铁磁性阻尼合金中磁畴运动的动态观察

在备有拉伸装置的JEM-200CX透射电镜下对Fe-Cr-Al系铁磁性阻尼合金中铁素体内的磁畴结构及畴壁运动进行了动态观察。观察结果表明:磁畴在外力作用下的运动是通过部分原畴壁的消失,新畴壁的形成以及新、旧畴壁的重构来完成的,本文还初步探讨了铁素体内磁畴运动的规律。     

Coercivity of 2:17 Based Permanent Magnets

High-quality permanent magnets either are based on large nucleation fields or strong pinning forces of domain walls (dws). In the case of 2:17 based magnets depending on the temperature range considered both hardening mechanisms have been discussed. The dominant hardening mechanisms at temperatures below around 700 K are repulsive or attractive pinning of domain walls at the cell walls (1:5 structure) between the nanostructured pyramidal cells (2:17 structure). Micromagnetic calculations of the pinning forces sensitively depend on the shape of the interaction potential between the dw and the microstructure. In the case of the 2:17 based magnets these calculations become rather complex if the domain wall width is of the order of the potential width. In this case the domain wall is modified due to the space dependent local anisotropy which changes from K₁^2:17 to K₁^1:5 of the cell boundary phase over a distance D of the intergranular phase boundary. Using the K₁(r)-profiles as determined from the chemical composition obtained by high-resolution EDX measurements the coercive field due to domain wall pinning is determined self-consistently as a function of the pinning-potential parameters taking into account the modification of the domain wall by the space dependent material parameters. It is shown that the coercive field of the high-temperature magnets as a function of the width of the cell boundary phase varies between 3 T for a sharp boundary (D = 0 nm) and 1 T for a wide boundary (D = 4 nm). On the basis of micromagnetism the condition for the dominance of pinning or nucleation is investigated. It is shown that in the case of 2:17 based high-temperature magnets with increasing temperature the hardening mechanisms change from repulsive to attractive pinning and nucleation starts at around 700 K. The temperature ranges where the transitions take place sensitively depend on the Cu content and on the annealing parameters.     

Effects of a High Magnetic Field on the Microstructure of Ni-Based Single-Crystal Superalloys During Directional Solidification

High magnetic fields are widely used to improve the microstructure and properties of materials during the solidification process. During the preparation of single-crystal turbine blades, the microstructure of the superalloy is the main factor that determines its mechanical properties. In this work, the effects of a high magnetic field on the microstructure of Ni-based single-crystal superalloys PWA1483 and CMSX-4 during directional solidification were investigated experimentally. The results showed that the magnetic field modified the primary dendrite arm spacing, γ′ phase size, and microsegregation of the superalloys. In addition, the size and volume fractions of γ/γ′ eutectic and the microporosity were decreased in a high magnetic field. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results showed that the effect of a high magnetic field on the microstructure during directional solidification was significant (p < 0.05). Based on both experimental results and theoretical analysis, the modification of microstructure was attributed to thermoelectric magnetic convection occurring in the interdendritic regions under a high magnetic field. The present work provides a new method to optimize the microstructure of Ni-based single-crystal superalloy blades by applying a high magnetic field.     

Effect of heterogeneous microstructure on magnetization reversal mechanism of hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets

The hot-deformed(HD) Nd-Fe-B magnets show heterogeneous microstructure composed of coarse and fine grain regions. It is significant to fully understand the influence of this complex microstructure on the magnetization reversal process which can give the guidance for the enhancement of the magnetic properties. In this paper, the heterogeneous microstructure of the(HD) Nd-Fe-B magnets were characterized from the morphology, size, macro-texture and micro-structure. In addition, the magnetization reversal process of the HD Nd-Fe-B magnets was systematically analyzed by magnetic measurement, insitu domain evolution observation and micromagnetic simulation. The results indicate that the HD NdFe-B magnets mainly consist of fine grain regions(FGRs) and coarse grain regions(CGRs). The FGRs show plate-like grains with fine grain size and strong c-axis texture, while the CGRs show equiaxial grains with large grain size and weak c-axis texture. In particular, it is worth noting that the texture in homogeneity exists not only between FGRs and CGRs, but also inside both the FGRs and CGRs. The dominant coercivity mechanism of the HD Nd-Fe-B magnets is domain wall pinning. Also, the experimental analysis shows that the reverse domain is formed and expanded in the CGRs at low reverse applied field, while the reverse domain occurs in the FGRs at higher reverse applied field. The micromagnetic simulation results also confirm the above magnetization reversal process. In addition, micromagnetic simulation results also show that the orientation of the grains also affects the pinning strength, besides the grain size.     

