Nanostructuring effects in soft magnetic films and film elements with magnetic impedance

The magnetization reversal and magnetic impedance (MI) of films and film elements based on Fe19Ni81 and Fe72. 5Cu1. 1Nb1. 9Mo1. 5Si14. 2B8. 7 alloys with a varied thickness, heat-treatment temperature, and the number of thin Cu interlayers are studied. The dependences of the coercive force and the magnitude of MI on these parameters are found. Layered structuring is shown to be an effective method for improving the functional characteristics of MI elements. In elements containing nanocrystalline Fe19Ni81 layers, this is related to the restructuring of a magnetic structure; in elements containing amorphous Fe72. 5Cu1. 1Nb1. 9Mo1. 5Si14. 2B8. 7 layers, this improvement is likely to be caused by a decrease in the effective electrical resistivity. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Effect of additions of zinc stearate on the properties of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets

Zinc stearate additions have been used to increase the remanence of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets produced by the powder metallurgy without powder pressing. Zinc stearate acts as an internal lubricant, i.e., it decreases the friction forces between the particles and favors an increase in the degree of texture of the powders, which is induced by the magnetic field. It is shown that the density and the magnetic hysteresis characteristics of sintered magnets produced using additions of 0.15 wt % zinc stearate exceeds the corresponding values obtained for magnets produced without this addition at a filling density of powders in containers of more than 2.9 and 3.0 g/cm3 in dry and wet states, respectively. Using additions of zinc stearate in the amount of 0.15% with respect to the weight of the powder, magnets with a density of 7.55 g/cm3, B r = 14.02 kG, H c = 7.91 kOe, and (BH)max = 46.1 MG Oe have been produced. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd