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Influence of mechanical alloying on structural, thermal, and magnetic properties of Fe50Ni10Co10Ti10B20 high entropy soft magnetic alloy

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A multicomponent with functional Fe50Ni10Co10Ti10B20 (at.%) high entropy soft magnetic alloy powders were produced from the elemental powders by mechanical alloying (MA). The MA processes were carried out under argon gas atmosphere at a speed of 250 rpm, carrying milling and rest in every 20-min period to prevent the mixture from overheating. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and vibrating sample magnetometer analysis were utilized to characterize various powdered samples with respect to MA time (0–50 h). The results show that in the first 2.5 h of MA, the mixture of crystalline phases transformed into a nanocrystalline supersaturated α-Fe solid solution phase. With prolonging milling time, the amorphous phase appeared after 20 h of MA. In the final stage of MA (50 h), the saturation magnetization (Ms) and the coercivity (Hc) were 89.7 emu/g and 32.5 Oe, respectively, proposing the alloy as a very good high entropy soft magnet in nature.

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This work was supported by Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Project No. 2015-73338635-01.

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  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Incivez, 67100, Zonguldak, Turkey

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Panigrahi, M., Avar, B. Influence of mechanical alloying on structural, thermal, and magnetic properties of Fe50Ni10Co10Ti10B20 high entropy soft magnetic alloy. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 21124–21134 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06612-z

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