Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys

The interplay between melting viscosity, amorphous forming ability (AFA), nanocrystalline structure, and soft magnetic properties (SMPs) in Fe-based multicomponent alloys remains unclear. This study systematically explores the effects of Sn doping on the viscosity, precursor structure, and nanocryst...

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Main Authors: Menglei Sun, Aina He, Ning Zhang, Bojun Zhang, Yaqiang Dong, Jiawei Li, Qikui Man, Baogen Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/3/262
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Summary:The interplay between melting viscosity, amorphous forming ability (AFA), nanocrystalline structure, and soft magnetic properties (SMPs) in Fe-based multicomponent alloys remains unclear. This study systematically explores the effects of Sn doping on the viscosity, precursor structure, and nanocrystallization behavior of Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu-Al-P alloys. Sn doping reduces melting viscosity and induces an abnormal viscosity rise during cooling, lowering the fragility parameter ratio (<i>F</i>) between high- and low-temperature zones, thereby enhancing the AFA of the precursor ribbons. High-temperature heat preservation treatment (HTP) of the melt further reduces the <i>F</i>, improves precursor disorder, and refines nanocrystals, leading to reduced average magnetocrystalline anisotropy and optimized SMPs. The HTP-treated Sn-dopped alloy shows superior SMPs, including low coercivity of 0.4 A/m and high permeability of 32,400 at 5 kHz, making it highly promising for advanced electromagnetic device applications. This work reveals the relationship between viscosity, precursor structure, nanocrystalline structure, and SMPs of Fe-based alloys, which provides an approach for the optimization of SMPs.
ISSN:2075-4701