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Microstructure- and property-controllable NdAlNiCuFe alloys by varying Fe content

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Z. Zhang ,
D.Q. Zhao  and
W.H. Wang
Z. Zhang
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
D.Q. Zhao
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
W.H. Wang*
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: whw@aphy.iphy.ac.cn
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Abstract

We report the formation of microstructure- and property-controllable Nd60Al10Ni10Cu20−xFex (0 ≤ x ≤ 20) alloys by varying the content of Fe element. The microstructure of the Nd-based alloy can be changed progressively from a full glassy state into a composite state with nanocrystalline particles in the glassy matrix and, finally, into a nanostructured state, accompanied by variation in magnetic property gradually from paramagnetic to hard magnetic. The role of Fe addition in the control of microstructure and magnetic property is clarified. We expect that the results would have implication in the development of the microstructure- and property-controllable functional materials for various applications.

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Metallic glassesMicrostructureNanostructure
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 314 - 319
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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