Influence of heat treatment on structure and reversal magnetization processes of Sm(12.5)Co(66.5)Fe(8)Cu(13) alloy

In this work Sm(12.5)Co(66.5)Fe(8)Cu(13) ribbons, in the as-cast state and after annealing at 850 degree C for 3 h, were studied. The investigated samples were obtained using the melt-spinning method. On the basis of X-ray diffraction patterns, it was found that sample in the as-cast state consisted...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2012-09, Vol.536 (SUPPL.1), p.S324-S328
Main Authors: Dospial, Marcin J, Nabialek, Marcin G, Szota, Michal, Mydlarz, Tadeusz, Ozga, Katarzyna, Lesz, Sabina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Coercive force
Grain boundaries
Heat treatment
Magnetization
Melt spinning
Phases
Ribbons
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Summary:In this work Sm(12.5)Co(66.5)Fe(8)Cu(13) ribbons, in the as-cast state and after annealing at 850 degree C for 3 h, were studied. The investigated samples were obtained using the melt-spinning method. On the basis of X-ray diffraction patterns, it was found that sample in the as-cast state consisted of 0.88%, 14.47% and 84.65%, respectively of SmCo(5), Sm(2)Co(17)and SmCo(7) phases. Annealing at 850 degree C for 3 h resulted in decomposition of the metastable SmCo(7) phase into SmCo(5) and Sm(2)Co(17). The magnetic measurements were performed using VSM, working in a magnetic field up to 2T. From the hysteresis loops the magnetic parameters were determined. It was found that annealing process leads to deterioration of remanence from 0.60 T to 0.44 T and large increase in the coercivity from 1 kOe to 3.6 kOe. From the analysis of the recoil loops, it was found that the reversal magnetization process is complicated and mainly based on pinning of domain walls on grain boundaries.
ISSN:0925-8388
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.12.096