Effect of Annealing Process on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of FeSiBPCNbCu Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Powder Cores
Yue Wu,
Yaqiang Dong,
Munan Yang,
Xingjie Jia,
Zhonghao Liu,
Hao Lu,
Haijie Zhang,
Aina He,
Jiawei Li
Affiliations
Yue Wu
Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Magnetic Materials and Devices & Institute for Rare Earth Magnetic Materials and Devices (IREMMD), Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Yaqiang Dong
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Munan Yang
Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Magnetic Materials and Devices & Institute for Rare Earth Magnetic Materials and Devices (IREMMD), Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Xingjie Jia
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Zhonghao Liu
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Hao Lu
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Haijie Zhang
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Aina He
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Jiawei Li
Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
In this work, the effect of the annealing process (heating rate (HR) and holding time (HT)) on microstructure and magnetic properties of FeSiBPCNbCu nanocrystalline soft magnetic powder cores (NPCs) are systematically studied. NPCs annealed under the HR of 100 K/min and HT of 30 min exhibit a finely uniform nanocrystalline structure with a concentrated grain size distribution and a small average grain size of 18.71 nm and show a modified magnetic domain structure where the domain walls move easily with the changes in the external magnetic field. The optimized microstructure leads to outstanding soft magnetic properties, including the low coercivity of 10.5 A/m (50 mT, 500 kHz), low core loss of 751 mW/cm3 (50 mT, 500 kHz), and highly effective permeability of 64.7 (100 kHz). We believe that the annealing process regulation can contribute to the industrial production of high-performance NPCs, which can meet the performance requirements of high-end electronic components such as molding chokes used in power supplies, mobile phones, and other terminal equipment.
