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Structural and Magnetic Properties of Fe50Cr50 Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Alloying Method

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 15, Number 3, 30 Sep 2010, Pages 108-111
Dong-Seok Yang * (Department of Physics Education, Chungbuk National University), Jiyeon Park (Department of Physics Education, Chungbuk National University), Yong-Goo Yoo (Chungbuk Technopark, Regional Innovation Agency), Kyeong-Sup Kim (School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, CBNU BK21 Chungbuk Information Technology Center, Chungbuk National University), Seong-Cho Yu (BK21 Physics Program and Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University)
Abstract

Fe50Cr50 metastable alloys were prepared by the mechanical alloying method with milling periods of 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours, respectively. The structural evolution was analyzed by the extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). In this work, the EXAFS analysis provided the local structural information around Fe central atom. The saturation magnetization was also measured by VSM. The magnetization decreased as the process mechanical alloying progressed. The magnetic property was related to the local structural variation as a function of processing time. The analysis showed that the diffusion Cr atoms into Fe clusters caused the reduction of magnetization. EXAFS analysis exhibited that the local ordering of magnetic atoms caused the magnetic ordering. Also, EXAFS analysis showed that the long range order of Fe atoms was destroyed completely in 24 hour milling.

 

Keywords: Fe50Cr50; mechanical alloy; magnetization; local structure
DOI: 10.4283/JMAG.2010.15.3.108
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