Abstract
An optimum route to synthesize nanosized Fe-Co alloy powder with enhanced magnetic properties was investigated. Two methods of mechanical alloying (MA) and mechanochemical alloying (MCA) for developing a nanosized alloy powder were compared on the basis of the resulting microstructural characteristics and magnetic properties. The alloy powder, synthesized by MCA process with ball milling and hydrogen reduction using Fe2O3 and Co3O4 powders, showed ordered BCC structure with the grain size of 40 nm. Also, this powder exhibited low coercivity of 43 Oe and good permeability compared with MA powder. Enhanced magnetic properties of the MCA powder were explained by the formation of ordered structure and relaxation of internal strain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1103-1107 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Fe-Co alloy
- Hydrogen reduction
- Magnetic materials
- Microstructure
- Nanomaterials
- Powder technology