Microstructure and magnetic properties of nanosized Fe-Co alloy powders synthesized by mechanochemical and mechanical alloying process

Baek Hee Lee, Bong Su Ahn, Dae Gun Kim, Sung Tag Oh, Hyeongtag Jeon, Jinho Ahn, Young Do Kim

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1103-1107
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume57
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003

Keywords

  • Fe-Co alloy
  • Hydrogen reduction
  • Magnetic materials
  • Microstructure
  • Nanomaterials
  • Powder technology

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