Effect of heat treatment conditions on microstructure and magnetic property of Fe77Co2Zr9B10Cu2 alloy

Abstract

Fe 77 Co 2 Zr 9 B 10 Cu 2 alloy prepared by melt-spinning was annealed at different heat treatment conditions. The thermal property, microstructure and magnetic property of alloys were investigated by differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Fe 77 Co 2 Zr 9 B 10 Cu 2 alloy as-quenched is a mixture of α- Fe ( Co ) phase, H -phase and amorphous phase. With increasing annealing temperature, the H -phase transforms to α- Fe ( Co ) phase. Coercivity (Hc) of Fe 77 Co 2 Zr 9 B 10 Cu 2 alloy annealed at 600°C for 40 min followed by furnace cooling reaches the minimum value, which is attributed to the small and homogeneous α- Fe ( Co ) grain structure.