Crystallization kinetics of Fe73.5-xMnxCu1Nb3Si13.5B9 (x=0, 1, 3, 5, 7) amorphous alloys

BAYRİ N., İZGİ T., GENÇER H., SOVAK P., GUNES M., ATALAY S.

JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, cilt.355, sa.1, ss.12-16, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 355 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2008.09.037
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12-16
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Amorphous metals, Metallic glasses, Nanocrystals, MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES, NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS, THERMAL-ANALYSIS, FINEMET, FE, TEMPERATURE, SUBSTITUTION, PERMEABILITY, DEPENDENCE, CO
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we have investigated the effect of substituting Mn for Fe on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous Fe73.5-xMnxCu1Nb3Si13.5B9 (x = 1, 3, 5, 7) alloys. The samples were annealed at 550 degrees C and 600 degrees C for 1 h under an argon atmosphere. The X-ray diffraction analyses showed only a crystalline peak belonging to the alpha-Fe(Si) phase, with the grain size ranging from 12.2 nm for x = 0 to 16.7 nm for x = 7. The activation energies of the alloys were calculated using Kissinger, Ozawa and Augis-Bennett models based on differential thermal analysis data. The Avrami exponent n was calculated from the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation. The activation energy increased up to x = 3. then decreased with increasing Mn content. The values of the Avrami exponent showed that the crystallization is typical diffusion-controlled three-dimensional growth at a constant nucleation rate. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.