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
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Aina He
Ning Zhang
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Jiawei Li
Qikui Man
Baogen Shen
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-2d4e1acb81ae4588aaaac37058dd7f6d2025-08-20T01:48:53ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012025-02-0115326210.3390/met15030262Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn AlloysMenglei Sun0Aina He1Ning Zhang2Bojun Zhang3Yaqiang Dong4Jiawei Li5Qikui Man6Baogen Shen7School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, ChinaThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/3/262nanocrystalline alloyviscosityprecursor structurenanocrystallized structurecoercivity
spellingShingle Menglei Sun
Aina He
Ning Zhang
Bojun Zhang
Yaqiang Dong
Jiawei Li
Qikui Man
Baogen Shen
Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
Metals
nanocrystalline alloy
viscosity
precursor structure
nanocrystallized structure
coercivity
title Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
title_full Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
title_fullStr Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
title_full_unstemmed Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
title_short Correlation of Viscosity, Precursor Structure, Nanocrystallized Structure with Soft Magnetic Properties in FeSiCuBNbAlPSn Alloys
title_sort correlation of viscosity precursor structure nanocrystallized structure with soft magnetic properties in fesicubnbalpsn alloys
topic nanocrystalline alloy
viscosity
precursor structure
nanocrystallized structure
coercivity
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/3/262
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