Preparation and Microwave Absorbing Properties of Fe_<i>x</i>Ni_1-<i>x</i> Alloy Powders

Abstract

The FexNi1-x (0 x xNi1-x powder were characterized by XRD and SEM, respectively. With the increase of Ni content, the phase structure of precursor was gradually changed from FeC2O4·2H2O to NiC2O4·2H2O, and the morphology was changed from short rod to cube and polyhedron. The FexNi1-x powders show porous structure and its geometric shape is similar to the corresponding precursor and the particle size becomes smaller. The phase structure of FexNi1-x powders is changed with the composition from iron-rich bcc to nickel-rich fcc structure. The electromagnetic parameters of the composites of FexNi1-x powders and paraffin were measured and the microwave absorbing properties were calculated. The results reveal that Fe0.5Ni0.5 sample shows a best electromagnetic loss, and when the composite thickness is 3.0mm, the minimum RL reaches -52.58dB at 6.82GHz. Fe0.6Ni0.4 sample with a thickness of 1.5mm shows a maximum effective bandwidth (RL<-10dB), which reaches up to 4.02GHz.

Keywords

• FeNi alloy
• electromagnetic parameter
• reflection loss
• microwave absorbing