Fan texture of the compound Ba3Co2Fe244O41 pre-aligned in a magnetic field

Samples of the ferrimagnetic material Ba3Co2Fe24O41, pre-aligned in a magnetic field and sintered at various temps., have been examd. for preferred orientation. Schulz's reflection technique and the standardizing method of Holland were used to det. quant. pole figures of several lattice planes. The texture bears a close resemblance to a \"fan texture Degs in which the crystallites have their basal planes parallel to a preferred direction. The sharpness of the texture increases with increasing sintering temp. At 1320 Deg an exaggerated grain growth takes place. Inhomogeneity of the magnetic field throughout the sample results in local differences in orientation. [on SciFinder (R)