Effect of Boron Additions on Glass Formation and Magnetic Properties of Fe-Co-Ti-Zr-B Amorphous Ribbons

Abstract

The effect of the B additions on glass formation and magnetic properties is reported for the Fe(87-x-y)CoyTi7Zr6B (x = 2, 4, 6 and y = 35, 40) alloy system. The ribbon samples with the width of 2 mm for each composition were prepared by the melt spinning technique; furthermore, their phase information was obtained from X-ray diffraction. Glass formation and magnetic properties were measured using differential scanning calorimetry and vibrating sample magnetometer respectively. The Fe45Co40Ti7Zr6B2 (x = 2 and y = 40) system has the nanocrystalline phase identified as alpha-Fe, as well as the amorphous phase, whereas all other alloys are fully amorphous. It is associated with the role of B on the glass formation. The widest supercooled liquid region is obtained as 71 K at x = 4 (both y = 35 and 40). The saturation magnetization decreases with the increase of the amount of the B addition, and the highest value is 1.59 T as x = 2 and y = 35 for this alloy system.