Solidification of Sn-0.7Cu-0.15Zn Solder: In Situ Observation

High resolution time-resolved X-ray imaging with synchrotron radiation was used for in situ observation of four distinct events during solidification of a Sn-0.7Cu-0.15Zn solder despite small composition and density differences. These included βSn dendrite growth, Sn-Cu₆Sn₅ univariant eutectic growth, microporosity formation, and a polyphase reaction in the last stages of freezing. The development of microstructure was described quantitatively by tracking the loci of dendrite tips during grain growth. The results have implications for microstructure control and the understanding of structure–property relationships in Sn-Cu-Zn lead-free solders.     

Microstructure evolution and coercivity mechanism of hydrogenation-disproportionation-desorption-recombination (HDDR) treated Nd-Fe-B strip cast alloys

In this paper, we systematically investigated the microstructure evolution and coercivity mechanism of hydrogenation-disproportionation-desorption-recombination (HDDR) treated Nd-Fe-B strip cast alloys by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) analyses. The rod-like NdH_2+x phases with diameters of 10–20 nm are embedded into α-Fe matrix, which hereditarily leads to textured grains in HDDR alloy. The migration of NdH_2+x from Nd-rich region to α-Fe matrix during hydrogen absorption process contributes to the uniform redistribution of Nd-rich phases after HDDR treatment. The HDDR alloy with single domain grain sizes of 200–300 nm exhibits relatively low coercivity of 1.01 T that arises from pinning magnetic domain motion. The weak c-axis orientation of HDDR alloy results in a lower reverse magnetic field (coercivity) to reduce remanence to 0. Moreover, the direct contact of Nd₂Fe₁₄B grains and the high concentration of ferromagnetic elements (Fe content ≈ 66.06 at%, Co content ≈ 0.91 at%) in Nd-rich grain boundary layer lead to strong magnetostatic coupling effect among Nd₂Fe₁₄B grains. The nano-sized α-Fe inside Nd₂Fe₁₄B matrix makes the magnetization reversal easily and decreases the coercivity of HDDR alloy.     

Tremendous enhancement of magnetic performance for Sm(CoFeCuZr)z magnet based on multiscale copper redistribution

Microstructure and magnetic properties were studied for the commercial Sm(CoFeCuZr)_z magnets before and after post annealing treatment. The results show that the phases composition and orientation of the magnet do not change after post annealing treatment, but the substantial redistribution of Cu element within multiscale (the microscale crystal grain and the nanoscale cellular structure) is observed simultaneously. In detail, along with the Cu redistribution, the thickness of the Cu-rich Sm(Co,Cu)₅ cell boundary becomes thinner, and the Cu concentration in the boundary increases sharply. The pinning field of domain walls and corresponding coercivity increase remarkably with slight remanence and maximum energy product loss, and the overall magnetic performance of (BH)_max (MGOe)+H_cj (kOe) increases by 54.3% as a result. Moreover, the thermal stability of the magnet improves as well. On the other hand, Cu-lean phenomenon was observed along the grain boundary region, triggering to magnetic domain reversal process and slightly undermining the squareness of the demagnetization curve of the magnet.     

