Microstructure and soft magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Fe-Si powders

  • J. Ding*
  • , Y. Li
  • , L. F. Chen
  • , C. R. Deng
  • , Y. Shi
  • , Y. S. Chow
  • , T. B. Gang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this work, fine Fe-Si powders with a nanocrystalline structure were prepared by mechanical alloying (high-energy ball milling) and subsequent heat treatment (in order to optimize their magnetic properties). Good soft magnetic properties were obtained in mechanically alloyed Fe-Si powders. The Fe75Si25 powder annealed at 450 °C possessed a magnetization of 149 Am2/kg and a coercivity of 0.2 kA/m. The coercivity model for soft magnetic nanocrystalline materials could be well applied to the Fe-Si powders in this work. The mechanically alloyed Fe-Si possessed significantly higher magnetic permeability than that of commercially available Fe-Si powder. The permeability of the mechanically alloyed Fe75Si25 powder was comparable with that of mechanically alloyed pure Fe powder. Considering of lower density and better chemical stability of Fe-Si, the mechanically alloyed Fe-Si may be interesting for soft magnetic application including magnetic shielding and electromagnetic noise suppression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)262-267
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume314
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jan 2001
Externally publishedYes

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