melt-spun Co69Fe7Si14B10 alloy

Melt-spun ribbons of Co₆₉Fe₇Si₁₄B₁₀ alloy have been prepared at different wheel speeds viz. 47, 34 and 17 m/s and investigated for structural and magnetic properties. Degree of amorphicity in the as-spun ribbons is found to increase with wheel speed. Amorphous phase crystallizes in two stages producing Co₂Si, Co₂B and CoSi phases on annealing. Increase in wheel speed improves soft magnetic and magnetoimpedance properties due to decrease in perpendicular anisotropy which is associated with stripe domain formation. On annealing soft magnetic properties and magnetoimpedance deteriorate due to the formation of crystalline phases.     

Influence of crystallization treatment on structure,magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of Gd71Ni29 melt-spun ribbons

The influence of crystallization treatment on the structure, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of Gd₇₁Ni₂₉ melt-spun ribbons has been investigated in detail. Annealing of the melt-spun samples at 610 K for 30 min, a majority phase with a Fe₃C-type orthorhombic structure (space group, Pnma) and a minority phase with a CrB-type orthorhombic structure (space group, Cmcm) were obtained in the amorphous matrix. The amorphous melt-spun ribbons undergo a second-order ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transition at 122 K. For the annealed samples, two magnetic phase transitions caused by amorphous matrix and Gd₃Ni phases occur at 82 and 100 K, respectively. The maximum magnetic entropy change (–ΔS_M)^max is 9.0 J/(kgˑK) (5T) at 122 K for the melt-spun ribbons. The values of (–ΔS_M)^max in annealed ribbons are 1.0 and 5.7 J/(kgˑK), corresponding to the two adjacent magnetic transitions.     

Impedance and magnetic properties of CoFeCrSiB amorphous ribbons near the curie point

The influence of temperature on the magnetic properties and magnetoimpedance of Co₆₄Fe₃Cr₃Si₁₅B₁₅ and Co₆₇FCr₃Si₁₅B₁₂ amorphous ribbons having different Curie points are studied. The impedance and its component are found to change greatly when the ribbons pass into the paramagnetic state. This finding can be used to determine the Curie point of ferromagnets and design high-sensitivity thermal transducers.