Characterization and analysis of nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloys: Fe based

Abstract

Soft magnetic nanocrystalline alloys have been widely analysed and studied during the past years. However, optimisation of specific chemical compositions is still being developed. The applicability of these soft nanocrystalline alloys depends mainly on the presence of the desired nanocrystalline phases within the alloy. In this study, the analysed alloys are manufactured by mechanical alloying. The analyses performed on the samples include a microstructural analysis, a thermal analysis, and a complementary functional analysis in the form of the thermomagnetic response of some samples. Regarding Fe-based alloys, thermal stability for samples containing B was higher than those containing P (crystal growth peaks in the range between 895–905 K and 775–800 K respectively). The higher magnetization of saturation, Ms, was found in Fe–Mn alloys, whereas the addition of boron provoked a decrease of Ms and the nanocrystals size.