Effect of niobium substitution on microstructures and thermal stability of TbCu7-type Sm–Fe–N magnets

This paper reports crystal structures, magnetic properties and thermal stability of TbCu7-type Sm_(8.5)Fe_((85.8-x)Co_(4.5)Zr_(1.2)Nb_x(x = 0-1.8) melt-spun compounds and their nitrides, investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer, flux meter and transmission electron microscope. It is found that the lattice parameter ratio c/a of TbCu_7-type crystal structure increases with Nb substitution, which indicates that the Nb can increase the stability of the metastable phase in the Sm-Fe ribbons. Nb substitution impedes the formation of magnetic soft phase a-Fe in which reversed domains initially form during the magnetization reversal process. Meanwhile, Nb substitution refines grains and leads to homogeneous micro structure with augmented grain boundaries. Thus the exchange coupling pining field is enhanced and irreversible domain wall propagation gets suppressed. As a result, the magnetic properties are improved and the irreversible flux loss of magnets is notably decreased. A maximum value 771.7 kA/m of the intrinsic coercivity H_(cj) is achieved in the 1.2 at% substituted samples.The irreversible flux loss for 2 h exposure at 120 ℃ declines from 8.26% for Nb-free magnets to 6.32% for magnets with 1.2 at% Nb substitution.     

Use of Composite Reinforcement to Strengthen Concrete and Air-Entrained Concrete Masonry Walls against Air Blast

Two concrete structures and three air-entrained concrete (AEC) masonry walls were subjected to two, high explosive detonations. The concrete structures were placed at a stand-off distance such that medium damage was expected. The stand-off distance of the AEC-masonry walls was reduced on each successive detonation until breaching occurred. The two concrete structures retrofitted with composite materials were subjected to air-blast loading at a stand-off distance of approximately 14.6 m. The structures were constructed such that each long side of the structure contained a wall retrofitted with a composite material and a wall left bare as a control. Both concrete structures exhibited less residual displacement on the walls strengthened with composite materials than the bare control walls.     

Annealing of tweed microstructure in high Tc superconductors studied by a computer simulation

The development of tweed texture during annealing is investigated using computer simulation. The model is a two-dimensional one corresponding to an oxygen deficit layer of a higher temperature superconducting crystal of YBa₂Cu₃O₇. The model may be taken as generic, including three dimensional systems, with regard to its semiquantitative behaviour and shows a ferroelastic phase transition due to local strains connected with the oxygen ordering. After quenching from a high temperature, a pronounced {1,1} micro-twinning appears. It starts from a fine irregular tweed-like pattern, with the spacing between domain walls becoming more regular while coarsening during the anneal. Annealing at lower temperatures, but not near T_c, produces an intermediate stripe structure before annealing to a single domain. From the rate at which the distance between domain walls increases, a temperature-time-transition (T-T-T) diagram has been constructed which shows strong similarities to those obtained from experiments. So do the other features mentioned.     

Magnetic Domain Structure: Analysis of Magnetic Reversal in RE-3d Permanent Magnets

The possibilities of direct magnetic domain observation on surfaces of modern permanent magnets SmCo₅, Sm-Zr-Co-Cu-Fe, Nd-Fe-B by means of the magneto-optical Kerr effect for the quantitative and qualitative testing of magnetization and magnetic reversal processes and nature of magnetic hysteresis were analyzed. For all types of investigated magnets, the angular dependences for saturation field H_S, critical field of reverse domain removal H_K, and nucleation field H_n of individual grains were found to obey the law 1/cosϕ, where ϕ is the angle between the grain easy axis and external magnetic field.     

Deformation processes related to interfacial boundaries in two-phase γ-titanium aluminides

The deformation behaviour of two-phase (α₂ + γ) titanium aluminide alloys with a lamellar microstructure was investigated by conventional and high resolution electron microscopy. With regard to the mechanical properties, the structures of the interfacial boundaries occurring in these materials are characterized and the interaction mechanisms of the deformation processes with these interfaces is investigated. Accordingly, the misfit dislocations present at semicoherent α₂/γ and γ/γ interfaces assist the generation of dislocations and deformation twins. On the other hand, the semicoherent interfaces act as very effective barriers impeding the propagation of slip across the lamellae.     

