Abstract
In this paper the investigations of the ordering, microstructure and magnetomechanical properties of the Fe80Ga20 alloy and its composites are presented. The composites consisted of the Fe-Ga particles with a size distribution in the range between 20 to 50 μm. These particles were produced by blade milling of arc-melted alloy. After milling the powders were annealed at 723K for 2.5, 7.5 and 12.5 hours. The epoxy-bonded composites in rectangular shape were made from the as-cast as well as from the annealed powders. Mössbauer spectroscopy studies revealed that the as-cast alloy is completely disordered. After annealing at 723 K the long range atomic order appeared. It was stated that the best magnetoelastic properties were exhibited by composites made from ferromagnetic particles obtained from the as-cast alloy. The measured saturation magnetostriction was λs= 70 x 10-6 for the bulk alloy and λs=100 x 10-6 for composite.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1537-1543 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta Physica Polonica A |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |