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This paper presents domain and structure studies of bonded magnets made from nanocrystalline Nd-(Fe, Co)-B powder. The structure studies were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry. On the basis of performed qualitative and quantitative phase composition studies, it was found that investigated alloy was mainly composed of Nd2(Fe-Co)14B hard magnetic phase (98 vol%) and a small amount of Nd1.1Fe4B4 paramagnetic phase (2 vol%). The best fit of grain size distribution was achieved for the lognormal function. The mean grain size determined from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images on the basis of grain size distribution and diffraction pattern using the Bragg equation was about ≈130 nm. HRTEM images showed that over-stoichiometric Nd was mainly distributed on the grain boundaries as a thin amorphous border of 2 nm in width. The domain structure was investigated using a scanning electron microscope and metallographic light microscope, respectively, by Bitter and Kerr methods, and by magnetic force microscopy. Domain structure studies revealed that the observed domain structure had a labyrinth shape, which is typically observed in magnets, where strong exchange interactions between grains are present. The analysis of the domain structure in different states of magnetization revealed the dynamics of the reversal magnetization process.

The fabrication method and magnetic properties of Sm12.5Co66.5Fe8Cu11Si2 alloy are presented in this article. The samples were produced by rapid quenching of the liquid alloy onto a rotating, copper wheel (the so-called ‘melt-spinning’ method) and they had a thin ribbon shape. The microstructure of the samples was investigated by measurements of diffraction patterns for powdered samples, in order to obtain data from the entire volume of the sample. It was found, that samples were composed of different amounts of Sm2Co17, SmCo5 and SmCo7 phases, depending on the linear velocity of the copper wheel used during the fabrication process. The magnetic measurements were performed using a vibrating sample magnetometer (LakeShore VSM) working with an external magnetic field of up to 2 T. It was found that the obtained ribbons displayed relatively good hard magnetic properties, such as remanence μ0MR, and high resistance to demagnetization fields JHC.

The aim of this paper is to present the results of crystallization studies for the bulk amorphous (Fe0.61Co0.10Zr0.025Hf0.025 Ti0.02W0.02B0.20)98Y2, Fe61Co10TixY6B20, Fe61Co10Ti2Y7B20 alloys. The crystallization of the alloys was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The amorphicity of the investigated alloys in the as-quenched state was testified using Mossbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, X-ray diffractometry was applied to structure investigations of partially crystallized samples. The crystallization process in the investigated alloys occurs in one or two stages. Two peaks in the DSC curves can be overlapped or well separated indicating the complex crystallization processes. From X-ray diffraction we have stated that in both types of devitrification the crystalline phase can be ascribed to the α-FeCo. In the first stage the crystalline grains seem to grow from the nuclei frozen in the samples during the rapid quenching, whereas in the second one both the growth of the existed grains and creation of new ones during annealing may occur.

In this article, one of the production method of Fe based amorphous metallic materials, exhibiting excellent soft magnetic properties was described. The presented method consists in the unidirectional casting of the liquid alloy on to rotating, at high frequency, copper wheel. The produced samples had a ribbon shape with a thickness of about 45 microns. Apply this method allows to obtain materials exhibiting the lack of long-range ordering between the atoms and characterized by unique magnetic and mechanical properties. The structure of produced samples was investigated using Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The saturation magnetization (μ0MS) and coercivity field (Hc) of ribbons in the as-cast state, have values corresponding to materials, with good soft ferromagnetic properties.On the basis of structural and magnetic investigations, it was found that the obtained samples were amorphous and had very good magnetic properties. That allows us to think, that the presented method makes it possible to fabricate the amorphous materials, characterized by the good electrotechnical parameters.