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Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 Alloy Nanopowder Fabricated by a Chemical Etching Method and Milling Procedure
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 14, Number 2, 30 Jun 2009, Pages 71-74
Seongmin Hong(Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University), JeongGon Kim(Major of Image Printing, Incheon City College), CheolGi Kim* (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University,)
Abstract
The magnetic and structural properties of FINEMET (the Hitachi product name of the Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu alloy) nanopowder with a composition of Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 atomic percent were investigated after annealing, chemical etching, and mechanical milling. The primary and secondary crystallization temperatures were 523 and 550 oC, respectively. The grain size of the particles was adjusted by annealing time. Optimally annealed particles exhibited a homogenous microstructure composed of nanometer-sized crystalline grains. The grain boundary of the annealed particles was etched preferentially by chemical etching. Chemically etched particles were broken at the grain boundary by high-energy ball milling. As a result, a nanometer-sized FINEMET powder with a uniform size of crystalline grains was fabricated.
Keywords: Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 alloy; chemical etching; ball milling
DOI: 10.4283/JMAG.2009.14.2.71
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