Evolution of the Structure and Physical Properties of the Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloy

The structure and physical properties of the Fe72.5Cu1Nb2Mo1.5Si14B9 nanocrystalline alloy have been studied both in terms of dynamics, using thermomagnetic analysis and statics, using specimens subjected to a complete course of heat treatment at the specified annealing temperature. In the course of nanocrystallization, there was a peak detected on the curve of permeability, that peak appeared several minutes later than the heat production peak. The permeability peak occurrence can be related to the formation of a sufficiently large amount of the crystalline ferromagnetic phase α-FeSi followed by saturating it with silicon due to diffusion.