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Effects of oxygen on amorphous formation, magnetic properties and bending ductility in FeBCCu amorphous alloy

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Owing to the excellent magnetic properties, Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys are one of promising materials. However, the magnetization–brittleness trade-off during heat treatment is a long-discussed topic. In this work, considering the real mass production environment, the special FeBCCu amorphous ribbons via oxygen regulation are synthesized, and their amorphous formation, magnetic properties and bending ductility are investigated. The large entropy of fusion and Gibbs free energy difference assist the surface crystallization of O-added alloy, which further confirmed that is closely associated with the Cu segregation on the surface of ribbons. Through isothermal stress-relieving annealing (ISRA), the crystalized O-added alloy manifests the good magnetization and bending ductility. Particularly for bending, the well-developed vein-like patterns accompanied with the melted liquid flow and the well-distributed shear bands on crease marks are identified, which effectively mitigates the brittle failure of ribbons. This work provides a feasible strategy to balance the magnetization and brittleness of nanocrystalline alloys via ISRA of surface-crystallized alloys.

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This work was supported by the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2208085QE121), the Key Research & Development plan of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022a05020016), the University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province (Grant No. KJ2020A0272), and the Key Research and Development program of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2020C01008).

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    Long Hou, Qizhong Shang, Benjun Wang, Pengyan Zhang & Weihuo Li

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    Li Liu

  3. Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310012, China

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Hou, L., Shang, Q., Wang, B. et al. Effects of oxygen on amorphous formation, magnetic properties and bending ductility in FeBCCu amorphous alloy. Appl. Phys. A 129, 636 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06894-6

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