Structure and magnetic properties of powder HITPERM material

Purpose: The aim of the work is to investigate the structure and magnetic properties of the cobalt based HITPERM amorphous alloy Co68Fe4Mo1Si13.5B13.5 subjected high-energy ball milling and to the isothermal annealing to a combination of these two technologies. Design/methodology/approach: The nanocrystalline ferromagnetic powders were manufactured by highenergy ball milling of metallic glasses ribbons in as state. Using the HFQS program the distributions of the magnetic hyperfine P(H) fields were determined for spectra smoothed in this way, employing the Hesse-Rübartsch method. Observations of the structure of powders were made on the OPTON DSM-940 scanning electron microscope. The diffraction examinations and examinations of thin foils were made on the JEOL JEM 200CX transmission electron microscope equipped in equipped with the EDS LINK ISIS X- ray energy dispersive spectrometer made by Oxford. Graphical analyses of the obtained X-ray diffraction patterns, as well as of the HC=f(TA) relationship were made using the MICROCAL ORIGIN 6.0 program. Findings: The analysis of the structure and magnetic properties test results of the HITPERM powders alloy Co68Fe4Mo1Si13.5B13.5 obtained in the high-energy ball of milling process proved that the process causes significant decrease in the magnetic properties. The magnetic properties of this material and structure and may be improved by means of a proper choice of parameters of this process as well as the final thermal treatment. Research limitations/implications: For the soft magnetic powder material, further magnetical, composition examinations and structure are planed. Practical implications: Feature an alternative to solid alloys are the amorphous and nanocrystalline metal powders obtained by milling of metallic glasses and make it possible to obtain the ferromagnetic nanocomposites, whose dimensions and shape can be freely formed. Originality/value: The paper presents results of influence of parameters of the high-energy ball milling process on magnetic properties and structure of soft magnetic powder HITPERM alloy obtained in this technique. The paper compares magnetic properties and structure of the HITPERM alloy obtained in high-energy ball milling process, melt spinning technique and in a combination of these two technologies.