Estimation of Energy Losses in Nanocrystalline FINEMET Alloys Working at High Frequency

Soft magnetic materials are at the core of electromagnetic devices. Planar transformers are essential pieces of equipment working at high frequency. Usually, their magnetic core is made of various types of ferrites or iron-based alloys. An upcoming alternative might be the replacement the ferrites with FINEMET-type alloys, of nominal composition of Fe73.5Si13.5B9Cu3Nb1 (at. %). FINEMET is a nanocrystalline material exhibiting excellent magnetic properties at high frequencies, a soft magnetic alloy that has been in the focus of interest in the last years thanks to its high saturation magnetization, high permeability, and low core loss. Here, we present and discuss the measured and modelled properties of this material. Owing to the limits of the experimental set-up, an estimate of the total magnetic losses within this magnetic material is made, for values greater than the measurement limits of the magnetic flux density and frequency, with reasonable results for potential applications of FINMET-type alloys and thin films in high frequency planar transformer cores.

Production of magnets from the material of Fe - Cr - Co system by selective laser sintering

The article presents results of the study of possibilities of selective laser melting (SLM), or so-called additive technologies, for production of permanent magnets. This process makes it possible to produce not only product models and prototypes, but also finished functional products using layer-by-layer addition of material and binding of particles and layers to each other. An alloy based on Fe - Cr - Co system has been chosen as the material for evaluation of the compared technologies for permanent magnets production. The application fields of selective laser melting (SLM/SLP) were considered. The powders obtained by different methods are taken for the research. Classical technology of magnetic alloy casting also was analyzed. The studies of magnetic materials and comparisons of the properties of powder magnets with standard data were carried out. On the basis of 25Kh15KA alloy powder sprayed by gas atomization, permanent magnets with a material density of 7.59 - 7.55 g/cm3 can be manufactured at the SLP plant. They meet the requirements recommended by the state standard GOST 24897 - 81, and achieve characteristics of magnets made by classical metallurgical technologies. To study the magnetic and physical properties, four samples were produced with the same geometry in the shape of a cube. During production of each of the test samples, different operating modes of the plant were selected. Samples were made on the basis of the “Kurchatov Institute” NRS enterprise (the “Prometheus” Central Research Institute of Construction Materials) as part of the NIO-35 technological complex. It was established that characteristics of the powders obtained by gas atomization qualitatively exceed characteristics of the powders obtained by other methods, and the produced magnets meet all the requirements for magnets.

The Thermopower and Resistivity of Nearly Magnetic Dilute Alloys

<p>In some nearly magnetic dilute alloys, in which the host and impurity are transition metals of similar electronic structure, the thermopower is observed to form a "giant" peak at about the spin fluctuation temperature Tsf deduced from resistivity measurements. Two explanations for these peaks have been postulated: the first is that the peaks are a diffusion thermopower component involving scattering off localized spin fluctuations (LSF) at the impurity sites; the second is that they are an LSF drag effect. We examine the thermopower and resistively of two nearly magnetic alloy systems: Rh(Fe) and Pt(Ni). In the first part of this thesis we describe measurements of the low temperature thermopower and resistivity of several Rh(Fe) alloys to clarify discrepancies in previous measurements and we show, by using a modified Nordheim-Gorter analysis, that the observed thermopower peaks are a diffusion and not a drag effect. In the second part of the thesis we describe measurements of the low temperature thermopower and resistivity of Pt (Ni), for which no previous data had been available. The Pt(Ni) samples are manufactured as thin, evaporated films on glass substrates. However, due to the difficulty encountered in controlling the very high residual resistivity of these samples, we are not able to draw definite conclusions regarding either the thermopower or the resistivity.</p>

The Thermopower and Resistivity of Nearly Magnetic Dilute Alloys

<p>In some nearly magnetic dilute alloys, in which the host and impurity are transition metals of similar electronic structure, the thermopower is observed to form a "giant" peak at about the spin fluctuation temperature Tsf deduced from resistivity measurements. Two explanations for these peaks have been postulated: the first is that the peaks are a diffusion thermopower component involving scattering off localized spin fluctuations (LSF) at the impurity sites; the second is that they are an LSF drag effect. We examine the thermopower and resistively of two nearly magnetic alloy systems: Rh(Fe) and Pt(Ni). In the first part of this thesis we describe measurements of the low temperature thermopower and resistivity of several Rh(Fe) alloys to clarify discrepancies in previous measurements and we show, by using a modified Nordheim-Gorter analysis, that the observed thermopower peaks are a diffusion and not a drag effect. In the second part of the thesis we describe measurements of the low temperature thermopower and resistivity of Pt (Ni), for which no previous data had been available. The Pt(Ni) samples are manufactured as thin, evaporated films on glass substrates. However, due to the difficulty encountered in controlling the very high residual resistivity of these samples, we are not able to draw definite conclusions regarding either the thermopower or the resistivity.</p>

Study on nanocrystalline grain size and quantitative change in Fe–Cu–Mo–Si–B soft magnetic alloy

In this paper, we studied the grain size and volume fraction change of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) nanocrystalline phase as a function of Cu, Mo and Si content in Fe[Formula: see text]Cu[Formula: see text]Mo3Si[Formula: see text]B9, Fe[Formula: see text]Cu1Mo[Formula: see text]Si[Formula: see text]B9, Fe[Formula: see text]Cu1Mo3Si[Formula: see text]B[Formula: see text], and also the annealing temperature and time in Fe[Formula: see text]Cu1Mo3Si[Formula: see text]B9 alloy. Cu is an element promoting ultrafine structure and crystallization progresses, it causes the grain size of the [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase to decrease suddenly, the volume fraction of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase to increase only by adding 0.5 at.% Cu. Also, Mo causes the grain size of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase to decrease like Cu, while suppressing the increase of the volume fraction of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase, Si has no little effect on the grain size of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase, diffuses into the inner part of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase upto Si 13.5 at.%, but suddenly increases grain size above Si 13.5 at.%. The microstructure of Fe[Formula: see text]Cu1Mo3Si[Formula: see text]B9 alloy is nearly completed at 520[Formula: see text]C for about 20 min, the grain size is approximately 13.8–14.1 nm, the volume fraction of [Formula: see text]-Fe(Si) phase is within 61–66%, initial permeability at 1 kHz is within 59,800–61,100.

INFLUENCE OF METAL POWDER PRODUCTION METHOD ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND FLUIDITY OF MAGNETICALLY ALLOY GRANULATE

A comparison is made of the characteristics of metal powders of a hard magnetic alloy produced by centrifugal spraying and gas atomization. Comparative studies of particle morphology and particle size distribution of powders are presented in order to determine them.

INFLUENCE OF METAL POWDER PRODUCTION METHOD ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND FLUIDITY OF MAGNETICALLY ALLOY GRANULATE

A comparison is made of the characteristics of metal powders of a hard magnetic alloy produced by centrifugal spraying and gas atomization. Comparative studies of particle morphology and particle size distribution of powders are presented in order to determine them.