Atomic ordering and magnetism in L10 ordered FePd alloys

Intermetallic compounds due to their promising corrosion resistance and high-temperature mechanical strength give hope for their application as high-temperature structural materials. Inter-metallics of L1₀ type structure in recent years in addition have attracted great interest as potential recording media. These alloys are ferromagnetic and display marked mechanical and magnetic anisotropy with the tetragonal c-axis of the ordered domains as the “easy axis” of magnetization High-density magnetic recording may be achieved by a preferential domain orientation with the c-axis perpendicular to the surface, if these materials can be stabilized as low-dimensional magnetic structures. Knowledge of kinetic parameters, that determine alloy stability is essential for alloy design. technical application, and performance of materials. We used FePd as a model system for this class of L1₀-ordered intermetallics and have studied the changes of long-range order during heat treatments in the bulk and in thin films produced by different techniques. Results of X-ray diffraction (XRD). resistivity measurement. Mößbauer spectroscopy, and measurement of magnetization in both geometries are compared.     

Phase stability and microstructure of Al-Ti-Fe near Al3Ti

The phase stability and microstructure of Al-Ti-Fe near Al₃Ti at 800 °C are studied by using high resolution electron microscopy and backscattered electron imaging. One of the most significant changes resulting from the addition of small amounts of iron in this system is to convert tetragonal Al₃Ti or Al₂Ti into cubic Ll₂ structures. In addition, the added iron can change the stacking structure of Al₂Ti and the domain size of the long-period one-dimensional antiphase domain structures. A partial ternary phase diagram in this region is also determined.     

Correlation of Magnetic Properties with Mechanical Properties of a High Tensile Grade Steel in Various Heat Treated Conditions

A high tensile grade steel was soaked for 30 min in the range of soaking temperatures 800–980 °C followed by cooling through air, oil, and water with the aim to produce a wide range of microstructure and mechanical properties. Microstructural modifications were observed through optical and scanning electron microscopy. Mechanical properties were evaluated through a micro Vicker’s hardness tester and Zwick made tensile testing machine. Magnetic properties such as coercivity, remanence and maximum induction were measured through a magnetic hysteresis loop (MHL) tester; MagStar for the correlation with mechanical properties for their non-destructive evaluation. The coercivity was correlated with the mechanical properties and was found to have a strong correlation due to the common reason of obstruction of dislocations and magnetic domain wall motion on the change in microstructural modifications such as volume fraction of phase, their finer and coarser form. The results clearly showed that by monitoring coercivity through MHL, mechanical properties of steels which altered due to microstructural modifications during heat treatment of the steels could be evaluated for their precise control.     

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of SmCo6.6Nb0.4 nanoflakes prepared by surfactant-assisted ball milling

SmCo6.6Nb0.4 nanoflakes with TbCu7 structure were successfully prepared by surfactant-assisted high energy ball milling （SA-HEBM） with heptane and oleic acid as milling medium. The microstructure, crystal structure and magnetic properties were stud- ied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometer, respectively. The effects of ball milling time on the c-axis crystallographic alignment and coercivity of the nanoflakes were systematically investigated. The research showed that the nanoflakes had an average thickness of 100 nm, an average diameter of 1 μm, with an aspect ratio as high as 100. As the ball milling time increased from 2 to 8 h, the reflection peaks intensity ratio I（002y/I（10l）, which indicated the degree of c-axis crystal texture of the SmCo6.6Nbo.4 phase, increased first, reached a peak at 4 h, and then decreased. Meanwhile, the coercivity of the nanoflakes also increased first, reached a peak at 13.86 kOe for 4 h, and then decreased.     

