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Effect of the Laser Scan Rate on the Microstructure, Magnetic Properties, and Microhardness of Selective Laser-Melted FeSiB

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FeSiB alloys have been fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) using a laser scan rate of 0.1–1.5 m/s, laser power of 90 W, scan line spacing of 40 μ m, and layer thickness of 50 μ m. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, profilometer, microdurometer, and vibrating sample magnetometer have been used to investigate the structural, microstructural, roughness, microhardness, and magnetic property changes during the laser melting process. The produced samples exhibit a nanocomposite structure consisting of nanocrystalline α-Fe0.95Si0.05 and Fe2B phases embedded into an amorphous ε-FeSi-type matrix. The selective laser-melted samples show high density, low surface roughness, higher microhardness values (1654–2273 Hv), and soft magnetic properties (Ms = 188.6–199 emu/g and Hc = 43.8–73 Oe).

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This work was supported by the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique Algérie.

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  1. Laboratoire de Magnétisme et Spectroscopie des Solides (LM2S), Département de Physique, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, B.P. 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

    Safia Alleg & Rima Drablia

  2. LERMPS, Université de Technologie de Belfort Montbeliard, 90010, Belfort Cedex, France

    Nouredine Fenineche

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Alleg, S., Drablia, R. & Fenineche, N. Effect of the Laser Scan Rate on the Microstructure, Magnetic Properties, and Microhardness of Selective Laser-Melted FeSiB. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 3565–3577 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4621-z

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