Soft Magnetic Properties of Amorphous CoFeSiB Wire

Thermomagnetic analysis of the initial AC susceptibility of amorphous CoFeSiB wire shows strong stabilization of the domain structure. The initial susceptibility of the as-cast sample drastically decreases in the temperature range (100-250)°C due to directional reordering. A special form of the hysteresis loop is a consequence of large internal stresses introduced in the wire by the rapid melt quenching. It was shown that in the as-cast state the stabilization leads to the reduction of the number of Barkhausen jumps into one large Barkhausen jump at temperatures above 100°C. After stabilization at 150°C, the sample shows almost bistable behaviour even at room temperature.