In-situ crystallization of amorphous Fe73-xNbxAl4Si3B20 alloys through synchrotron radiation

In the present work Fe73-xNbxAl4Si3B2O (x = 5, 10) alloys have been processed by melt-spinning with the aim of studying the crystallization sequence through annealing in suitable temperatures. Melt-spun ribbons were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) through Cu-K alpha (lambda = 1.54 A) and synchrotron radiation (lambda = 1.77 A) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Soft magnetic properties were measured through the hysteresis loop tracer. In-situ XRD through synchrotron radiation was very accurate in phase identification. Fe73-xNbxAl4Si3B2O (x = 5, 10) alloys showed the possibility of forming ferromagnetic amorphous alloys composed of commercial Fe-based master alloys with fine nanocrystalline structure and good soft magnetic properties. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.