Polymorphic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Solidified Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11.0 High-Entropy Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructural Evolution of the Amorphous High-Entropy Alloy during Heating
3.2. Microstructural Evolution of the Amorphous-Crystalline High-Entropy Alloy during Heating
3.3. Temperature Dependence of Magnetic Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Temperatures (K) | Bs (T) | Hc (A/m) |
---|---|---|---|
AR | 273 (As-cast) | 1.005 ± 0.010 | 5.3 ± 0.3 |
786 | 1.108 ± 0.020 | 205.8 ± 16.8 | |
852 | 1.107 ± 0.020 | 207.8 ± 9.8 | |
1010 | 0.973 ± 0.002 | 225.4 ± 14.9 | |
ACR | 273 (As-cast) | 1.028 ± 0.010 | 13.4 ± 3.2 |
786 | 1.068 ± 0.020 | 235.0 ± 3.9 | |
852 | 1.095 ± 0.023 | 156.2 ± 15.2 | |
1010 | 0.970 ± 0.020 | 288.3 ± 10.0 |
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Zhang, Z.; Song, K.; Li, R.; Xue, Q.; Wu, S.; Yan, D.; Li, X.; Song, B.; Sarac, B.; Kim, J.T.; et al. Polymorphic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Solidified Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11.0 High-Entropy Alloys. Materials 2019, 12, 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040590
Zhang Z, Song K, Li R, Xue Q, Wu S, Yan D, Li X, Song B, Sarac B, Kim JT, et al. Polymorphic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Solidified Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11.0 High-Entropy Alloys. Materials. 2019; 12(4):590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040590
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Zequn, Kaikai Song, Ran Li, Qisen Xue, Shuang Wu, Delong Yan, Xuelian Li, Bo Song, Baran Sarac, Jeong Tae Kim, and et al. 2019. "Polymorphic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Solidified Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11.0 High-Entropy Alloys" Materials 12, no. 4: 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040590