Effects of adding different types of carbon on the structure and magnetic properties of SmCo6.9Hf0.1 alloy

In this paper,SmCo6.9 Hf0.1 as-cast alloys and ribbons with the addition of either graphite（C） or carbon nanotubes（CNTs） were prepared by arc melting and melt-spinning,respectively.The effects of adding carbon on the structure and magnetic properties SmCo6.9 Hf0.1 were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,magnetic force microscopy（MFM） and vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM）.It was found that the microstructure and magnetic structure of SmCo6.9 Hf0.1 ribbons were changed obviously due to the introduction of C or CNTs,although their crystal structure was characterized as the same Sm（Co,Hf）7 single phase,no matter carbon was added or not.As a result,the magnetic properties of carbon-contained ribbons were enhanced in a certain degree.This was considered to be related to the refined equiaxed grains,small domain size and the pinning effect of C or CNTs-rich regions.The magnetic properties of SmCo6.9 Hf0.1（CNTs）0.05 ribbons reached Hc =12.5 kOe,Mr =57.0 emu/g and Mr/M2 T =0.788.     

Effect of Al82.8Cu17Fe0.2 alloy doping on structure and magnetic properties of SmCo5-based ribbons

This work tries to improve the magnetic properties by multi-element doping in the form of a ternary alloy.SmCo₅₊χwt%Al-Cu-Fe(x=0-7)ribbons melt-spun at 40 m/s were produced by adding Al_82.8Cu₁₇Fe_0.2alloy into SmCo₅ matrix,and their phases,microstructure,and magnetic properties were investigated.The results show that both x=0 and 3 ribbons form a cellular microstructure.Al-Cu-Fe addition reduces the content of the Sm₂(Co,M)₇ cell wall,narrows its width,and forms the local disordered micro-regions and solute-segregation nanoclusters in the Sm(Co,M)₅ grains.With x increasing to5,Al-Cu-Fe addition promotes the phase separation between and within grains of the SmCo₅-based alloy.The Al-Cu-Fe addition can simultaneously improve the coercivity and magnetization of the SmCo₅-based ribbons,in particular,the magnetization of the x=3 ribbons increases by 35%,while the coercivity of the x=5 ribbons increases by 3.9 times.Finally,the microstructure evolution models are built up,and the relationship between the microstructure and the magnetic properties is discussed.     

Application of Magnetic Field in Fabrication Process of Anisotropic Bonded Nd-Fe-B Magnet

This work studied the application of the different magnetic field used in the compaction process for die fabrication of anisotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet. The static field made from Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets was used in the blending process to separate the particles each other. The SEM observation gave intuitionistic results about it. The anisotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnets were fabricated with warm-compaction under the electromagnetic field about 2.5 T. It is known that magnetic field is necessary for anisotropic materials fabrication for alignment. And warm compaction was used to decrease the viscousness of binder, to enhance alignment magnetic particle while press, and to get high density materials. For coercivity of Nd-Fe-B magnets decrease largely with the temperature increasing, press in proper temperature and oriented field is benefit to the magnetic characteristics and the mechanical properties of the anisotropic bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets. Finally solidifying process was performed under the pulse field of 4 T. The increment for solidifying in the field was about 15% for maximum energy product of the bonded magnet. The magnetic properties of anisotropic bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets from d-HDDR powders compact at 90 °C in alignment field of 2.5 T were: B_r=8.55 kGs, _iH_c=12.0 kOe, (BH)_max=14.57 MGOe.     

Textural Evolution During Dynamic Recovery and Static Recrystallization of Molybdenum

In the current investigation, sintered molybdenum specimens with random textures were deformed in compression in a deformation dilatometer over a range of temperatures from 0.44T _M [K] to 0.61T _M [K] and true strains between ???=?0.3 and 0.92. Subsequent annealing treatments were carried out in the dilatometer in order to study static recrystallization phenomena. Electron backscatter diffraction scans of deformed and recrystallized specimens revealed that the microstructure after hot deformation is a recovered structure with two remarkably strong orientation components, ??111?? parallel to the loading direction exhibiting a high Taylor factor and ??100?? parallel to the loading direction with a low one. The fraction of the first component increases with lowering the deformation temperature, while static recrystallization leads to a higher fraction of the second component. The late-stage recrystallization behavior is sluggish due to a high amount of recovery. The results are discussed employing models for textural evolution in body-centered cubic (bcc) metals on the one hand and recrystallization of high-stacking-fault energy materials on the other.