Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization

The nanocrystalline Fe<sub>70</sub>Ni<sub>12</sub>B<sub>16</sub>Si<sub>2</sub> (at.%) alloy was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) of elemental powders in a high-energy planetary ball mill. Phase evolution, microstructure, thermal behavior and magnet...

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Autores principales: Kaouther Zaara, Mohamed Khitouni, Lluisa Escoda, Joan Saurina, Joan-Josep Suñol, Nuria Llorca-Isern, Mahmoud Chemingui
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4b3d11615455499ba774566b9e424bc22021-11-25T18:21:08ZMicrostructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization10.3390/met111116792075-4701https://doaj.org/article/4b3d11615455499ba774566b9e424bc22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/11/1679https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4701The nanocrystalline Fe<sub>70</sub>Ni<sub>12</sub>B<sub>16</sub>Si<sub>2</sub> (at.%) alloy was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) of elemental powders in a high-energy planetary ball mill. Phase evolution, microstructure, thermal behavior and magnetic properties were investigated. It was found that a body-centered cubic structured solid solution started to form after 25 h milling and a faced-centered cubic structure solid solution started to form after 50 h of milling; its amount increased gradually with increasing milling time. The BCC and the FCC phases coexisted after 150 h of milling, with a refined microstructure of 13 nm and a 10 nm crystallite size. The as-milled powder was annealed at 450 °C and 650 °C and then investigated by vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). It was shown that the semi-hard magnetic properties are affected by the phase transformation on annealing. The saturation magnetization decreases after annealing at 450 °C, whereas annealing at 650 °C improves the magnetic properties of 150 h milled powders through the reduction of coercivity from 109 Oe to 70 Oe and the increase in saturation magnetization.Kaouther ZaaraMohamed KhitouniLluisa EscodaJoan SaurinaJoan-Josep SuñolNuria Llorca-IsernMahmoud CheminguiMDPI AGarticleball millingX-ray diffractionnanocrystallinesemi-hardthermal stabilityMining engineering. MetallurgyTN1-997ENMetals, Vol 11, Iss 1679, p 1679 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic ball milling
X-ray diffraction
nanocrystalline
semi-hard
thermal stability
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN1-997
spellingShingle ball milling
X-ray diffraction
nanocrystalline
semi-hard
thermal stability
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN1-997
Kaouther Zaara
Mohamed Khitouni
Lluisa Escoda
Joan Saurina
Joan-Josep Suñol
Nuria Llorca-Isern
Mahmoud Chemingui
Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
description The nanocrystalline Fe<sub>70</sub>Ni<sub>12</sub>B<sub>16</sub>Si<sub>2</sub> (at.%) alloy was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) of elemental powders in a high-energy planetary ball mill. Phase evolution, microstructure, thermal behavior and magnetic properties were investigated. It was found that a body-centered cubic structured solid solution started to form after 25 h milling and a faced-centered cubic structure solid solution started to form after 50 h of milling; its amount increased gradually with increasing milling time. The BCC and the FCC phases coexisted after 150 h of milling, with a refined microstructure of 13 nm and a 10 nm crystallite size. The as-milled powder was annealed at 450 °C and 650 °C and then investigated by vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). It was shown that the semi-hard magnetic properties are affected by the phase transformation on annealing. The saturation magnetization decreases after annealing at 450 °C, whereas annealing at 650 °C improves the magnetic properties of 150 h milled powders through the reduction of coercivity from 109 Oe to 70 Oe and the increase in saturation magnetization.
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author Kaouther Zaara
Mohamed Khitouni
Lluisa Escoda
Joan Saurina
Joan-Josep Suñol
Nuria Llorca-Isern
Mahmoud Chemingui
author_facet Kaouther Zaara
Mohamed Khitouni
Lluisa Escoda
Joan Saurina
Joan-Josep Suñol
Nuria Llorca-Isern
Mahmoud Chemingui
author_sort Kaouther Zaara
title Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
title_short Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
title_full Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
title_fullStr Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
title_full_unstemmed Microstructural and Magnetic Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe-12Ni-16B-2Si Alloy Synthesis and Characterization
title_sort microstructural and magnetic behavior of nanocrystalline fe-12ni-16b-2si alloy synthesis and characterization
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/4b3d11615455499ba774566b9e424bc2
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