Abstract
The effects of adding different contents of Nb on microstructure an
d magnetic properties of Fe 6.5 wt.%Si alloy were
investigated. The results show that the addition of a suitable amount of Nb to Fe 6.5 wt.wt.%Si alloys has improved the ductility
of the alloy by precipitating Nb Fe Si intermetallics The precipitated Nb Fe Si particles have refined the grains and lowering
the Si content in the matrix, the latter effect has resulted in the reduction of the ordered phases or the degree of long range
order in the alloy. However, when the Nb content is 2.0wt.%, the numbers of precipitates are too high and starting to p in the
movement of dislocations, which has an adverse effect on the processability of the alloy. Thoug h the Fe 6.5Si 1.5Nb (wt.%)
alloy showed better magnetic properties than the Fe 6.5Si 2.0Nb (wt.%) alloy, the addition of Nb would deteriorate the
magnetic properties of Fe 6.5wt.%Si alloy . Thus, the addition of Nb should be less than 1.5 wt.% to balance t he
processability and magnetic properties of Fe 6.5wt.%Si alloy..
Keywords
Fe 6.5 wt.% Si alloy Nb micro alloyed Microstructure Magnetic properties.
Citation
ZHAOYANG CHENG, JING LIU, ZHIDONG XIANG, XIFENG LIN, SHANG ZHU, WENSI CHEN, JIACHEN ZHU, Effects of Nb content on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe 6.5wt.%Si alloy, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 10, 1-2, January-February 2016, pp.82-86 (2016).
Submitted at: Dec. 10, 2014
Accepted at: Feb. 10, 2016