Nanocrystalline FeSiBNbCu alloys: Differences between mechanical and thermal crystallization process in amorphous precursors

Autor: M. López, J. de la Venta, Antonio Hernando, Pilar Marín, P. Agudo, I. Carabias
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. :199-202
ISSN: 0925-8388
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.08.127
Popis: Nanocrystalline magnetic particles obtained by high energy ball milling of FeSiBNbCu alloy were prepared from rapidly quenched ribbons as a starting material. Structural characterization was made by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Mossbauer spectroscopy. The structural changes observed in this amorphous material suggest that nanocrystallization process takes place in a different way from the one induced by thermal treatments. Our different studies reveals that after short grinding times (up to 40 h) the material is composed by a two phase system of very fine nanocrystals embedded in a residual amorphous phase, while for largest periods of milling (from 140 h) the sample consists of a very fine nanocrystalline phase with a large fraction of grain boundary.
Databáze: OpenAIRE