Structural and magnetic properties of magnetostrictive Fe-Ga-Zr nanocrystalline alloy
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (United States)
- Oberlin College, OH (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
(Fe1–xGax)92Zr8 amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys with x = 0.15 to x = 0.36 were investigated to improve the magnetic softness of Galfenol-type alloys and to evaluate their magnetostrictive properties. The samples were prepared by melt spinning of arc melted ingots. The rapidly solidified ribbons were annealed at 823 K for 1 h to produce a nanocrystalline structure. X-ray Diffraction data showed that after annealing, body-centered cubic (BCC) Fe-Ga phase crystallized for x = 0.15 to x = 0.26. When x exceeded 0.26, the ribbons crystallized into BCC and a ternary intermetallic phase (i.e., ZrFe6Ga6) which has deteriorating effect on saturation magnetization, magnetic softness and magnetostriction coefficient. The annealed ribbons’ saturation magnetization value decreases from 126 Am2/kg to 54 Am2/kg as the Ga content increased from x = 0.15 to x = 0.36. The alloy with x = 0.26 annealed at 823 K for 1 h shows a peak magnetostriction of 10 ppm with saturation magnetization of 110 Am2/kg and coercivity of 260 A/m.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; DMR-0922588
- OSTI ID:
- 1999726
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1999900
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-841885; 1064004; TRN: US2405478
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 958; ISSN 0925-8388
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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