Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Fe-Co Alloys

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Article

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4-15-1997

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Abstract

Fe–Co soft magnetic alloys exhibit high magnetic saturation, high yield strength, and moderate core loss. Use of such materials in cyclic high temperature high stress environments, such as generators and magnetic bearings, gives impetus to determining material properties. In particular, Hiperco® Alloy 50HS, provided by Carpenter Technology Corporation, has been a subject of our study. In order to fully understand the overall behavior of the alloy, both mechanical and magnetic properties must be investigated. Magnetic performance is a function of grain size, which varies with the annealing process. Fe–Co samples have been treated by various annealing recipes ranging in temperature from 1300 to 1350 °F and magnetic saturation along with hysteresis loop measurements made using a vibrating sample magnetometer. An etching and sample preparation process was developed and microstructural analyses were performed. The correlation between composition, heat treatment, microstructure, and magnetic properties of these samples is discussed.

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10.1063/1.365095

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