Effect of Cr addition on the glass-forming ability, magnetic properties, and corrosion resistance in FeMoGaPCBSi bulk glassy alloys

The effect of Cr addition on the glass-forming ability (GFA), the magnetic properties, and corrosion resistance in Fe-Mo-Ga-P-C-B-Si glassy alloys was investigated. In addition to a slight increase of supercooled liquid region from 50 to 55 K, the substitution of a small amount of Fe with Cr was found to be effective for approaching alloy to a eutectic point, resulting in an increase in GFA. By copper mold casting, bulk glassy alloy rods with diameters up to 3 mm were produced. These glassy alloys exhibit a rather high saturation magnetization of 0.84-1.11 T with good soft-magnetic properties, i.e., low coercive force of 2.3-2.9 A/m, and high effective permeability of 13 360-15 960 at 1 kHz under a field of 1 A/m. The passive current density of the glassy alloy rod in 3 mass % NaCl solution decreased significantly from 1x10(2) to 3x10(-1) A/m(2) with an increase in Cr content, indicating that the addition of Cr is effective in enhancing the corrosion resistance. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.